Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Herzing University-Akron is 2.7 miles from Coventry Township
No college sits inside Coventry Township’s boundary, but Herzing University-Akron’s campus in Akron, with 213 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town, and Stark State College is 10.5 miles away in North Canton. About 5% of Coventry Township’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 Coventry Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Coventry Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Coventry Township
Five private colleges within 14.8 miles, two public colleges within 14 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Coventry Township’s median household income ($74,346) 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 Coventry Township: 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: Herzing University-Akron (11); University of Akron Main Campus (2); Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls (3); Kent State University at Stark (8); Ross College-Canton (11); Kent State University at Kent (8).
Questions about college near Coventry Township
Is Coventry Township a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Coventry Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Herzing University-Akron, is 2.7 miles away in Akron.
What colleges are near Coventry Township?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Kent State University at Kent (14 miles, 21,683 students on campus), the University of Akron Main Campus (5.1 miles, 11,844) and Stark State College (10.5 miles, 7,044).
What is the closest community college to Coventry Township, and what does it cost?
Stark State College in North Canton, 10.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,790 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,986, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Akron Main Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $13,135 a year in-state and $20,815 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,413 (under $30,000 income) to $20,226 (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 Coventry Township. 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 →