La Salle Hotel · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Texas A&M University-College Station is 4.2 miles from Bryan
No college sits inside Bryan’s boundary, but Texas A&M University-College Station’s campus in College Station, with 73,004 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Blinn College District is 35 miles away in Brenham. About 11% of Bryan’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Bryan. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bryan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bryan
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Bryan.
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 $48–75k, where Bryan’s median household income ($59,289) 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 Bryan: 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 Bryan
Is Bryan a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Bryan residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Texas (6). The nearest campus, Texas A&M University-College Station, is 4.2 miles away in College Station.
What colleges are near Bryan?
Within 15 miles: Texas A&M University-College Station (4.2 miles, 73,004 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Bryan, and what does it cost?
Blinn College District in Brenham, 35 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,890 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $10,844, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Texas A&M University-College Station cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $13,154 a year in-state and $40,124 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,784 (under $30,000 income) to $30,660 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
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 Bryan. 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 →