Photo: Asaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest college is 18.1 miles from Rowe
No college is within 15 miles of Rowe. The nearest is St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM (409 students on campus); Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe is 20 miles away and Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development 20.1 miles.
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 Rowe. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rowe
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Rowe
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college and public university, priced below.
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 nearest college, the nearest community college and the nearest public university. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Rowe’s median household income ($115,976) 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?
The same three colleges: 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 Rowe
What is the closest college to Rowe?
St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM, 18.1 miles in a straight line from the center of Rowe. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Rowe, and what does it cost?
Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, 20 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.
How many Rowe residents are in college?
About 0 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below New Mexico (6). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
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 Rowe. 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 →