Photo: Laura Alier · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of Oregon is 14 miles from Marcola
No college sits inside Marcola’s boundary, but the University of Oregon’s campus in Eugene, with 23,117 students on campus, is 14 miles from the center of town, and Lane Community College is 14.4 miles away in Eugene. About 0% of Marcola’s residents are enrolled in college, below Oregon (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 Marcola. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Marcola
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Marcola
One private college within 14.1 miles, one public college within 14 miles, and Lane Community College 14.4 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 Marcola’s median household income ($97,778) 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 Marcola: 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.
Questions about college near Marcola
Is Marcola a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Marcola residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oregon (6). The nearest campus, the University of Oregon, is 14 miles away in Eugene.
What colleges are near Marcola?
Within 15 miles: the University of Oregon (14 miles, 23,117 students on campus), Bushnell University (14.1 miles, 693) and Lane Community College (14.4 miles, 4,049).
What is the closest community college to Marcola, and what does it cost?
Lane Community College in Eugene, 14.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,202 a year for Oregon residents; the federal net price, $9,123, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Oregon cost if we live in Oregon?
Tuition and fees are $16,137 a year in-state and $44,598 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,909 (under $30,000 income) to $31,021 (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 Marcola. 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 →