The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is 9.6 miles from Rendon
No college sits inside Rendon’s boundary, but The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s campus in Fort Worth, with 1,351 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town, and Tarrant County College District is 13.6 miles away in Fort Worth. About 5% of Rendon’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 Rendon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rendon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rendon
Seven private colleges within 13.6 miles, two public colleges within 14.1 miles, and Tarrant County College District 13.6 miles away.
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 Rendon’s median household income ($117,888) 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 Rendon: 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: Texas Christian University (2); Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie (8).
Questions about college near Rendon
Is Rendon a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Rendon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is 9.6 miles away in Fort Worth.
What colleges are near Rendon?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Tarrant County College District (13.6 miles, 35,078 students on campus), The University of Texas at Arlington (12.6 miles, 31,253) and Texas Christian University (11.7 miles, 12,462).
What is the closest community college to Rendon, and what does it cost?
Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, 13.6 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 Rendon. 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 →