Photo: 636Buster · CC BY-SA 4.0Youngstown State University is 5.9 miles from Poland
No college sits inside Poland’s boundary, but Youngstown State University’s campus in Youngstown, with 8,809 students on campus, is 5.9 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at East Liverpool is 28.1 miles away in East Liverpool. About 4% of Poland’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 Poland. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Poland
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Poland
Three private colleges within 14 miles, and one public college within 5.9 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 Poland’s median household income ($92,417) 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 Poland: 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.
Questions about college near Poland
Is Poland a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Poland residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Youngstown State University, is 5.9 miles away in Youngstown.
What colleges are near Poland?
Within 15 miles: Youngstown State University (5.9 miles, 8,809 students on campus), New Castle School of Trades (11.2 miles, 623), ETI Technical College of Niles (12.6 miles, 155) and Laurel Technical Institute (14 miles, 160).
What is the closest community college to Poland, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at East Liverpool in East Liverpool, 28.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $13,392, 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 Poland. 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 →