ATA College-Cincinnati is 4 miles from Beckett Ridge
No college sits inside Beckett Ridge’s boundary, but ATA College-Cincinnati’s campus in Cincinnati, with 257 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College is 7.9 miles away in Blue Ash. About 4% of Beckett Ridge’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 Beckett Ridge. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Beckett Ridge
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Beckett Ridge
Six private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 13.1 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Beckett Ridge’s median household income ($116,425) 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 Beckett Ridge: 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: ATA College-Cincinnati (3); Fortis College-Cincinnati (5); Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati (20); Miami University-Hamilton (3); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (3); Miami University-Middletown (3).
Questions about college near Beckett Ridge
Is Beckett Ridge a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Beckett Ridge residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, ATA College-Cincinnati, is 4 miles away in Cincinnati.
What colleges are near Beckett Ridge?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (14.5 miles, 6,513 students on campus), Xavier University (13.6 miles, 5,403) and the University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (7.9 miles, 4,169).
What is the closest community college to Beckett Ridge, and what does it cost?
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College in Blue Ash, 7.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,200 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $16,508, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Miami University-Hamilton cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,491 a year in-state and $19,407 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,760 (under $30,000 income) to $14,425 (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 Beckett Ridge. 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 →