Texas Woman's University is 12.7 miles from Savannah
No college sits inside Savannah’s boundary, but Texas Woman's University’s campus in Denton, with 9,671 students on campus, is 12.7 miles from the center of town, and Collin County Community College District is 16.2 miles away in McKinney. About 4% of Savannah’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 Savannah. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Savannah
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Savannah
One private college within 14.8 miles, and two public colleges within 13.9 miles.
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 Savannah’s median household income ($142,868) 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 Savannah: 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 Savannah
Is Savannah a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Savannah residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Texas Woman's University, is 12.7 miles away in Denton.
What colleges are near Savannah?
Within 15 miles: Texas Woman's University (12.7 miles, 9,671 students on campus), the University of North Texas (13.9 miles, 41,430) and The Chicago School at Dallas (14.8 miles, 177).
What is the closest community college to Savannah, and what does it cost?
Collin County Community College District in McKinney, 16.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,014 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $8,969, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Texas Woman's University cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $8,640 a year in-state and $18,480 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,948 (under $30,000 income) to $19,093 (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 Savannah. 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 →