Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of Akron Main Campus is 7.7 miles from Norton
No college sits inside Norton’s boundary, but the University of Akron Main Campus’s campus in Akron, with 11,844 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town, and Stark State College is 15.4 miles away in North Canton. About 3% of Norton’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 Norton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Norton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Norton
Two private colleges within 12.1 miles, and two public colleges within 13.8 miles.
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 Norton’s median household income ($90,464) 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 Norton: 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 Akron Main Campus (2); Herzing University-Akron (11); Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls (3); University of Akron Wayne College (2).
Questions about college near Norton
Is Norton a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Norton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, the University of Akron Main Campus, is 7.7 miles away in Akron.
What colleges are near Norton?
Within 15 miles: the University of Akron Main Campus (7.7 miles, 11,844 students on campus), Herzing University-Akron (7.9 miles, 213), Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls (12.1 miles, 489) and the University of Akron Wayne College (13.8 miles, 1,194).
What is the closest community college to Norton, and what does it cost?
Stark State College in North Canton, 15.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,790 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,986, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Akron Main Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $13,135 a year in-state and $20,815 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,413 (under $30,000 income) to $20,226 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Norton. 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 →