Photo: Public domain · Public domainNewark is home to two colleges, with 4,601 students on campus
Central Ohio Technical College (2,318 students on campus) and Ohio State University-Newark Campus (2,283) are inside the city. About 5% of Newark’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Newark. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Newark
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Newark
One private college within 5.2 miles, one public college within 1.2 miles, and Central Ohio Technical College 1.2 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Newark’s median household income ($61,670) 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 Newark: 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 State University-Newark Campus (6).
What students study in Newark
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Newark’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Newark
Is Newark a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Newark residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The largest campus in the city, Central Ohio Technical College, has 2,318 students on campus.
What colleges are in Newark?
Central Ohio Technical College and Ohio State University-Newark Campus are inside the city.
What is the closest community college to Newark, and what does it cost?
Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, 1.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $9,948, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Central Ohio Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $5,256 a year in-state and $8,016 from out of state.
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 Newark. 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 →