Nearby colleges
Colleges near Tulsa, OK
13 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Tulsa, Oklahoma — 12 in Tulsa itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Tulsa by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Tulsa Community College ($3,792)
- Median in-state tuition (13 reporting)
- $12,640
- Median net price after aid (11 reporting)
- $23,280
- Highest graduation rate
- Clary Sage College (80%)
- Most selective
- Phillips Theological Seminary (36% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Tulsa Community College (12,228 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Tulsa
Nearest first. Showing 13 of 13. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Tulsa campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clary Sage College | 1 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | $23,280 | 100% | 80% | Community college |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa | 2 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | $22,680 | 100% | 73% | Community college |
| Community Care College | 2 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | $26,489 | 100% | 67% | Community college |
| Oklahoma Technical College | 2 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | $27,642 | 100% | 73% | Community college |
| University of Tulsa | 2 mi | Tulsa, OK | $50,061 | $15,000 | 62% | 72% | University |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | 2 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | $34,776 | 100% | 68% | Community college |
| Tulsa Community College | 4 mi | Tulsa, OK | $3,792 | $6,288 | 100% | 28% | Community college |
| ATA College | 4 mi | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | $22,680 | 100% | 67% | Community college |
| Phillips Theological Seminary | 4 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | Not reported | 36% | Not reported | University |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 4 mi | Tulsa, OK | $18,828 | $32,884 | 100% | 74% | University |
| Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | 5 mi | Tulsa, OK | $12,640 | Not reported | 78% | Not reported | University |
| Oral Roberts University | 6 mi | Tulsa, OK | $35,470 | $25,365 | 99% | 57% | University |
| Rogers State University | 21 mi | Claremore, OK | $7,750 | $15,314 | 100% | 29% | University |
What the Tulsa area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Tulsa CampusPin finds 13 colleges. 12 of them are in Tulsa itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Tulsa campus cluster.
- Tulsa Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 13 nearby colleges listed, at $3,792. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 7 of the 13 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Tulsa is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Tulsa anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Tulsa, OK?
- CampusPin finds 13 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Tulsa, Oklahoma. That includes 12 located in Tulsa itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Tulsa?
- Of the colleges on this page, Clary Sage College in Tulsa is the nearest to the Tulsa campus cluster at about 1 miles. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Tulsa?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Tulsa, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Tulsa come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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