Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Alverno College is 5.7 miles from Cudahy
No college sits inside Cudahy’s boundary, but Alverno College’s campus in Milwaukee, with 1,336 students on campus, is 5.7 miles from the center of town, and Milwaukee Area Technical College is 7.3 miles away in Milwaukee. About 4% of Cudahy’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 Cudahy. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cudahy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cudahy
10 private colleges within 13.9 miles, one public college within 9 miles, and Milwaukee Area Technical College 7.3 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 $48–75k, where Cudahy’s median household income ($66,719) 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 Cudahy: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2); Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (8); Herzing University-Brookfield (11).
Questions about college near Cudahy
Is Cudahy a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Cudahy residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, Alverno College, is 5.7 miles away in Milwaukee.
What colleges are near Cudahy?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9 miles, 19,554 students on campus), Marquette University (7.2 miles, 10,794) and Milwaukee Area Technical College (7.3 miles, 9,735).
What is the closest community college to Cudahy, and what does it cost?
Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, 7.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,184 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $9,112, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $10,398 a year in-state and $22,398 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,329 (under $30,000 income) to $21,477 (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 Cudahy. 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 →