Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Eastern Gateway Community College is 12.4 miles from Hopedale
No college sits inside Hopedale’s boundary, but Eastern Gateway Community College’s campus in Steubenville, with 1,978 students on campus, is 12.4 miles from the center of town. About 1% of Hopedale’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 Hopedale. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Hopedale
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Hopedale
One private college within 14.9 miles, and Eastern Gateway Community College 12.4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Ohio University-Eastern Campus, is 18 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Hopedale’s median household income ($47,045) 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 University-Eastern Campus (6).
Questions about college near Hopedale
Is Hopedale a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Hopedale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Eastern Gateway Community College, is 12.4 miles away in Steubenville.
What colleges are near Hopedale?
Within 15 miles: Eastern Gateway Community College (12.4 miles, 1,978 students on campus) and Franciscan University of Steubenville (14.9 miles, 2,743).
What is the closest community college to Hopedale, and what does it cost?
Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, 12.4 miles away.
How much does Ohio University-Eastern Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year in-state and $9,444 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $1,691 (under $30,000 income) to $7,490 (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 Hopedale. 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 →