Vangen Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Mount Marty University is 11.4 miles from Volin Township
No college sits inside Volin Township’s boundary, but Mount Marty University’s campus in Yankton, with 1,302 students on campus, is 11.4 miles from the center of town, and Southeast Technical College is 47.8 miles away in Sioux Falls. About 0% of Volin Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below South Dakota (5%).
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 Volin Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Volin Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Volin Township
One private college within 11.4 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of South Dakota, is 18.6 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Volin Township’s median household income ($101,542) 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: 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 Volin Township
Is Volin Township a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Volin Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below South Dakota (5). The nearest campus, Mount Marty University, is 11.4 miles away in Yankton.
What colleges are near Volin Township?
Within 15 miles: Mount Marty University (11.4 miles, 1,302 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Volin Township, and what does it cost?
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, 47.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,650 a year for South Dakota residents; the federal net price, $17,400, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of South Dakota cost if we live in South Dakota?
Tuition and fees are $9,432 a year in-state and $12,942 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,921 (under $30,000 income) to $22,193 (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 Volin 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 →