Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is 6.1 miles from Catoosa
No college sits inside Catoosa’s boundary, but Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology’s campus in Tulsa, with 628 students on campus, is 6.1 miles from the center of town, and Clary Sage College is 8.6 miles away in Tulsa. About 5% of Catoosa’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 Catoosa. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Catoosa
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Catoosa
Nine private colleges within 13.6 miles, two public colleges within 13.5 miles, and four 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 Catoosa’s median household income ($72,467) 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 Catoosa: 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: Clary Sage College (3); Miller-Motte College-Tulsa (22); Community Care College (3); Oklahoma Technical College (3); Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa (5).
Questions about college near Catoosa
Is Catoosa a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Catoosa residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, is 6.1 miles away in Tulsa.
What colleges are near Catoosa?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tulsa Community College (12.2 miles, 9,946 students on campus), the University of Tulsa (10 miles, 3,408) and Oral Roberts University (13.6 miles, 3,256).
What is the closest community college to Catoosa, and what does it cost?
Clary Sage College in Tulsa, 8.6 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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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 Catoosa. 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 →