Langston University is 14.3 miles from Cedar Valley
No college sits inside Cedar Valley’s boundary, but Langston University’s campus in Langston, with 1,851 students on campus, is 14.3 miles from the center of town, and Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City is 27.9 miles away in Oklahoma City. About 2% of Cedar Valley’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 Cedar Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Cedar Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Cedar Valley
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Cedar Valley.
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 Over $110k, where Cedar Valley’s median household income ($126,786) 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 Cedar Valley: 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 Cedar Valley
Is Cedar Valley a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Cedar Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Langston University, is 14.3 miles away in Langston.
What colleges are near Cedar Valley?
Within 15 miles: Langston University (14.3 miles, 1,851 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Cedar Valley, and what does it cost?
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, 27.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,779 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $7,081, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Langston University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $6,863 a year in-state and $14,616 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,117 (under $30,000 income) to $15,756 (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 Cedar Valley. 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 →