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Colleges in and near DeSoto

The University of North Texas at Dallas is 5.4 miles from DeSoto

No college sits inside DeSoto’s boundary, but the University of North Texas at Dallas’s campus in Dallas, with 2,889 students on campus, is 5.4 miles from the center of town, and Dallas College is 12.2 miles away in Dallas. About 6% of DeSoto’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 DeSoto. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
11
54,429 students on campus
Nearest college
5.4 mi
University of North Texas at Dallas
Residents in college
6%
About the same as TX (6%)
Nearest community college
12.2 mi
Dallas College · $2,730 tuition
Nearest public university
5.4 mi
University of North Texas at Dallas · $9,595 in-state
Median household income
$83K
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What stands out about college from DeSoto

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 5.4 miles awayThe University of North Texas at Dallas has 2,889 students on campus in Dallas, 42% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at University of North Texas at DallasLiving in Texas, the University of North Texas at Dallas charges $9,595 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $21,894. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 12.2 miles awayDallas College in Dallas: tuition and fees $2,730 a year for Texas residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of DeSoto

Eight private colleges within 14.4 miles, two public colleges within 14.8 miles, and Dallas College 12.2 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miDallas CollegeDallas Baptist UniversityUniversity of North Texas at DallasDeSoto
University or collegeCommunity college
University of North Texas at DallasUniversity or college · Public · 2,889 on campus · 5.4 mi · Dallas84%admitted$6knet price42%graduatePaul Quinn CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 205 on campus · 8.3 mi · Dallas · mostly online40%admitted$13knet price27%graduate$29kearnings66% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Dallas Baptist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,479 on campus · 9.1 mi · Dallas89%admitted$29knet price57%graduate$57kearningsDallas CollegeCommunity college · Public · 40,731 on campus · 12.2 mi · Dallas$3knet price32%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $2,730 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieUniversity or college · For-profit · 285 on campus · 12.3 mi · Grand Prairie100%admitted$31knet price55%graduate$41kearningsLincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,330 on campus · 13.3 mi · Grand Prairie$33knet price73%graduate$46kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Nelson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,053 on campus · 13.5 mi · Waxahachie89%admitted$22knet price42%graduate$46kearningsWade CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 205 on campus · 14.1 mi · Dallas$21knet price54%graduate$37kearningsCriswell CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 144 on campus · 14.3 mi · Dallas100%admitted$22knet price50%graduate$43kearningsDallas Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,607 on campus · 14.4 mi · DallasGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterUniversity or college · Public · 2,501 on campus · 14.8 mi · Dallas$77kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where DeSoto’s median household income ($82,782) falls.

Dallas College12.2 mi · Dallas · sticker $9,704 · tuition $2,730$7,185a year
University of North Texas at Dallas5.4 mi · Dallas · sticker $20,064$14,171a year
Paul Quinn College8.3 mi · Dallas · mostly online · sticker $23,587$15,230a year
Nelson University13.5 mi · Waxahachie · sticker $34,504$23,883a year
Criswell College14.3 mi · Dallas · sticker $27,748$23,900a year
Wade College14.1 mi · Dallas · sticker $25,506$25,506a year
Dallas Baptist University9.1 mi · Dallas · sticker $52,716$28,242a year
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie12.3 mi · Grand Prairie · sticker $35,571$35,571a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie13.3 mi · Grand Prairie · sticker $38,036$36,433a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of DeSoto: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Paul Quinn CollegeDallas Baptist UniversityDallas CollegeConcorde Career College-Grand PrairieLincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieNelson University
Dallas College32% graduate$42k earnings$10k typical debt
Dallas Baptist University57% graduate$57k earnings$22k typical debt
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie73% graduate$46k earnings*$12k typical debt
Nelson University42% graduate$46k earnings$25k typical debt
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie55% graduate$41k earnings$10k typical debt
Paul Quinn College27% graduate$29k earnings$23k typical debt
Wade College54% graduate$37k earnings$23k typical debt
Criswell College50% graduate$43k earnings$25k typical debt

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).

Questions about college near DeSoto

Is DeSoto a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 DeSoto residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Texas at Dallas, is 5.4 miles away in Dallas.

What colleges are near DeSoto?

11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Dallas College (12.2 miles, 40,731 students on campus), Dallas Baptist University (9.1 miles, 3,479) and the University of North Texas at Dallas (5.4 miles, 2,889).

What is the closest community college to DeSoto, and what does it cost?

Dallas College in Dallas, 12.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,730 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $3,214, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of North Texas at Dallas cost if we live in Texas?

Tuition and fees are $9,595 a year in-state and $21,894 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,713 (under $30,000 income) to $16,040 (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 DeSoto. 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 →