Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of Mount Union is 2.5 miles from Bolton
No college sits inside Bolton’s boundary, but the University of Mount Union’s campus in Alliance, with 2,086 students on campus, is 2.5 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at Stark is 16.8 miles away in North Canton. About 0% of Bolton’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 Bolton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bolton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bolton
Two private colleges within 13.4 miles, and one public college within 12.8 miles.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Bolton.
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 Bolton: 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 Bolton
Is Bolton a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Bolton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, the University of Mount Union, is 2.5 miles away in Alliance.
What colleges are near Bolton?
Within 15 miles: the University of Mount Union (2.5 miles, 2,086 students on campus), Northeast Ohio Medical University (12.8 miles, 1,009) and Walsh University (13.4 miles, 1,631).
What is the closest community college to Bolton, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at Stark in North Canton, 16.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $10,897, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Bolton. 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 →