The University of Nevada-Reno is 11.1 miles from Verdi
No college sits inside Verdi’s boundary, but the University of Nevada-Reno’s campus in Reno, with 20,347 students on campus, is 11.1 miles from the center of town, and Lake Tahoe Community College is 41.6 miles away in South Lake Tahoe. About 0% of Verdi’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).
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 Verdi. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Verdi
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Verdi
One private college within 13.4 miles, one public college within 11.1 miles, and Truckee Meadows Community College 12.4 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, California State University-Chico, is 97.9 miles away.
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; the Census has no median household income for Verdi.
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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Carrington College-Reno (2).
Questions about college near Verdi
Is Verdi a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 Verdi residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, the University of Nevada-Reno, is 11.1 miles away in Reno.
What colleges are near Verdi?
Within 15 miles: the University of Nevada-Reno (11.1 miles, 20,347 students on campus), Truckee Meadows Community College (12.4 miles, 7,018) and Carrington College-Reno (13.4 miles, 500).
What is the closest community college to Verdi, and what does it cost?
Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe, 41.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,131 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $8,516, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does California State University-Chico cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $8,472 a year in-state and $21,072 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,902 (under $30,000 income) to $23,566 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Verdi. 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 →