Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Ohio Wesleyan University is 10.1 miles from Thompson Township
No college sits inside Thompson Township’s boundary, but Ohio Wesleyan University’s campus in Delaware, with 1,452 students on campus, is 10.1 miles from the center of town, and Marion Technical College is 14.2 miles away in Marion. About 11% of Thompson Township’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 Thompson Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Thompson Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Thompson Township
One private college within 10.1 miles, one public college within 14.2 miles, and Marion Technical College 14.2 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Thompson Township’s median household income ($167,674) 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 Thompson Township: 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 Thompson Township
Is Thompson Township a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Thompson Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Ohio Wesleyan University, is 10.1 miles away in Delaware.
What colleges are near Thompson Township?
Within 15 miles: Ohio Wesleyan University (10.1 miles, 1,452 students on campus), Marion Technical College (14.2 miles, 2,308) and Ohio State University-Marion Campus (14.2 miles, 857).
What is the closest community college to Thompson Township, and what does it cost?
Marion Technical College in Marion, 14.2 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 Marion Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year in-state and $11,225 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,554 (under $30,000 income) to $13,026 (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 Thompson 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 →