Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0John Carroll University is 4.5 miles from Orange
No college sits inside Orange’s boundary, but John Carroll University’s campus in University Heights, with 2,614 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Cleveland Campus is 5.7 miles away in Cleveland. About 5% of Orange’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 Orange. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Orange
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Orange
Eight private colleges within 14.4 miles, one public college within 11.2 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 Over $110k, where Orange’s median household income ($170,063) 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 Orange: 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: Remington College-Cleveland Campus (12); Valley College-Cleveland (2).
Questions about college near Orange
Is Orange a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Orange residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ursuline College, is 3.7 miles away in Pepper Pike.
What colleges are near Orange?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Cleveland State University (11.2 miles, 12,375 students on campus), Case Western Reserve University (8.4 miles, 11,730) and Cuyahoga Community College District (11.5 miles, 11,506).
What is the closest community college to Orange, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Cleveland Campus in Cleveland, 5.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $15,876 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $23,687, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Cleveland State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $12,988 a year in-state and $18,510 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,958 (under $30,000 income) to $20,378 (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 Orange. 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 →