Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKent State University at Geauga is 9.9 miles from Mesopotamia Township
No college sits inside Mesopotamia Township’s boundary, but Kent State University at Geauga’s campus in Burton, with 881 students on campus, is 9.9 miles from the center of town. About 0% of Mesopotamia 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 Mesopotamia Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mesopotamia Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mesopotamia Township
One private college within 14.4 miles, one public college within 14.2 miles, and Kent State University at Geauga 9.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Northeast Ohio Medical University, is 29.1 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 Mesopotamia Township’s median household income ($66,167) 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: Kent State University at Geauga (8); Kent State University at Trumbull (8).
Questions about college near Mesopotamia Township
Is Mesopotamia Township a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Mesopotamia Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Kent State University at Geauga, is 9.9 miles away in Burton.
What colleges are near Mesopotamia Township?
Within 15 miles: Kent State University at Geauga (9.9 miles, 881 students on campus), Kent State University at Trumbull (14.2 miles, 600) and Hiram College (14.4 miles, 953).
What is the closest community college to Mesopotamia Township, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at Geauga in Burton, 9.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,044, counts housing and food at full cost.
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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 Mesopotamia 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 →