Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGalen College of Nursing-Cincinnati is 11.1 miles from Union Township
No college sits inside Union Township’s boundary, but Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati’s campus in Cincinnati, with 670 students on campus, is 11.1 miles from the center of town, and University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College is 14.8 miles away in Blue Ash. About 2% of Union 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 Union Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Union Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Union Township
Two private colleges within 14.7 miles, one public college within 12.5 miles, and University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College 14.8 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 $75–110k, where Union Township’s median household income ($103,205) 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 Union 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: Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati (20); Miami University-Middletown (3); Fortis College-Cincinnati (5); University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (3).
Questions about college near Union Township
Is Union Township a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati, is 11.1 miles away in Cincinnati.
What colleges are near Union Township?
Within 15 miles: Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati (11.1 miles, 670 students on campus), Miami University-Middletown (12.5 miles, 751), Fortis College-Cincinnati (14.7 miles, 403) and the University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (14.8 miles, 4,169).
What is the closest community college to Union Township, and what does it cost?
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College in Blue Ash, 14.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,200 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $16,508, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Miami University-Middletown cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,491 a year in-state and $19,407 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,452 (under $30,000 income) to $13,354 (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 Union 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 →