Dr. George Rigas House · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Franciscan University of Steubenville is 3.9 miles from Weirton
No college sits inside Weirton’s boundary, but Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus in Steubenville, with 2,743 students on campus, is 3.9 miles from the center of town, and West Virginia Northern Community College is 25.4 miles away in Wheeling. About 2% of Weirton’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Weirton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Weirton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Weirton
Two private colleges within 14.2 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, West Liberty University, is 17.1 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 $48–75k, where Weirton’s median household income ($59,575) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Kent State University at East Liverpool (8).
Questions about college near Weirton
Is Weirton a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Weirton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, Franciscan University of Steubenville, is 3.9 miles away in Steubenville.
What colleges are near Weirton?
Within 15 miles: Franciscan University of Steubenville (3.9 miles, 2,743 students on campus), Eastern Gateway Community College (6.1 miles, 1,978), Bethany College (14.2 miles, 645) and Kent State University at East Liverpool (14.3 miles, 293).
What is the closest community college to Weirton, and what does it cost?
West Virginia Northern Community College in Wheeling, 25.4 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 Weirton. 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 →