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Colleges in and near Pratt

Pratt is home to Pratt Community College

Pratt Community College (806 students on campus) is inside the city. About 9% of Pratt’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Pratt. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
806 students on campus
Nearest college
4.1 mi
Pratt
Residents in college
9%
Above KS (7%)
Nearest community college
4.1 mi
Pratt · $4,256 tuition
Nearest public university
80.6 mi
Wichita State · $9,684 in-state
Median household income
$64K
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What stands out about college in Pratt

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Pratt

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Pratt.

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 $48–75k, where Pratt’s median household income ($63,819) 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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →PrattWichita State
Wichita State University51% graduate$52k earnings$20k typical debt
Pratt Community College45% graduate$52k earnings$6k 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.

Majors

What students study in Pratt

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Pratt Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Liberal arts 32%Health professions 29%Construction trades 14%Transportation 10%Precision production 6%Agriculture 4%Everything else 4%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities110 graduates a year
$33k4 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.

Questions about college in Pratt

Is Pratt a college town?

No. About 9 of every 100 Pratt residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Kansas (7). The largest campus in the city, Pratt Community College, has 806 students on campus.

What colleges are in Pratt?

Pratt Community College is inside the city.

What is the closest community college to Pratt, and what does it cost?

Pratt Community College in Pratt, 4.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,256 a year for Kansas residents; the federal net price, $9,731, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Wichita State University cost if we live in Kansas?

Tuition and fees are $9,684 a year in-state and $19,869 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,734 (under $30,000 income) to $19,184 (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 Pratt. 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 →