Photo: Nyttend · Public domainThe University of Findlay is 13.2 miles from Ridge Township
No college sits inside Ridge Township’s boundary, but The University of Findlay’s campus in Findlay, with 4,597 students on campus, is 13.2 miles from the center of town, and Marion Technical College is 31.4 miles away in Marion. About 1% of Ridge 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 Ridge Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ridge Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ridge Township
One private college within 13.2 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Ohio State University-Marion Campus, is 31.3 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 $75–110k, where Ridge Township’s median household income ($89,348) 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: 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 State University-Marion Campus (6).
Questions about college near Ridge Township
Is Ridge Township a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Ridge Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, The University of Findlay, is 13.2 miles away in Findlay.
What colleges are near Ridge Township?
Within 15 miles: The University of Findlay (13.2 miles, 4,597 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Ridge Township, and what does it cost?
Marion Technical College in Marion, 31.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,417, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Ohio State University-Marion Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $9,488 a year in-state and $36,266 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,730 (under $30,000 income) to $16,480 (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 Ridge 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 →