Grayson College is 11.2 miles from Cartwright
No college sits inside Cartwright’s boundary, but Grayson College’s campus in Denison, with 2,771 students on campus, is 11.2 miles from the center of town, and Murray State College is 26.3 miles away in Tishomingo. About 0% of Cartwright’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 Cartwright. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cartwright
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cartwright
One private college within 14.6 miles, one public college within 14.7 miles, and Grayson College 11.2 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, East Central University, is 63.6 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 $48–75k, where Cartwright’s median household income ($54,263) 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.
Questions about college near Cartwright
Is Cartwright a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Cartwright residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Grayson College, is 11.2 miles away in Denison.
What colleges are near Cartwright?
Within 15 miles: Grayson College (11.2 miles, 2,771 students on campus), Austin College (14.6 miles, 1,136) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University (14.7 miles, 2,150).
What is the closest community college to Cartwright, and what does it cost?
Murray State College in Tishomingo, 26.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,230 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $12,844, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does East Central University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $8,032 a year in-state and $17,842 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,151 (under $30,000 income) to $10,702 (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 Cartwright. 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 →