Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Oklahoma Baptist University is 6.6 miles from Tecumseh
No college sits inside Tecumseh’s boundary, but Oklahoma Baptist University’s campus in Shawnee, with 1,420 students on campus, is 6.6 miles from the center of town, and Seminole State College is 12.9 miles away in Seminole. About 4% of Tecumseh’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 Tecumseh. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tecumseh
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tecumseh
One private college within 6.6 miles, and Seminole State College 12.9 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, is 29.1 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 $48–75k, where Tecumseh’s median household income ($48,573) 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (2).
Questions about college near Tecumseh
Is Tecumseh a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Tecumseh residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oklahoma (6). The nearest campus, Oklahoma Baptist University, is 6.6 miles away in Shawnee.
What colleges are near Tecumseh?
Within 15 miles: Oklahoma Baptist University (6.6 miles, 1,420 students on campus) and Seminole State College (12.9 miles, 795).
What is the closest community college to Tecumseh, and what does it cost?
Seminole State College in Seminole, 12.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,460 a year for Oklahoma residents; the federal net price, $14,628, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus cost if we live in Oklahoma?
Tuition and fees are $9,797 a year in-state and $27,377 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,509 (under $30,000 income) to $20,986 (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 Tecumseh. 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 →