Wilmington College is 6.4 miles from Liberty Township
No college sits inside Liberty Township’s boundary, but Wilmington College’s campus in Wilmington, with 900 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Southern State Community College is 23.5 miles away in Hillsboro. About 2% of Liberty 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 Liberty Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Liberty Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Liberty Township
Three private colleges within 14.6 miles, and one public college within 12.7 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Wright State University, is 21.3 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 $48–75k, where Liberty Township’s median household income ($61,202) 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: Wright State (2).
Questions about college near Liberty Township
Is Liberty Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Wilmington College, is 6.4 miles away in Wilmington.
What colleges are near Liberty Township?
Within 15 miles: Wilmington College (6.4 miles, 900 students on campus), Wilberforce University (12.2 miles, 598), Central State University (12.7 miles, 1,571) and Cedarville University (14.6 miles, 4,090).
What is the closest community college to Liberty Township, and what does it cost?
Southern State Community College in Hillsboro, 23.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,912 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $9,674, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Wright State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $11,522 a year in-state and $21,222 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,952 (under $30,000 income) to $20,720 (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 Liberty 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 →