Photo: Jmiller wiki · CC BY-SA 3.0Bethany College is 5.9 miles from Brilliant
No college sits inside Brilliant’s boundary, but Bethany College’s campus in Bethany, with 645 students on campus, is 5.9 miles from the center of town, and Eastern Gateway Community College is 7.7 miles away in Steubenville. About 5% of Brilliant’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 Brilliant. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Brilliant
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Brilliant
Three private colleges within 13.9 miles, one public college within 7.4 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Ohio University-Eastern Campus, is 22.4 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 $30–48k, where Brilliant’s median household income ($43,914) 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: Ohio University-Eastern Campus (6).
Questions about college near Brilliant
Is Brilliant a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Brilliant residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Bethany College, is 5.9 miles away in Bethany.
What colleges are near Brilliant?
Within 15 miles: Bethany College (5.9 miles, 645 students on campus), West Liberty University (7.4 miles, 2,058), Franciscan University of Steubenville (7.6 miles, 2,743), Eastern Gateway Community College (7.7 miles, 1,978), Wheeling University (13.9 miles, 635) and West Virginia Northern Community College (14.8 miles, 677).
What is the closest community college to Brilliant, and what does it cost?
Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, 7.7 miles away.
How much does Ohio University-Eastern Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year in-state and $9,444 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,691 (under $30,000 income) to $7,490 (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 Brilliant. 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 →