Overland Park is home to five colleges, with about 15,000 students on campus
Johnson County Community College (13,843 students on campus) and Cleveland University-Kansas City (579) are inside the city, and MidAmerica Nazarene University (1,396) is 5 miles from the center, just over the line in Olathe. About 6% of Overland Park’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas (7%).
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 Overland Park. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
16
47,381 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Residents in college
6%
About the same as KS (7%)
Nearest community college
3.1 mi
Johnson County · $2,424 tuition
Nearest public university
29.4 mi
Haskell Indian Nations University · $600 in-state
Median household income
$105K
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What stands out about college in Overland Park
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
13 private colleges within 12.3 miles, one public college within 11.6 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Haskell Indian Nations University, is 29.4 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 it costs
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.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Overland Park’s median household income ($104,834) 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.
Outcomes
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.
University of Missouri-Kansas City55% graduate$60k earnings$19k typical debt
Johnson County Community College31% graduate$45k earnings$9k typical debt
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City34% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
Concorde Career College-Kansas City53% graduate$35k earnings*$10k typical debt
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City67% graduate$30k earnings*$8k typical debt
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: Ottawa University-Online (5); Concorde Career College-Kansas City (3); WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City (4).
Majors
What students study in Overland Park
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Overland Park’s 4 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Liberal arts 39%Health professions 27%Computer science 6%Business 5%Public safety 3%Mechanics & repair 3%Everything else 16%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesJohnson County Community College · 1,178 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
Design and Applied ArtsJohnson County Community College · 79 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsJohnson County Community College · 57 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingJohnson County Community College · 53 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOttawa University-Online · 44 graduates a year
$93k4 yrs out
Biology, GeneralCleveland University-Kansas City · 39 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsJohnson County Community College · 36 graduates a year
$72k4 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsJohnson County Community College · 30 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating. Left out: Ottawa University-Kansas City, where most students study only online.
Questions about college in Overland Park
Is Overland Park a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Overland Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kansas (7). The largest campus in the city, Johnson County Community College, has 13,843 students on campus.
What colleges are in Overland Park?
Johnson County Community College, Cleveland University-Kansas City, Ottawa University-Online, Ottawa University-Kansas City and 1 more are inside the city. MidAmerica Nazarene University is 5 miles from the center, in Olathe.
What is the closest community college to Overland Park, and what does it cost?
Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, 3.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,424 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $14,176, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Haskell Indian Nations University cost if we live in Kansas?
Tuition and fees are $600 a year in-state and $600 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,007 (under $30,000 income) to $3,054 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Overland Park. 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 →
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