Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLourdes University is 13.5 miles from Ai
No college sits inside Ai’s boundary, but Lourdes University’s campus in Sylvania, with 885 students on campus, is 13.5 miles from the center of town, and Owens Community College is 21 miles away in Perrysburg. About 13% of Ai’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio (6%).
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 Ai. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ai
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ai
Five private colleges within 14.8 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of Toledo, is 17.1 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Ai’s median household income ($86,537) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Stautzenberger College-Maumee (3); Ross College-Sylvania (11).
Questions about college near Ai
Is Ai a college town?
No. About 13 of every 100 Ai residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Lourdes University, is 13.5 miles away in Sylvania.
What colleges are near Ai?
Within 15 miles: Lourdes University (13.5 miles, 885 students on campus), Stautzenberger College-Maumee (13.7 miles, 293), Professional Skills Institute (14.3 miles, 402), Athena Career Academy (14.4 miles, 395) and Ross College-Sylvania (14.8 miles, 107).
What is the closest community college to Ai, and what does it cost?
Owens Community College in Perrysburg, 21 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,870 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $10,369, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Toledo cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $12,744 a year in-state and $22,104 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,524 (under $30,000 income) to $22,053 (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 Ai. 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 →