Photo: Ameike · CC BY-SA 3.0Baldwin Wallace University is 4.6 miles from North Olmsted
No college sits inside North Olmsted’s boundary, but Baldwin Wallace University’s campus in Berea, with 3,173 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Bryant & Stratton College-Parma is 7.2 miles away in Parma. About 4% of North Olmsted’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 North Olmsted. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from North Olmsted
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of North Olmsted
Four private colleges within 8.9 miles, one public college within 14 miles, and three 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 $75–110k, where North Olmsted’s median household income ($84,363) 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 North Olmsted: 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: Bryant & Stratton College-Parma (8); Ohio Business College-Sheffield (3); Valley College-Cleveland (2).
Questions about college near North Olmsted
Is North Olmsted a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 North Olmsted residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Baldwin Wallace University, is 4.6 miles away in Berea.
What colleges are near North Olmsted?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Cleveland State University (14 miles, 12,375 students on campus), Cuyahoga Community College District (13.4 miles, 11,506) and Lorain County Community College (8 miles, 6,723).
What is the closest community college to North Olmsted, and what does it cost?
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma in Parma, 7.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $19,580 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,849, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Lorain County Community College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $4,265 a year in-state and $8,860 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,099 (under $30,000 income) to $9,202 (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 North Olmsted. 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 →