The University of Nebraska at Omaha is 4.3 miles from Ralston
No college sits inside Ralston’s boundary, but the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s campus in Omaha, with 11,554 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Metropolitan Community College Area is 8.7 miles away in Omaha. About 4% of Ralston’s residents are enrolled in college, below Nebraska (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 Ralston. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ralston
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ralston
Five private colleges within 7.1 miles, two public colleges within 5.1 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $48–75k, where Ralston’s median household income ($69,403) 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 Ralston: 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 Ralston
Is Ralston a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Ralston residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Nebraska (7). The nearest campus, College of Saint Mary, is 2.9 miles away in Omaha.
What colleges are near Ralston?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Metropolitan Community College Area (8.7 miles, 12,911 students on campus), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (4.3 miles, 11,554) and Creighton University (6.5 miles, 6,982).
What is the closest community college to Ralston, and what does it cost?
Metropolitan Community College Area in Omaha, 8.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,375 a year for Nebraska residents; the federal net price, $4,982, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Nebraska at Omaha cost if we live in Nebraska?
Tuition and fees are $8,718 a year in-state and $23,206 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,534 (under $30,000 income) to $19,466 (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 Ralston. 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 →