Shawnee State University is 10.6 miles from Franklin Furnace
No college sits inside Franklin Furnace’s boundary, but Shawnee State University’s campus in Portsmouth, with 2,631 students on campus, is 10.6 miles from the center of town, and Ohio University-Southern Campus is 12.1 miles away in Ironton. About 2% of Franklin Furnace’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 Franklin Furnace. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Franklin Furnace
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Franklin Furnace
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Franklin Furnace.
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 Franklin Furnace’s median household income ($59,621) 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 Franklin Furnace: 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 University-Southern Campus (6).
Questions about college near Franklin Furnace
Is Franklin Furnace a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Franklin Furnace residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Shawnee State University, is 10.6 miles away in Portsmouth.
What colleges are near Franklin Furnace?
Within 15 miles: Shawnee State University (10.6 miles, 2,631 students on campus) and Ohio University-Southern Campus (12.1 miles, 1,202).
What is the closest community college to Franklin Furnace, and what does it cost?
Ohio University-Southern Campus in Ironton, 12.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,993, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Shawnee State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $10,626 a year in-state and $17,358 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,310 (under $30,000 income) to $18,754 (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 Franklin Furnace. 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 →