Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango is 7.6 miles from Orangeville
No college sits inside Orangeville’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango’s campus in Sharon, with 325 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at Geauga is 33.5 miles away in Burton. About 2% of Orangeville’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 Orangeville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Orangeville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Orangeville
Three private colleges within 15 miles, and one public college within 7.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Youngstown State University, is 17.7 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Orangeville.
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: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (22).
Questions about college near Orangeville
Is Orangeville a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Orangeville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango, is 7.6 miles away in Sharon.
What colleges are near Orangeville?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (7.6 miles, 325 students on campus), Thiel College (8.7 miles, 920), Laurel Technical Institute (11.1 miles, 160) and ETI Technical College of Niles (15 miles, 155).
What is the closest community college to Orangeville, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at Geauga in Burton, 33.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,044, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Youngstown State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $11,113 a year in-state and $11,473 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,328 (under $30,000 income) to $18,235 (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 Orangeville. 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 →