Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0Nashotah House is 5.7 miles from Dousman
No college sits inside Dousman’s boundary, but Nashotah House’s campus in Nashotah, with 108 students on campus, is 5.7 miles from the center of town, and Waukesha County Technical College is 11.9 miles away in Pewaukee. About 6% of Dousman’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Dousman. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Dousman
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Dousman
Two private colleges within 12.5 miles, and Waukesha County Technical College 11.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is 18.1 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 Dousman’s median household income ($96,513) 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 Dousman
Is Dousman a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Dousman residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, Nashotah House, is 5.7 miles away in Nashotah.
What colleges are near Dousman?
Within 15 miles: Nashotah House (5.7 miles, 108 students on campus), Waukesha County Technical College (11.9 miles, 7,324) and Carroll University (12.5 miles, 3,128).
What is the closest community college to Dousman, and what does it cost?
Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, 11.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,872 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $11,101, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $8,616 a year in-state and $18,716 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,440 (under $30,000 income) to $18,229 (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 Dousman. 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 →