Photo: Bwsmith84. · CC BY 3.0West Virginia University at Parkersburg is 6.4 miles from Belpre
No college sits inside Belpre’s boundary, but West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s campus in Parkersburg, with 2,233 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Washington State College of Ohio is 13.4 miles away in Marietta. About 3% of Belpre’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 Belpre. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Belpre
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Belpre
One private college within 12.1 miles, one public college within 6.4 miles, and Washington State College of Ohio 13.4 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Belpre’s median household income ($54,592) 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 Belpre: 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.
Questions about college near Belpre
Is Belpre a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Belpre residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, West Virginia University at Parkersburg, is 6.4 miles away in Parkersburg.
What colleges are near Belpre?
Within 15 miles: West Virginia University at Parkersburg (6.4 miles, 2,233 students on campus), Marietta College (12.1 miles, 1,153) and Washington State College of Ohio (13.4 miles, 1,347).
What is the closest community college to Belpre, and what does it cost?
Washington State College of Ohio in Marietta, 13.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,128 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,714, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Washington State College of Ohio cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $4,128 a year in-state and $4,152 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,594 (under $30,000 income) to $12,847 (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 Belpre. 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 →