The University of Mary is 5.9 miles from Apple Creek Township
No college sits inside Apple Creek Township’s boundary, but the University of Mary’s campus in Bismarck, with 2,797 students on campus, is 5.9 miles from the center of town, and Bismarck State College is 10 miles away in Bismarck. About 1% of Apple Creek Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below North Dakota (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Apple Creek Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Apple Creek Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Apple Creek Township
Two private colleges within 5.9 miles, and Bismarck State College 10 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Apple Creek Township’s median household income ($156,615) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Apple Creek Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Apple Creek Township
Is Apple Creek Township a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Apple Creek Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below North Dakota (8). The nearest campus, the University of Mary, is 5.9 miles away in Bismarck.
What colleges are near Apple Creek Township?
Within 15 miles: the University of Mary (5.9 miles, 2,797 students on campus), United Tribes Technical College (5.9 miles, 385) and Bismarck State College (10 miles, 2,671).
What is the closest community college to Apple Creek Township, and what does it cost?
Bismarck State College in Bismarck, 10 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,247 a year for North Dakota residents; the federal net price, $10,270, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bismarck State College cost if we live in North Dakota?
Tuition and fees are $5,247 a year in-state and $7,331 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,140 (under $30,000 income) to $13,979 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Apple Creek Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →