John Brown University is 10.7 miles from Chewey
No college sits inside Chewey’s boundary, but John Brown University’s campus in Siloam Springs, with 1,957 students on campus, is 10.7 miles from the center of town, and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is 53.4 miles away in Miami. About 8% of Chewey’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 Chewey. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Chewey
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Chewey
One private college within 10.7 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Northeastern State University, is 19 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 Chewey’s median household income ($83,313) 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 Chewey
Is Chewey a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Chewey residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, John Brown University, is 10.7 miles away in Siloam Springs.
What colleges are near Chewey?
Within 15 miles: John Brown University (10.7 miles, 1,957 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Chewey, and what does it cost?
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, 53.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,213 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $11,001, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northeastern State University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $7,810 a year in-state and $17,290 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,598 (under $30,000 income) to $19,511 (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 Chewey. 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 →