Northwestern Oklahoma State University is 9.6 miles from Avard
No college sits inside Avard’s boundary, but Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s campus in Alva, with 1,435 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town, and Northern Oklahoma College is 82.8 miles away in Tonkawa. About 0% of Avard’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 Avard. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Avard
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Avard
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Avard.
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 Avard’s median household income ($81,000) 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?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Avard: 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 Avard
Is Avard a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Avard residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, is 9.6 miles away in Alva.
What colleges are near Avard?
Within 15 miles: Northwestern Oklahoma State University (9.6 miles, 1,435 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Avard, and what does it cost?
Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, 82.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,083 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $5,625, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northwestern Oklahoma State University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $5,970 a year in-state and $11,664 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,439 (under $30,000 income) to $16,065 (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 Avard. 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 →