Photo: Brylie at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Kansas Christian College is 7.6 miles from Shawnee
No college sits inside Shawnee’s boundary, but Kansas Christian College’s campus in Overland Park, with 122 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town, and Johnson County Community College is 7.7 miles away in Overland Park. About 6% of Shawnee’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 Shawnee. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Shawnee
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Shawnee
15 private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 12.1 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Haskell Indian Nations University, is 23.6 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Shawnee’s median household income ($109,940) 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: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Ottawa University-Online (5); WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City (4); Concorde Career College-Kansas City (3).
Questions about college near Shawnee
Is Shawnee a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Shawnee residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Kansas (7). The nearest campus, Kansas Christian College, is 7.6 miles away in Overland Park.
What colleges are near Shawnee?
19 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Missouri-Kansas City (12.1 miles, 14,526 students on campus), Johnson County Community College (7.7 miles, 13,843) and Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (12.1 miles, 10,237).
What is the closest community college to Shawnee, and what does it cost?
Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, 7.7 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.
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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 Shawnee. 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 →