Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOhio University is 7.7 miles from Ames Township
No college sits inside Ames Township’s boundary, but Ohio University’s campus in Athens, with 18,668 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town, and Hocking College is 12.4 miles away in Nelsonville. About 3% of Ames Township’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 Ames Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ames Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ames Township
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Ames 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Ames Township’s median household income ($83,500) 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 Ames 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Ohio University (6).
Questions about college near Ames Township
Is Ames Township a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Ames Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ohio University, is 7.7 miles away in Athens.
What colleges are near Ames Township?
Within 15 miles: Ohio University (7.7 miles, 18,668 students on campus) and Hocking College (12.4 miles, 1,600).
What is the closest community college to Ames Township, and what does it cost?
Hocking College in Nelsonville, 12.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,540 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $13,704, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Ohio University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $14,158 a year in-state and $24,838 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,673 (under $30,000 income) to $24,492 (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 Ames 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 →