The nearest college is 17.3 miles from Reno
No college is within 15 miles of Reno. The nearest is The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth in Fort Worth, TX (1,025 students on campus); Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth is 18.7 miles away and University of North Texas Health Science Center 17.9 miles.
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 Reno. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Reno
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Reno
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Reno’s median household income ($96,118) 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?
The same three colleges: 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: The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth (7).
Questions about college near Reno
What is the closest college to Reno?
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth in Fort Worth, TX, 17.3 miles in a straight line from the center of Reno. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Reno, and what does it cost?
Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, 18.7 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 many Reno residents are in college?
About 9 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
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 Reno. 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 →