Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWright State University-Lake Campus is 9.2 miles from German Township
No college sits inside German Township’s boundary, but Wright State University-Lake Campus’s campus in Celina, with 935 students on campus, is 9.2 miles from the center of town, and Edison State Community College is 22.1 miles away in Piqua. About 4% of German Township’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 German Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from German Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of German Township
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from German Township.
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 $75–110k, where German Township’s median household income ($91,393) 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 German 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: Wright State University-Lake Campus (2).
Questions about college near German Township
Is German Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 German Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Wright State University-Lake Campus, is 9.2 miles away in Celina.
What colleges are near German Township?
Within 15 miles: Wright State University-Lake Campus (9.2 miles, 935 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to German Township, and what does it cost?
Edison State Community College in Piqua, 22.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,499 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,142, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Wright State University-Lake Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,728 a year in-state and $17,428 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,349 (under $30,000 income) to $15,152 (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 German 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 →