Ouachita Baptist University is 10.7 miles from Donaldson
No college sits inside Donaldson’s boundary, but Ouachita Baptist University’s campus in Arkadelphia, with 1,777 students on campus, is 10.7 miles from the center of town, and Arkansas State University Three Rivers is 11.4 miles away in Malvern. About 1% of Donaldson’s residents are enrolled in college, below Arkansas (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 Donaldson. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Donaldson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Donaldson
One private college within 10.7 miles, one public college within 10.9 miles, and Arkansas State University Three Rivers 11.4 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 $48–75k, where Donaldson’s median household income ($66,250) 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 within 15 miles of Donaldson: 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 Donaldson
Is Donaldson a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Donaldson residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Arkansas (5). The nearest campus, Ouachita Baptist University, is 10.7 miles away in Arkadelphia.
What colleges are near Donaldson?
Within 15 miles: Ouachita Baptist University (10.7 miles, 1,777 students on campus), Henderson State University (10.9 miles, 1,412) and Arkansas State University Three Rivers (11.4 miles, 1,887).
What is the closest community college to Donaldson, and what does it cost?
Arkansas State University Three Rivers in Malvern, 11.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,788 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $8,070, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Henderson State University cost if we live in Arkansas?
Tuition and fees are $8,244 a year in-state and $10,620 from out of state.
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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 Donaldson. 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 →