Photo: Nyttend · Public domainThe nearest college is 20 miles from Fairfield Township
No college is within 15 miles of Fairfield Township. The nearest is Bowling Green State University-Firelands in Huron, OH (1,398 students on campus).
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 Fairfield Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Fairfield Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Fairfield Township
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one.
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 nearest college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Fairfield Township’s median household income ($64,766) 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?
The same 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: Bowling Green State University-Firelands (2).
Questions about college near Fairfield Township
What is the closest college to Fairfield Township?
Bowling Green State University-Firelands in Huron, OH, 20 miles in a straight line from the center of Fairfield Township. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Fairfield Township, and what does it cost?
Bowling Green State University-Firelands in Huron, 20 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,407 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $17,480, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bowling Green State University-Firelands cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,407 a year in-state and $14,395 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,207 (under $30,000 income) to $21,882 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Fairfield Township residents are in college?
About 2 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
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 Fairfield 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 →