Rose State College is 1.5 miles from Del City
No college sits inside Del City’s boundary, but Rose State College’s campus in Midwest City, with 4,932 students on campus, is 1.5 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Del City’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 Del City. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Del City
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Del City
Seven private colleges within 13.7 miles, two public colleges within 14.4 miles, and three 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 $30–48k, where Del City’s median household income ($46,925) 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 Del City: 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 Del City
Is Del City a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Del City residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Rose State College, is 1.5 miles away in Midwest City.
What colleges are near Del City?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Central Oklahoma (14.4 miles, 10,377 students on campus), Oklahoma City Community College (8.4 miles, 6,009) and Rose State College (1.5 miles, 4,932).
What is the closest community college to Del City, and what does it cost?
Rose State College in Midwest City, 1.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,030 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $12,148, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rose State College cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $5,030 a year in-state and $11,407 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,882 (under $30,000 income) to $17,382 (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 Del City. 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 →