Photo: Nyttend · Public domainThe nearest college is 23.2 miles from Malta
No college is within 15 miles of Malta. The nearest is Ohio University-Zanesville Campus in Zanesville, OH (1,353 students on campus).
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 Malta. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Malta
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Malta
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one.
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 nearest college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Malta’s median household income ($38,523) 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?
The same 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-Zanesville Campus (6).
Questions about college near Malta
What is the closest college to Malta?
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus in Zanesville, OH, 23.2 miles in a straight line from the center of Malta. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Malta, and what does it cost?
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus in Zanesville, 23.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,746, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Ohio University-Zanesville 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 $3,280 (under $30,000 income) to $8,773 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Malta residents are in college?
About 3 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Malta. 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 →