Photo: Chamberednautilus · CC BY-SA 4.0Denison University is 4.9 miles from Alexandria
No college sits inside Alexandria’s boundary, but Denison University’s campus in Granville, with 2,405 students on campus, is 4.9 miles from the center of town, and Central Ohio Technical College is 8.8 miles away in Newark. About 3% of Alexandria’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Alexandria. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Alexandria
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Alexandria
One private college within 4.9 miles, one public college within 8.8 miles, and Central Ohio Technical College 8.8 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 Alexandria’s median household income ($115,682) 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 Alexandria: 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: Ohio State University-Newark Campus (6).
Questions about college near Alexandria
Is Alexandria a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Alexandria residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Denison University, is 4.9 miles away in Granville.
What colleges are near Alexandria?
Within 15 miles: Denison University (4.9 miles, 2,405 students on campus), Central Ohio Technical College (8.8 miles, 2,318) and Ohio State University-Newark Campus (8.8 miles, 2,283).
What is the closest community college to Alexandria, and what does it cost?
Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, 8.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $9,948, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Central Ohio Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year in-state and $8,016 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 Alexandria. 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 →