No college sits inside Randolph’s boundary, but Kansas City University’s campus in Kansas City, with 2,048 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City is 8 miles away in Kansas City. About 0% of Randolph’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri (6%).
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 Randolph. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
14
40,346 students on campus
Nearest college
4.8 mi
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Residents in college
0%
About the same as MO (6%)
Nearest community college
8 mi
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · $3,630 tuition
Nearest public university
9.7 mi
University of Missouri-Kansas City · $12,587 in-state
Median household income
$50K
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What stands out about college from Randolph
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $48–75k, where Randolph’s median household income ($50,000) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Randolph: 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
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City34% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
Kansas City Kansas Community College42% graduate$41k earnings$9k 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: WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City (4).
Questions about college near Randolph
Is Randolph a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Randolph residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is 4.8 miles away in Kansas City.
What colleges are near Randolph?
14 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Missouri-Kansas City (9.7 miles, 14,526 students on campus), Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (8 miles, 10,237) and Kansas City Kansas Community College (13.9 miles, 3,867).
What is the closest community college to Randolph, and what does it cost?
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City in Kansas City, 8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,630 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $8,398, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Missouri-Kansas City cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $12,587 a year in-state and $30,227 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,576 (under $30,000 income) to $18,877 (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 Randolph. 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 →