Photo: DBinfo at en.wikipedia · Public domainThe University of Central Oklahoma is 8.2 miles from Arcadia
No college sits inside Arcadia’s boundary, but the University of Central Oklahoma’s campus in Edmond, with 10,377 students on campus, is 8.2 miles from the center of town, and Rose State College is 16.1 miles away in Midwest City. About 1% of Arcadia’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma (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 Arcadia. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Arcadia
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Arcadia
Two private colleges within 13.5 miles, and one public college within 8.2 miles.
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 $30–48k, where Arcadia’s median household income ($42,083) 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 Arcadia: 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 Arcadia
Is Arcadia a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Arcadia residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, the University of Central Oklahoma, is 8.2 miles away in Edmond.
What colleges are near Arcadia?
Within 15 miles: the University of Central Oklahoma (8.2 miles, 10,377 students on campus), Oklahoma Christian University (8.9 miles, 1,901) and Central Oklahoma College (13.5 miles, 467).
What is the closest community college to Arcadia, and what does it cost?
Rose State College in Midwest City, 16.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,030 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $12,148, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Central Oklahoma cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $8,818 a year in-state and $19,704 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,275 (under $30,000 income) to $24,183 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Arcadia. 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 →