Baylor University is 11.5 miles from Riesel
No college sits inside Riesel’s boundary, but Baylor University’s campus in Waco, with 17,651 students on campus, is 11.5 miles from the center of town, and Texas State Technical College is 14.1 miles away in Waco. About 7% of Riesel’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 Riesel. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Riesel
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Riesel
Two private colleges within 11.7 miles, and Texas State Technical College 14.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Navarro College, is 49.2 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 $75–110k, where Riesel’s median household income ($98,063) 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: Southern Careers Institute-Waco (8).
Questions about college near Riesel
Is Riesel a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Riesel residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, Baylor University, is 11.5 miles away in Waco.
What colleges are near Riesel?
Within 15 miles: Baylor University (11.5 miles, 17,651 students on campus), Southern Careers Institute-Waco (11.7 miles, 205) and Texas State Technical College (14.1 miles, 7,673).
What is the closest community college to Riesel, and what does it cost?
Texas State Technical College in Waco, 14.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,212 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $13,508, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Navarro College cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $3,008 a year in-state and $6,578 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,283 (under $30,000 income) to $18,257 (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 Riesel. 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 →