Ammie Wilson House · Photo: Susan Bartley · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of Texas at Dallas is 4.6 miles from Plano
The Chicago School at Dallas (177 students on campus) is inside the city, and The University of Texas at Dallas (29,930) is 4.6 miles from the center, just over the line in Richardson. About 6% of Plano’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 Plano. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Plano
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Plano
11 private colleges within 14.5 miles, one public college within 4.6 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 Plano’s median household income ($112,253) 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 Plano: 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: Concorde Career College-Dallas (2); MediaTech Institute-Dallas (2).
Questions about college in Plano
Is Plano a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Plano residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The largest campus in the city, The Chicago School at Dallas, has 177 students on campus.
What colleges are in Plano?
The Chicago School at Dallas is inside the city. The University of Texas at Dallas is 4.6 miles from the center, in Richardson, and Remington College-Dallas Campus is 9.6 miles away in Dallas.
What is the closest community college to Plano, and what does it cost?
Remington College-Dallas Campus in Dallas, 9.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $15,025 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $29,805, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The University of Texas at Dallas cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $14,644 a year in-state and $40,144 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,814 (under $30,000 income) to $26,596 (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 Plano. 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 →