Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0The College of Wooster is 10.2 miles from Congress
No college sits inside Congress’ boundary, but The College of Wooster’s campus in Wooster, with 1,876 students on campus, is 10.2 miles from the center of town, and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is 12.5 miles away in Wooster. About 0% of Congress’ 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 Congress. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Congress
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Congress
Two private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 14.6 miles, and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute 12.5 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 Congress’ median household income ($56,250) 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 Congress: 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 State University Agricultural Technical Institute (6); University of Akron Wayne College (2).
Questions about college near Congress
Is Congress a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Congress residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, The College of Wooster, is 10.2 miles away in Wooster.
What colleges are near Congress?
Within 15 miles: The College of Wooster (10.2 miles, 1,876 students on campus), Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (12.5 miles, 451), Ashland University (14.5 miles, 3,150) and the University of Akron Wayne College (14.6 miles, 1,194).
What is the closest community college to Congress, and what does it cost?
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, 12.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,584 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $17,809, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Akron Wayne College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,723 a year in-state and $15,403 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,982 (under $30,000 income) to $12,160 (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 Congress. 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 →