The University of Texas at Arlington is 3.9 miles from Dalworthington Gardens
No college sits inside Dalworthington Gardens’ boundary, but The University of Texas at Arlington’s campus in Arlington, with 31,253 students on campus, is 3.9 miles from the center of town, and Tarrant County College District is 11.6 miles away in Fort Worth. About 5% of Dalworthington Gardens’ 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 Dalworthington Gardens. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Dalworthington Gardens
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Dalworthington Gardens
Nine private colleges within 12.7 miles, two public colleges within 13.1 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Dalworthington Gardens’ median household income ($138,594) 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 Dalworthington Gardens: 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: Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie (8); Remington College-Fort Worth Campus (12); Texas Christian University (2); The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth (7).
Questions about college near Dalworthington Gardens
Is Dalworthington Gardens a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Dalworthington Gardens residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Arlington Baptist University, is 3.6 miles away in Arlington.
What colleges are near Dalworthington Gardens?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tarrant County College District (11.6 miles, 35,078 students on campus), The University of Texas at Arlington (3.9 miles, 31,253) and Texas Christian University (12.2 miles, 12,462).
What is the closest community college to Dalworthington Gardens, and what does it cost?
Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, 11.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,863 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $4,337, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The University of Texas at Arlington cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $11,950 a year in-state and $29,582 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,893 (under $30,000 income) to $24,692 (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 Dalworthington Gardens. 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 →