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Colleges near Fort Wright · College Scorecard

No college in Fort Wright, but 20 within 30 miles

The closest is Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, 2.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
2.4 mi
Thomas More University
Within 30 miles
20
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
7.9 mi
Gateway Community and Technical College
Students nearby
70,093
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
KY 6%

College from Fort Wright

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Colleges near Fort Wright

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Fort Wright.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Fort Wright: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Thomas More UniversityNorthern Kentucky UniversityArt Academy of Cincinnati
Thomas More University41% graduate$59k earnings$26k typical debt
Northern Kentucky University52% graduate$50k earnings$23k typical debt
Art Academy of Cincinnati41% graduate$34k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fort Wright. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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