Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near McKinney: 1  The University of Texas at Dallas (about 16 miles; Richardson, TX; Full-time enrollment: 16,777) 2  Richland College (about 20 miles; Dallas, TX; FT enrollment: 11,617) 3  Brookhaven College (about 23 miles; Farmers Branch, TX; FT enrollment: 6,868)