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Colleges in and near Clifton

Cedarville University is 3.4 miles from Clifton

No college sits inside Clifton’s boundary, but Cedarville University’s campus in Cedarville, with 4,090 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town, and Clark State College is 7 miles away in Springfield. About 4% of Clifton’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio (6%).

Cedarville University

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 Clifton. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
9
20,525 students on campus
Nearest college
3.3 mi
Antioch College
Residents in college
4%
About the same as OH (6%)
Nearest community college
7 mi
Clark State College · $4,393 tuition
Nearest public university
7 mi
Clark State College · $4,393 in-state
Median household income
$83K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Clifton

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 3.4 miles awayCedarville University has 4,090 students on campus in Cedarville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 7 miles awayClark State College in Springfield: tuition and fees $4,393 a year for Ohio residents.In-state price at Clark State CollegeLiving in Ohio, Clark State College charges $4,393 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $8,049. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Ohio (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Clifton

Five private colleges within 9.5 miles, three public colleges within 13.7 miles, and Clark State College 7 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miWright StateCedarville UniversityClark State CollegeClifton
University or collegeCommunity college
Antioch CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 3.3 mi · Yellow Springs89%admitted$15knet price41%graduateCedarville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,090 on campus · 3.4 mi · Cedarville65%admitted$24knet price73%graduate$55kearningsAntioch UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 115 on campus · 4.4 mi · Yellow Springs · mostly online$52kearnings74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Central State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,571 on campus · 6.3 mi · Wilberforce · mostly online99%admitted$13knet price23%graduate$33kearnings55% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Wilberforce UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 598 on campus · 6.9 mi · Wilberforce40%admitted$6knet price12%graduate$38kearningsClark State CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,154 on campus · 7 mi · Springfield$12knet price22%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $4,393 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Wittenberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,313 on campus · 9.5 mi · Springfield72%admitted$19knet price53%graduate$55kearningsWright State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 8,941 on campus · 12.8 mi · Dayton96%admitted$15knet price42%graduate$50kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementUniversity or college · Public · 616 on campus · 13.7 mi · Wright-Patterson AFBGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Clifton’s median household income ($82,969) falls.

Wilberforce University6.9 mi · Wilberforce · sticker $25,676$5,217a year
Central State University6.3 mi · Wilberforce · mostly online · sticker $21,929$10,343a year
Antioch College3.3 mi · Yellow Springs · sticker $49,856$11,398a year
Clark State College7 mi · Springfield · sticker $16,812 · tuition $4,393$15,540a year
Wright State University12.8 mi · Dayton · sticker $24,373$18,734a year
Wittenberg University9.5 mi · Springfield · sticker $57,799$19,178a year
Cedarville University3.4 mi · Cedarville · sticker $49,320$23,426a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Clifton: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Cedarville UniversityCentral StateWilberforce UniversityClark State CollegeWittenberg UniversityWright State
Wright State University42% graduate$50k earnings*$23k typical debt
Cedarville University73% graduate$55k earnings$21k typical debt
Clark State College22% graduate$40k earnings$14k typical debt
Central State University23% graduate$33k earnings$31k typical debt
Wittenberg University53% graduate$55k earnings$27k typical debt
Wilberforce University12% graduate$38k earnings$26k typical debt

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: Wright State (2).

Questions about college near Clifton

Is Clifton a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Clifton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Antioch College, is 3.3 miles away in Yellow Springs.

What colleges are near Clifton?

9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Wright State University (12.8 miles, 8,941 students on campus), Cedarville University (3.4 miles, 4,090) and Clark State College (7 miles, 3,154).

What is the closest community college to Clifton, and what does it cost?

Clark State College in Springfield, 7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,393 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,135, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Clark State College cost if we live in Ohio?

Tuition and fees are $4,393 a year in-state and $8,049 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,526 (under $30,000 income) to $16,081 (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 Clifton. 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 →