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Colleges in and near New Carlisle

Wittenberg University is 11.3 miles from New Carlisle

No college sits inside New Carlisle’s boundary, but Wittenberg University’s campus in Springfield, with 1,313 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Clark State College is 12.5 miles away in Springfield. About 3% of New Carlisle’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 New Carlisle. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
14,266 students on campus
Nearest college
11.3 mi
Wittenberg University
Residents in college
3%
Below OH (6%)
Nearest community college
12.5 mi
Clark State College · $4,393 tuition
Nearest public university
11.5 mi
Wright State · $11,522 in-state
Median household income
$64K
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What stands out about college from New Carlisle

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of New Carlisle

Three private colleges within 12.4 miles, two public colleges within 11.6 miles, and Clark State College 12.5 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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where New Carlisle’s median household income ($64,443) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of New Carlisle: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Wittenberg UniversityWright StateClark State College
Wright State University42% graduate$50k earnings*$23k typical debt
Clark State College22% graduate$40k earnings$14k typical debt
Wittenberg University53% graduate$55k earnings$27k typical debt

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 New Carlisle

Is New Carlisle a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 New Carlisle residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Wittenberg University, is 11.3 miles away in Springfield.

What colleges are near New Carlisle?

Within 15 miles: Wittenberg University (11.3 miles, 1,313 students on campus), Wright State University (11.5 miles, 8,941), Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management (11.6 miles, 616), Antioch University (11.6 miles, 115), Antioch College (12.4 miles, 127) and Clark State College (12.5 miles, 3,154).

What is the closest community college to New Carlisle, and what does it cost?

Clark State College in Springfield, 12.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,393 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,135, 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 New Carlisle. 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 →