Photo: Rickofwood · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of Akron Wayne College is 11.9 miles from Wadsworth
No college sits inside Wadsworth’s boundary, but the University of Akron Wayne College’s campus in Orrville, with 1,194 students on campus, is 11.9 miles from the center of town, and Stark State College is 18.7 miles away in North Canton. About 4% of Wadsworth’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 Wadsworth. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Wadsworth
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Wadsworth
One private college within 12.5 miles, and two public colleges within 12 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 Wadsworth’s median household income ($79,490) 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 Wadsworth: 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: University of Akron Wayne College (2); University of Akron Main Campus (2); Herzing University-Akron (11).
Questions about college near Wadsworth
Is Wadsworth a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Wadsworth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, the University of Akron Wayne College, is 11.9 miles away in Orrville.
What colleges are near Wadsworth?
Within 15 miles: the University of Akron Wayne College (11.9 miles, 1,194 students on campus), the University of Akron Main Campus (12 miles, 11,844) and Herzing University-Akron (12.5 miles, 213).
What is the closest community college to Wadsworth, and what does it cost?
Stark State College in North Canton, 18.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,790 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,986, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Akron Wayne College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $7,723 a year in-state and $15,403 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,982 (under $30,000 income) to $12,160 (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 Wadsworth. 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 →