Photo: Jeremy Reeder · CC BY-SA 3.0Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine is 5 miles from Kuna
No college sits inside Kuna’s boundary, but Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine’s campus in Meridian, with 626 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and College of Western Idaho is 8.1 miles away in Nampa. About 4% of Kuna’s residents are enrolled in college, below Idaho (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 Kuna. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Kuna
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Kuna
Five private colleges within 10.8 miles, one public college within 11.4 miles, and College of Western Idaho 8.1 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Kuna’s median household income ($96,219) 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 Kuna: 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-Boise (2).
Questions about college near Kuna
Is Kuna a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Kuna residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Idaho (6). The nearest campus, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, is 5 miles away in Meridian.
What colleges are near Kuna?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Boise State University (11.4 miles, 21,841 students on campus), College of Western Idaho (8.1 miles, 8,005) and Northwest Nazarene University (8.5 miles, 1,310).
What is the closest community college to Kuna, and what does it cost?
College of Western Idaho in Nampa, 8.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,446 a year for Idaho residents; the federal net price, $8,500, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Boise State University cost if we live in Idaho?
Tuition and fees are $9,048 a year in-state and $27,788 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $18,165 (under $30,000 income) to $25,893 (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 Kuna. 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 →