The nearest college is 27.6 miles from Chain-O-Lakes
No college is within 15 miles of Chain-O-Lakes. The nearest is College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO (1,427 students on campus); Crowder College in Neosho is 40.6 miles away and Missouri State University-Springfield 52.1 miles.
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 Chain-O-Lakes. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chain-O-Lakes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Chain-O-Lakes
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k, where Chain-O-Lakes’ median household income ($29,000) 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?
The same three colleges: 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 Chain-O-Lakes
What is the closest college to Chain-O-Lakes?
College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO, 27.6 miles in a straight line from the center of Chain-O-Lakes. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Chain-O-Lakes, and what does it cost?
Crowder College in Neosho, 40.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,180 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $9,023, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Missouri State University-Springfield cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $9,502 a year in-state and $18,770 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,718 (under $30,000 income) to $20,576 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Chain-O-Lakes residents are in college?
About 0 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
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 Chain-O-Lakes. 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 →