Jefferson County Courthouse · Photo: UltraSparky · CC BY-SA 3.0Brigham Young University-Idaho is 12 miles from Rigby
No college sits inside Rigby’s boundary, but Brigham Young University-Idaho’s campus in Rexburg, with 19,843 students on campus, is 12 miles from the center of town, and College of Eastern Idaho is 13.5 miles away in Idaho Falls. About 3% of Rigby’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 Rigby. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rigby
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rigby
Two private colleges within 14 miles, and College of Eastern Idaho 13.5 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Idaho State University, is 61.7 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 $75–110k, where Rigby’s median household income ($85,056) 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: 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 Rigby
Is Rigby a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Rigby residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Idaho (6). The nearest campus, Brigham Young University-Idaho, is 12 miles away in Rexburg.
What colleges are near Rigby?
Within 15 miles: Brigham Young University-Idaho (12 miles, 19,843 students on campus), College of Eastern Idaho (13.5 miles, 1,934) and Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus (14 miles, 245).
What is the closest community college to Rigby, and what does it cost?
College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, 13.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,390 a year for Idaho residents; the federal net price, $8,778, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Idaho State University cost if we live in Idaho?
Tuition and fees are $8,610 a year in-state and $27,720 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,593 (under $30,000 income) to $16,288 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Rigby. 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 →