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Colleges in and near Pike Township

Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences is 7.7 miles from Pike Township

No college sits inside Pike Township’s boundary, but Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences’s campus in Canton, with 213 students on campus, is 7.7 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at Stark is 13 miles away in North Canton. About 2% of Pike Township’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 Pike Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
12,197 students on campus
Nearest college
7.7 mi
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Residents in college
2%
Below OH (6%)
Nearest community college
13 mi
Kent State University at Stark · $7,492 tuition
Nearest public university
13 mi
Kent State University at Stark · $7,492 in-state
Median household income
$75K
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What stands out about college from Pike Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Pike Township

Four private colleges within 12.9 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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Pike Township’s median household income ($75,306) 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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Pike Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesMalone UniversityRoss College-CantonWalsh UniversityKent State University at StarkStark State College
Stark State College23% graduate$35k earnings$14k typical debt
Kent State University at Stark37% graduate$45k earnings*$24k typical debt
Walsh University58% graduate$60k earnings$27k typical debt
Malone University45% graduate$49k earnings$26k typical debt
Ross College-Canton46% graduate$30k earnings*$10k typical debt
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences53% graduate$64k earnings$20k typical debt

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: Ross College-Canton (11); Kent State University at Stark (8).

Questions about college near Pike Township

Is Pike Township a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is 7.7 miles away in Canton.

What colleges are near Pike Township?

Within 15 miles: Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (7.7 miles, 213 students on campus), Malone University (9.6 miles, 961), Ross College-Canton (11.3 miles, 344), Walsh University (12.9 miles, 1,631), Kent State University at Stark (13 miles, 2,004) and Stark State College (13.1 miles, 7,044).

What is the closest community college to Pike Township, and what does it cost?

Kent State University at Stark in North Canton, 13 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $10,897, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Kent State University at Stark cost if we live in Ohio?

Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year in-state and $17,342 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,312 (under $30,000 income) to $14,909 (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 Pike Township. 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 →