Photo: Nyttend · Public domainStautzenberger College-Maumee is 6.2 miles from Waterville
No college sits inside Waterville’s boundary, but Stautzenberger College-Maumee’s campus in Maumee, with 293 students on campus, is 6.2 miles from the center of town, and Owens Community College is 11.8 miles away in Perrysburg. About 3% of Waterville’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 Waterville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Waterville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Waterville
Six private colleges within 14.9 miles, two public colleges within 12.6 miles, and Owens Community College 11.8 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 Waterville’s median household income ($104,114) 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 Waterville: 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: Stautzenberger College-Maumee (3); Bowling Green State (2); Ross College-Sylvania (11).
Questions about college near Waterville
Is Waterville a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Waterville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Stautzenberger College-Maumee, is 6.2 miles away in Maumee.
What colleges are near Waterville?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Bowling Green State University (10.1 miles, 14,599 students on campus), the University of Toledo (12.6 miles, 12,730) and Owens Community College (11.8 miles, 6,316).
What is the closest community college to Waterville, and what does it cost?
Owens Community College in Perrysburg, 11.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,870 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $10,369, 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 Waterville. 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 →