Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Tusculum University is 11.6 miles from Mosheim
No college sits inside Mosheim’s boundary, but Tusculum University’s campus in Greeneville, with 1,106 students on campus, is 11.6 miles from the center of town, and Walters State Community College is 16.5 miles away in Morristown. About 2% of Mosheim’s residents are enrolled in college, below Tennessee (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 Mosheim. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mosheim
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mosheim
One private college within 11.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, East Tennessee State University, is 34.2 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 $48–75k, where Mosheim’s median household income ($48,986) 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 Mosheim
Is Mosheim a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Mosheim residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Tennessee (5). The nearest campus, Tusculum University, is 11.6 miles away in Greeneville.
What colleges are near Mosheim?
Within 15 miles: Tusculum University (11.6 miles, 1,106 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Mosheim, and what does it cost?
Walters State Community College in Morristown, 16.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,752 a year for Tennessee residents; the federal net price, $5,387, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does East Tennessee State University cost if we live in Tennessee?
Tuition and fees are $10,472 a year in-state and $14,522 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,433 (under $30,000 income) to $21,193 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Mosheim. 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 →