Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUrsuline College is 9.9 miles from Bainbridge
No college sits inside Bainbridge’s boundary, but Ursuline College’s campus in Pepper Pike, with 844 students on campus, is 9.9 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Cleveland Campus is 12.3 miles away in Cleveland. About 6% of Bainbridge’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 Bainbridge. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bainbridge
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bainbridge
Four private colleges within 12.3 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Kent State University at Kent, is 16.4 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 Over $110k, where Bainbridge’s median household income ($144,167) 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: Remington College-Cleveland Campus (12); Kent State University at Geauga (8); Kent State University at Kent (8).
Questions about college near Bainbridge
Is Bainbridge a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Bainbridge residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ursuline College, is 9.9 miles away in Pepper Pike.
What colleges are near Bainbridge?
Within 15 miles: Ursuline College (9.9 miles, 844 students on campus), Hiram College (11.8 miles, 953), John Carroll University (12 miles, 2,614), Remington College-Cleveland Campus (12.3 miles, 133) and Kent State University at Geauga (12.7 miles, 881).
What is the closest community college to Bainbridge, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Cleveland Campus in Cleveland, 12.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $15,876 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $23,687, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Kent State University at Kent cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $13,232 a year in-state and $23,082 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,280 (under $30,000 income) to $26,278 (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 Bainbridge. 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 →