Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0New Saint Andrews College is 14.1 miles from Potlatch
No college sits inside Potlatch’s boundary, but New Saint Andrews College’s campus in Moscow, with 326 students on campus, is 14.1 miles from the center of town, and North Idaho College is 52.2 miles away in Coeur d'Alene. About 4% of Potlatch’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Potlatch. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Potlatch
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Potlatch
One private college within 14.1 miles, and one public college within 14.6 miles.
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 Potlatch’s median household income ($76,607) 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 Potlatch: 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 Potlatch
Is Potlatch a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Potlatch residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Idaho (6). The nearest campus, New Saint Andrews College, is 14.1 miles away in Moscow.
What colleges are near Potlatch?
Within 15 miles: New Saint Andrews College (14.1 miles, 326 students on campus) and the University of Idaho (14.6 miles, 10,452).
What is the closest community college to Potlatch, and what does it cost?
North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, 52.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,396 a year for Idaho residents; the federal net price, $10,575, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Idaho cost if we live in Idaho?
Tuition and fees are $9,084 a year in-state and $28,320 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,270 (under $30,000 income) to $18,791 (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 Potlatch. 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 →