The nearest college is 23.4 miles from St. Michaels
No college is within 15 miles of St. Michaels. The nearest is University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus in Gallup, NM (1,509 students on campus); Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook is 77.6 miles away and Northland Pioneer College 77.6 miles.
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 St. Michaels. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from St. Michaels
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to St. Michaels
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where St. Michaels’ median household income ($65,556) 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?
The same two colleges: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (5).
Questions about college near St. Michaels
What is the closest college to St. Michaels?
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus in Gallup, NM, 23.4 miles in a straight line from the center of St. Michaels. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to St. Michaels, and what does it cost?
Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, 77.6 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.
How many St. Michaels residents are in college?
About 1 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Arizona (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
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 St. Michaels. 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 →