Photo: Nyttend · Public domainTiffin University is 6.3 miles from Seneca Township
No college sits inside Seneca Township’s boundary, but Tiffin University’s campus in Tiffin, with 1,843 students on campus, is 6.3 miles from the center of town, and Terra State Community College is 22.3 miles away in Fremont. About 2% of Seneca 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 Seneca Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Seneca Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Seneca Township
Two private colleges within 6.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Bowling Green State University, is 31.2 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 Seneca Township’s median household income ($91,892) 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: Bowling Green State (2).
Questions about college near Seneca Township
Is Seneca Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Seneca Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Tiffin University, is 6.3 miles away in Tiffin.
What colleges are near Seneca Township?
Within 15 miles: Tiffin University (6.3 miles, 1,843 students on campus) and Heidelberg University (6.5 miles, 1,025).
What is the closest community college to Seneca Township, and what does it cost?
Terra State Community College in Fremont, 22.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,748 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $17,345, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Bowling Green State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $14,460 a year in-state and $22,448 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $18,396 (under $30,000 income) to $27,414 (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 Seneca 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 →