Photo: National Trails Office (US National Park Service) · Public domainSanta Fe Community College is 4 miles from Agua Fria
No college sits inside Agua Fria’s boundary, but Santa Fe Community College’s campus in Santa Fe, with 2,161 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Agua Fria’s residents are enrolled in college, below New Mexico (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 Agua Fria. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Agua Fria
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Agua Fria
One private college within 5.8 miles, one public college within 5.2 miles, and Santa Fe Community College 4 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 $48–75k, where Agua Fria’s median household income ($65,101) 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 Agua Fria: 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 Agua Fria
Is Agua Fria a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Agua Fria residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, Santa Fe Community College, is 4 miles away in Santa Fe.
What colleges are near Agua Fria?
Within 15 miles: Santa Fe Community College (4 miles, 2,161 students on campus), Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (5.2 miles, 700) and St. John's College (5.8 miles, 409).
What is the closest community college to Agua Fria, and what does it cost?
Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, 4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,851 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $11,067, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development cost if we live in New Mexico?
Tuition and fees are $5,920 a year in-state and $5,920 from out of state.
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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 Agua Fria. 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 →