The University of Wisconsin-Superior is 14.1 miles from Amnicon
No college sits inside Amnicon’s boundary, but the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s campus in Superior, with 1,419 students on campus, is 14.1 miles from the center of town, and Northwood Technical College is 76.3 miles away in Rice Lake. About 3% of Amnicon’s residents are enrolled in college, below Wisconsin (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 Amnicon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Amnicon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Amnicon
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Amnicon.
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 $48–75k, where Amnicon’s median household income ($62,454) 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 Amnicon: 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 Amnicon
Is Amnicon a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Amnicon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, is 14.1 miles away in Superior.
What colleges are near Amnicon?
Within 15 miles: the University of Wisconsin-Superior (14.1 miles, 1,419 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Amnicon, and what does it cost?
Northwood Technical College in Rice Lake, 76.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,926 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $8,989, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Superior cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $8,812 a year in-state and $16,726 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,679 (under $30,000 income) to $17,859 (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 Amnicon. 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 →