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Colleges in and near Rock Springs

The University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus is 10 miles from Rock Springs

No college sits inside Rock Springs’ boundary, but the University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus’s campus in Gallup, with 1,509 students on campus, is 10 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Rock Springs’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Rock Springs. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
1,509 students on campus
Nearest college
10 mi
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NM (6%)
Nearest community college
10 mi
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · $2,906 tuition
Nearest public university
38.8 mi
Navajo Technical University · $4,346 in-state
Median household income
$97K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Rock Springs

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 10 miles awayThe University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus has 1,509 students on campus in Gallup, 20% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Navajo Technical UniversityLiving in New Mexico, Navajo Technical University charges $4,346 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as New Mexico (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Rock Springs

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Rock Springs.

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University or collegeCommunity college
University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusCommunity college · Public · 1,509 on campus · 10 mi · Gallup$5knet price20%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $2,906 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Rock Springs’ median household income ($97,155) falls.

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus10 mi · Gallup · sticker $11,620 · tuition $2,906$9,383a year
Navajo Technical University38.8 mi · Crownpoint · sticker $13,049$10,221a year

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.

Outcomes

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.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusNavajo Technical University
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus20% graduate$45k earnings*$18k typical debt
Navajo Technical University12% graduate$26k earnings

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-Gallup Campus (5).

Questions about college near Rock Springs

Is Rock Springs a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Rock Springs residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, the University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus, is 10 miles away in Gallup.

What colleges are near Rock Springs?

Within 15 miles: the University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (10 miles, 1,509 students on campus).

What is the closest community college to Rock Springs, and what does it cost?

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus in Gallup, 10 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,906 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $4,868, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Navajo Technical University cost if we live in New Mexico?

Tuition and fees are $4,346 a year in-state and $4,346 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,293 (under $30,000 income) to $10,821 (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 Rock Springs. 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 →