Williston State College is 7.7 miles from Pherrin Township
No college sits inside Pherrin Township’s boundary, but Williston State College’s campus in Williston, with 627 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Pherrin Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Pherrin Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Pherrin Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Pherrin Township
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Pherrin Township.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Pherrin Township’s median household income ($117,339) 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: 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 Pherrin Township
Is Pherrin Township a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Pherrin Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as North Dakota (8). The nearest campus, Williston State College, is 7.7 miles away in Williston.
What colleges are near Pherrin Township?
Within 15 miles: Williston State College (7.7 miles, 627 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Pherrin Township, and what does it cost?
Williston State College in Williston, 7.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,128 a year for North Dakota residents; the federal net price, $5,932, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College cost if we live in North Dakota?
Tuition and fees are $3,870 a year in-state and $3,870 from out of state.
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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 Pherrin 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 →