Mount St. Joseph University is 6.4 miles from Miami Heights
No college sits inside Miami Heights’ boundary, but Mount St. Joseph University’s campus in Cincinnati, with 1,966 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is 9.6 miles away in Cincinnati. About 2% of Miami Heights’ 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 Miami Heights. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Miami Heights
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Miami Heights
Nine private colleges within 12.9 miles, one public college within 11.1 miles, and two community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Miami Heights’ median household income ($118,125) 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 within 15 miles of Miami Heights: 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: University of Cincinnati (3).
Questions about college near Miami Heights
Is Miami Heights a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Miami Heights residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Mount St. Joseph University, is 6.4 miles away in Cincinnati.
What colleges are near Miami Heights?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Cincinnati (11.1 miles, 34,477 students on campus), Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (9.6 miles, 6,513) and Xavier University (12.9 miles, 5,403).
What is the closest community college to Miami Heights, and what does it cost?
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Cincinnati, 9.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,517 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $4,968, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Cincinnati State Technical and Community College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $5,517 a year in-state and $10,044 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,823 (under $30,000 income) to $11,878 (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 Miami Heights. 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 →