Carroll University is 9.8 miles from North Prairie
No college sits inside North Prairie’s boundary, but Carroll University’s campus in Waukesha, with 3,128 students on campus, is 9.8 miles from the center of town, and Waukesha County Technical College is 11.6 miles away in Pewaukee. About 3% of North Prairie’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 North Prairie. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from North Prairie
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of North Prairie
Two private colleges within 9.8 miles, and Waukesha County Technical College 11.6 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is 18.7 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 Over $110k, where North Prairie’s median household income ($152,798) 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 North Prairie
Is North Prairie a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 North Prairie residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The nearest campus, Carroll University, is 9.8 miles away in Waukesha.
What colleges are near North Prairie?
Within 15 miles: Carroll University (9.8 miles, 3,128 students on campus), Nashotah House (9.8 miles, 108) and Waukesha County Technical College (11.6 miles, 7,324).
What is the closest community college to North Prairie, and what does it cost?
Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, 11.6 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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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 North Prairie. 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 →