Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBowling Green State University is 12.3 miles from Custar
No college sits inside Custar’s boundary, but Bowling Green State University’s campus in Bowling Green, with 14,599 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Northwest State Community College is 26.2 miles away in Archbold. About 0% of Custar’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 Custar. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Custar
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Custar
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Custar.
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 Custar’s median household income ($48,393) 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 Custar: 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: Bowling Green State (2).
Questions about college near Custar
Is Custar a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Custar residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Bowling Green State University, is 12.3 miles away in Bowling Green.
What colleges are near Custar?
Within 15 miles: Bowling Green State University (12.3 miles, 14,599 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Custar, and what does it cost?
Northwest State Community College in Archbold, 26.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,698 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $13,555, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bowling Green State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $14,460 a year in-state and $22,448 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $18,396 (under $30,000 income) to $27,414 (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 Custar. 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 →