Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0North American University is 11.3 miles from Richmond
No college sits inside Richmond’s boundary, but North American University’s campus in Stafford, with 573 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Houston Community College is 25.6 miles away in Houston. About 6% of Richmond’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 Richmond. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Richmond
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Richmond
Two private colleges within 12.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is 23 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Richmond’s median household income ($50,337) 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: 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: Fortis College (4).
Questions about college near Richmond
Is Richmond a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Richmond residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, North American University, is 11.3 miles away in Stafford.
What colleges are near Richmond?
Within 15 miles: North American University (11.3 miles, 573 students on campus) and Fortis College (12.5 miles, 357).
What is the closest community college to Richmond, and what does it cost?
Houston Community College in Houston, 25.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,040 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $5,737, counts housing and food at full cost.
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 Richmond. 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 →