Baylor University is 4.2 miles from Bellmead
No college sits inside Bellmead’s boundary, but Baylor University’s campus in Waco, with 17,651 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Texas State Technical College is 2.6 miles away in Waco. About 1% of Bellmead’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Bellmead. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bellmead
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bellmead
Two private colleges within 6.8 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Navarro College, is 47.7 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 Bellmead’s median household income ($52,075) 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: Southern Careers Institute-Waco (8).
Questions about college near Bellmead
Is Bellmead a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Bellmead residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Texas State Technical College, is 2.6 miles away in Waco.
What colleges are near Bellmead?
Within 15 miles: Texas State Technical College (2.6 miles, 7,673 students on campus), Baylor University (4.2 miles, 17,651), McLennan Community College (4.9 miles, 4,298) and Southern Careers Institute-Waco (6.8 miles, 205).
What is the closest community college to Bellmead, and what does it cost?
Texas State Technical College in Waco, 2.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,212 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $13,508, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Navarro College cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $3,008 a year in-state and $6,578 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,283 (under $30,000 income) to $18,257 (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 Bellmead. 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 →