Universal is home to Northeast Lakeview College
Northeast Lakeview College has about 6,030 students on campus. 18 more colleges are within 30 miles.
What stands out about college in Universal
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Universal’s median household income ($75K) falls.
Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.
More colleges near Universal
Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Universal, beyond its own.
8 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.
The college in Universal
Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.
Northeast Lakeview College campus · Directions
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. Universal’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.
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.
What students study in Universal
Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.
Biggest programs
What it’s like to live in Universal
How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.
7 of every 100 Universal residents are in college (TX: 6).
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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 Universal. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.