Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Rocky Vista University is 2.3 miles from Foxfield
No college sits inside Foxfield’s boundary, but Rocky Vista University’s campus in Parker, with 1,574 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Aurora is 9 miles away in Aurora. About 5% of Foxfield’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado (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 Foxfield. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Foxfield
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Foxfield
10 private colleges within 13.5 miles, one public college within 11.2 miles, and two community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Foxfield’s median household income ($200,938) 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 within 15 miles of Foxfield: 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: Concorde Career College-Aurora (2); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (8).
Questions about college near Foxfield
Is Foxfield a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Foxfield residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Colorado (6). The nearest campus, Rocky Vista University, is 2.3 miles away in Parker.
What colleges are near Foxfield?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (11.2 miles, 18,774 students on campus), Arapahoe Community College (12.5 miles, 11,756) and the University of Denver (11.3 miles, 10,402).
What is the closest community college to Foxfield, and what does it cost?
Community College of Aurora in Aurora, 9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,470 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $8,656, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus cost if we live in Colorado?
Tuition and fees are $10,383 a year in-state and $29,391 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,743 (under $30,000 income) to $22,475 (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 Foxfield. 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 →