Photo: Jordanmac at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5ATA College is 5.5 miles from Broken Arrow
No college sits inside Broken Arrow’s boundary, but ATA College’s campus in Tulsa, with 178 students on campus, is 5.5 miles from the center of town, and Oklahoma Technical College is 7.8 miles away in Tulsa. About 5% of Broken Arrow’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Broken Arrow. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Broken Arrow
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Broken Arrow
Nine private colleges within 12.1 miles, one public college within 14.1 miles, and four community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Rogers State University, is 21.2 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Broken Arrow’s median household income ($86,765) 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: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Oklahoma Technical College (3); Community Care College (3); Miller-Motte College-Tulsa (22); Clary Sage College (3); Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa (5).
Questions about college near Broken Arrow
Is Broken Arrow a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Broken Arrow residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, ATA College, is 5.5 miles away in Tulsa.
What colleges are near Broken Arrow?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tulsa Community College (13.5 miles, 9,946 students on campus), the University of Tulsa (11.9 miles, 3,408) and Oral Roberts University (9.4 miles, 3,256).
What is the closest community college to Broken Arrow, and what does it cost?
Oklahoma Technical College in Tulsa, 7.8 miles away.
How much does Rogers State University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $7,750 a year in-state and $16,410 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,714 (under $30,000 income) to $19,675 (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 Broken Arrow. 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 →