Franciscan University of Steubenville is 4.4 miles from Colliers
No college sits inside Colliers’ boundary, but Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus in Steubenville, with 2,743 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town, and West Virginia Northern Community College is 23 miles away in Wheeling. About 0% of Colliers’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia (5%).
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 Colliers. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Colliers
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Colliers
Two private colleges within 11.1 miles, one public college within 14.3 miles, and Eastern Gateway Community College 6.9 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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Colliers.
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 Colliers: 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 Colliers
Is Colliers a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Colliers residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, Franciscan University of Steubenville, is 4.4 miles away in Steubenville.
What colleges are near Colliers?
Within 15 miles: Franciscan University of Steubenville (4.4 miles, 2,743 students on campus), Eastern Gateway Community College (6.9 miles, 1,978), Bethany College (11.1 miles, 645) and West Liberty University (14.3 miles, 2,058).
What is the closest community college to Colliers, and what does it cost?
West Virginia Northern Community College in Wheeling, 23 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,706 a year for West Virginia residents; the federal net price, $5,329, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does West Liberty University cost if we live in West Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $8,893 a year in-state and $17,442 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,714 (under $30,000 income) to $18,566 (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 Colliers. 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 →