Oklahoma State University is 9 miles from Mehan
No college sits inside Mehan’s boundary, but Oklahoma State University’s campus in Stillwater, with 22,642 students on campus, is 9 miles from the center of town, and Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City is 53.4 miles away in Oklahoma City. About 0% of Mehan’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 Mehan. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Mehan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Mehan
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Mehan.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Mehan.
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 Mehan: 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 Mehan
Is Mehan a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Mehan residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Oklahoma State University, is 9 miles away in Stillwater.
What colleges are near Mehan?
Within 15 miles: Oklahoma State University (9 miles, 22,642 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Mehan, and what does it cost?
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, 53.4 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 Oklahoma State University cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $10,234 a year in-state and $25,754 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,243 (under $30,000 income) to $24,711 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Mehan. 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 →