Nelson University is 7.2 miles from Oak Leaf
No college sits inside Oak Leaf’s boundary, but Nelson University’s campus in Waxahachie, with 1,053 students on campus, is 7.2 miles from the center of town, and Dallas College is 18.1 miles away in Dallas. About 8% of Oak Leaf’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 Oak Leaf. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Oak Leaf
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Oak Leaf
Three private colleges within 15 miles, and one public college within 10.8 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 Oak Leaf’s median household income ($131,806) 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 Oak Leaf: 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 Oak Leaf
Is Oak Leaf a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Oak Leaf residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Nelson University, is 7.2 miles away in Waxahachie.
What colleges are near Oak Leaf?
Within 15 miles: Nelson University (7.2 miles, 1,053 students on campus), the University of North Texas at Dallas (10.8 miles, 2,889), Paul Quinn College (13 miles, 205) and Dallas Baptist University (15 miles, 3,479).
What is the closest community college to Oak Leaf, and what does it cost?
Dallas College in Dallas, 18.1 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 Oak Leaf. 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 →