Photo: David · CC BY 2.0The University of New Mexico-Taos Campus is 2.9 miles from Ranchos de Taos
No college sits inside Ranchos de Taos’ boundary, but the University of New Mexico-Taos Campus’s campus in Ranchos de Taos, with 720 students on campus, is 2.9 miles from the center of town. About 1% of Ranchos de Taos’ 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 Ranchos de Taos. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Ranchos de Taos
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Ranchos de Taos
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Ranchos de Taos.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Ranchos de Taos.
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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (5).
Questions about college near Ranchos de Taos
Is Ranchos de Taos a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Ranchos de Taos residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, the University of New Mexico-Taos Campus, is 2.9 miles away in Ranchos de Taos.
What colleges are near Ranchos de Taos?
Within 15 miles: the University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (2.9 miles, 720 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Ranchos de Taos, and what does it cost?
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus in Ranchos de Taos, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,136 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $9,165, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northern New Mexico College cost if we live in New Mexico?
Tuition and fees are $6,400 a year in-state and $14,328 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 Ranchos de Taos. 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 →