Dauphine Hotel · Photo: John Foster · CC0Lincoln University is 12 miles from Tebbetts
No college sits inside Tebbetts’ boundary, but Lincoln University’s campus in Jefferson City, with 1,656 students on campus, is 12 miles from the center of town, and State Technical College of Missouri is 12.9 miles away in Linn. About 4% of Tebbetts’ 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 Tebbetts. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tebbetts
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tebbetts
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Tebbetts.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Tebbetts’ median household income ($76,089) 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 within 15 miles of Tebbetts: 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 Tebbetts
Is Tebbetts a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Tebbetts residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Lincoln University, is 12 miles away in Jefferson City.
What colleges are near Tebbetts?
Within 15 miles: Lincoln University (12 miles, 1,656 students on campus) and State Technical College of Missouri (12.9 miles, 2,226).
What is the closest community college to Tebbetts, and what does it cost?
State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $8,160 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $15,190, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Lincoln University cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $9,796 a year in-state and $17,692 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $20,070 (under $30,000 income) to $19,984 (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 Tebbetts. 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 →