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Colleges near Frisco · College Scorecard

No college in Frisco, but 27 within 30 miles

The closest is The Chicago School at Dallas in Plano, 9.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
9.3 mi
The Chicago School at Dallas
Within 30 miles
27
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
12.7 mi
The Chicago School-College of Nursing
Students nearby
174,317
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
6%
TX 6%

College from Frisco

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Frisco

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Frisco.

The Chicago School at DallasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Plano
9.3 mi177 students
Collin County Community College DistrictUniversity or college · Public · McKinney
10.6 mi30,279 students
Galen Health Institutes-DallasUniversity or college · For-profit · Richardson
11.5 mi554 students
The University of Texas at DallasUniversity or college · Public · Richardson
12.5 mi29,930 students
The Chicago School-College of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Richardson
12.7 mi2 students
West Coast University-TexasUniversity or college · For-profit · Richardson
13.5 mi1,011 students
Arizona College of Nursing-DallasUniversity or college · For-profit · Dallas
16.5 mi383 students
University of Phoenix-TexasUniversity or college · For-profit · Dallas
16.7 mi2 students
Dallas Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Farmers Branch
17.1 mi237 students
Strayer University-TexasUniversity or college · For-profit · Farmers Branch
17.3 mi10 students

17 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Frisco: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Collin County Community College DistrictThe University of Texas at DallasThe Chicago School-College of Nursing
Collin County Community College District20% graduate$49k earnings$8k typical debt
The University of Texas at Dallas76% graduate$68k earnings$18k typical debt
The Chicago School-College of Nursing25% graduate$57k earnings$20k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Frisco. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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