Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of Akron Wayne College is 1.5 miles from Green Township
No college sits inside Green Township’s boundary, but the University of Akron Wayne College’s campus in Orrville, with 1,194 students on campus, is 1.5 miles from the center of town, and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is 7.8 miles away in Wooster. About 2% of Green 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 Green Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Green Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Green Township
One private college within 6.8 miles, one public college within 1.5 miles, and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute 7.8 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Green Township’s median household income ($73,422) 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 Green 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: University of Akron Wayne College (2); Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (6).
Questions about college near Green Township
Is Green Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, the University of Akron Wayne College, is 1.5 miles away in Orrville.
What colleges are near Green Township?
Within 15 miles: the University of Akron Wayne College (1.5 miles, 1,194 students on campus), The College of Wooster (6.8 miles, 1,876) and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (7.8 miles, 451).
What is the closest community college to Green Township, and what does it cost?
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, 7.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $9,584 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $17,809, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Akron Wayne College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,723 a year in-state and $15,403 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,982 (under $30,000 income) to $12,160 (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 Green 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 →