Rosinco · Public domainThe University of Wisconsin-Parkside is 3.4 miles from Elmwood Park
No college sits inside Elmwood Park’s boundary, but the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s campus in Kenosha, with 3,020 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town, and Gateway Technical College is 6 miles away in Kenosha. About 2% of Elmwood Park’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 Elmwood Park. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Elmwood Park
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Elmwood Park
Two private colleges within 7.5 miles, one public college within 3.4 miles, and Gateway Technical College 6 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 Elmwood Park’s median household income ($61,461) 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 Elmwood Park: 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-Parkside (2); Herzing University-Kenosha (11).
Questions about college near Elmwood Park
Is Elmwood Park a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Elmwood Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, is 3.4 miles away in Kenosha.
What colleges are near Elmwood Park?
Within 15 miles: the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (3.4 miles, 3,020 students on campus), Carthage College (4.7 miles, 2,770), Gateway Technical College (6 miles, 8,622) and Herzing University-Kenosha (7.5 miles, 346).
What is the closest community college to Elmwood Park, and what does it cost?
Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, 6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,956 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $12,928, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Parkside cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $8,270 a year in-state and $17,429 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,425 (under $30,000 income) to $17,917 (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 Elmwood Park. 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 →