Canyon de Chelly National Monument · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0Dine College is 14.2 miles from Del Muerto
No college sits inside Del Muerto’s boundary, but Dine College’s campus in Tsaile, with 650 students on campus, is 14.2 miles from the center of town, and Northland Pioneer College is 95.5 miles away in Holbrook. About 6% of Del Muerto’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arizona (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 Del Muerto. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Del Muerto
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Del Muerto
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Del Muerto.
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 Under $30k, where Del Muerto’s median household income ($29,478) 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 Del Muerto
Is Del Muerto a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Del Muerto residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arizona (6). The nearest campus, Dine College, is 14.2 miles away in Tsaile.
What colleges are near Del Muerto?
Within 15 miles: Dine College (14.2 miles, 650 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Del Muerto, and what does it cost?
Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, 95.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,232 a year for Arizona residents; the federal net price, $9,240, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northland Pioneer College cost if we live in Arizona?
Tuition and fees are $2,232 a year in-state and $10,320 from out of state.
Neighbors talk college
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 Del Muerto. 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 →