Idaho State University is 6.3 miles from Tyhee
No college sits inside Tyhee’s boundary, but Idaho State University’s campus in Pocatello, with 10,140 students on campus, is 6.3 miles from the center of town, and College of Eastern Idaho is 43.7 miles away in Idaho Falls. About 10% of Tyhee’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 Tyhee. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tyhee
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tyhee
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Tyhee.
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 Tyhee’s median household income ($93,125) 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 Tyhee: 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 Tyhee
Is Tyhee a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 Tyhee residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Idaho (6). The nearest campus, Idaho State University, is 6.3 miles away in Pocatello.
What colleges are near Tyhee?
Within 15 miles: Idaho State University (6.3 miles, 10,140 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Tyhee, and what does it cost?
College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, 43.7 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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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 Tyhee. 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 →