Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Amberton University is 13.1 miles from Rockwall
No college sits inside Rockwall’s boundary, but Amberton University’s campus in Garland, with 246 students on campus, is 13.1 miles from the center of town, and Southwestern Christian College is 15.4 miles away in Terrell. About 5% of Rockwall’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Rockwall. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rockwall
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rockwall
One private college within 13.1 miles. The nearest public four-year college, The University of Texas at Dallas, is 18.6 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Rockwall’s median household income ($115,580) 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.
Questions about college near Rockwall
Is Rockwall a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Rockwall residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Amberton University, is 13.1 miles away in Garland.
What colleges are near Rockwall?
Within 15 miles: Amberton University (13.1 miles, 246 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Rockwall, and what does it cost?
Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, 15.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $14,638 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $18,562, 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.
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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 Rockwall. 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 →