Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Muskingum University is 3 miles from Norwich
No college sits inside Norwich’s boundary, but Muskingum University’s campus in New Concord, with 1,542 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town, and Zane State College is 12.7 miles away in Zanesville. About 2% of Norwich’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 Norwich. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Norwich
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Norwich
One private college within 3 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 $48–75k, where Norwich’s median household income ($62,750) 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 Norwich: 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 University-Zanesville Campus (6).
Questions about college near Norwich
Is Norwich a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Norwich residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Muskingum University, is 3 miles away in New Concord.
What colleges are near Norwich?
Within 15 miles: Muskingum University (3 miles, 1,542 students on campus), Zane State College (12.7 miles, 1,387) and Ohio University-Zanesville Campus (12.8 miles, 1,353).
What is the closest community college to Norwich, and what does it cost?
Zane State College in Zanesville, 12.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,006 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $8,062, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Zane State College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,006 a year in-state and $11,766 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,648 (under $30,000 income) to $13,460 (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 Norwich. 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 →