Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of North Texas is 7.5 miles from Argyle
No college sits inside Argyle’s boundary, but the University of North Texas’s campus in Denton, with 41,430 students on campus, is 7.5 miles from the center of town, and Remington College-Fort Worth Campus is 18.2 miles away in North Richland Hills. About 10% of Argyle’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas (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 Argyle. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Argyle
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Argyle
Two private colleges within 15 miles, and two public colleges within 8.8 miles.
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 Argyle’s median household income ($181,352) 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 Argyle: 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: Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth (5).
Questions about college near Argyle
Is Argyle a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Argyle residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Texas, is 7.5 miles away in Denton.
What colleges are near Argyle?
Within 15 miles: the University of North Texas (7.5 miles, 41,430 students on campus), Texas Woman's University (8.8 miles, 9,671), The King's University (11.9 miles, 334) and Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth (15 miles, 1,661).
What is the closest community college to Argyle, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus in North Richland Hills, 18.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,071 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $25,913, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of North Texas cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $11,309 a year in-state and $21,149 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,311 (under $30,000 income) to $22,943 (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 Argyle. 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 →