Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is 14.9 miles from Hardy Township
No college sits inside Hardy Township’s boundary, but Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute’s campus in Wooster, with 451 students on campus, is 14.9 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Hardy 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 Hardy Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hardy Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hardy Township
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Hardy 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Hardy Township’s median household income ($63,102) 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: Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (6); University of Akron Wayne College (2).
Questions about college near Hardy Township
Is Hardy Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Hardy Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, is 14.9 miles away in Wooster.
What colleges are near Hardy Township?
Within 15 miles: Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (14.9 miles, 451 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Hardy Township, and what does it cost?
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, 14.9 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 Hardy 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 →