Photo: MrHarman at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is 13.4 miles from Edon
No college sits inside Edon’s boundary, but Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses’s campus in Angola, with 7,342 students on campus, is 13.4 miles from the center of town, and Northwest State Community College is 25.5 miles away in Archbold. About 2% of Edon’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Edon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Edon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Edon
Two private colleges within 13.4 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Bowling Green State University, is 59.7 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 $48–75k, where Edon’s median household income ($74,219) 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: Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses (2); Trine University (2); Bowling Green State (2).
Questions about college near Edon
Is Edon a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Edon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses, is 13.4 miles away in Angola.
What colleges are near Edon?
Within 15 miles: Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses (13.4 miles, 7,342 students on campus) and Trine University (13.4 miles, 4,138).
What is the closest community college to Edon, and what does it cost?
Northwest State Community College in Archbold, 25.5 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.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Edon. 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 →