New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is 10.6 miles from San Antonio
No college sits inside San Antonio’s boundary, but New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s campus in Socorro, with 1,599 students on campus, is 10.6 miles from the center of town, and University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus is 56.9 miles away in Los Lunas. About 0% of San Antonio’s 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 San Antonio. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from San Antonio
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of San Antonio
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from San Antonio.
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 Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for San Antonio.
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 San Antonio: 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 San Antonio
Is San Antonio a college town?
No. About 0 of every 100 San Antonio residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, is 10.6 miles away in Socorro.
What colleges are near San Antonio?
Within 15 miles: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (10.6 miles, 1,599 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to San Antonio, and what does it cost?
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus in Los Lunas, 56.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,878 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $5,714, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology cost if we live in New Mexico?
Tuition and fees are $9,476 a year in-state and $27,247 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,136 (under $30,000 income) to $13,464 (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 San Antonio. 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 →