Photo: jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA · CC BY 2.0Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is 8.1 miles from Shawsville
No college sits inside Shawsville’s boundary, but Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine’s campus in Blacksburg, with 2,596 students on campus, is 8.1 miles from the center of town, and Virginia Western Community College is 16.6 miles away in Roanoke. About 1% of Shawsville’s residents are enrolled in college, below Virginia (7%).
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 Shawsville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Shawsville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Shawsville
Three private colleges within 14 miles, and one public college within 9.7 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Shawsville.
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 Shawsville: 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 Shawsville
Is Shawsville a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Shawsville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Virginia (7). The nearest campus, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, is 8.1 miles away in Blacksburg.
What colleges are near Shawsville?
Within 15 miles: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (8.1 miles, 2,596 students on campus), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (9.7 miles, 36,796), Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke (13.3 miles, 173) and Roanoke College (14 miles, 1,835).
What is the closest community college to Shawsville, and what does it cost?
Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, 16.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,400 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $4,966, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $15,948 a year in-state and $37,764 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,689 (under $30,000 income) to $34,201 (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 Shawsville. 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 →