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Colleges in and near White Rock

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus is 8.2 miles from White Rock

No college sits inside White Rock’s boundary, but the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus’s campus in Los Alamos, with 226 students on campus, is 8.2 miles from the center of town. About 6% of White Rock’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 White Rock. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
226 students on campus
Nearest college
8.2 mi
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NM (6%)
Nearest community college
8.2 mi
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus · $2,214 tuition
Nearest public university
15.2 mi
Northern New Mexico College · $6,400 in-state
Median household income
$157K
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What stands out about college from White Rock

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

A community college 8.2 miles awayThe University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus has 226 students on campus in Los Alamos, 22% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Northern New Mexico CollegeLiving in New Mexico, Northern New Mexico College charges $6,400 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $14,328. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.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 White Rock

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

5 mi10 mi15 miWhite Rock
University or collegeCommunity college
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusCommunity college · Public · 226 on campus · 8.2 mi · Los Alamos$13knet price22%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $2,214 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 Over $110k, where White Rock’s median household income ($156,639) falls.

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus8.2 mi · Los Alamos · sticker $17,783 · tuition $2,214$17,783a year
Northern New Mexico College15.2 mi · Espanola · sticker $19,702—a 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-Los Alamos CampusNorthern New Mexico College
Northern New Mexico College29% graduate$38k earnings$6k typical debt
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus22% graduate$45k earnings*$18k typical debt

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-Los Alamos Campus (5).

Questions about college near White Rock

Is White Rock a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 White Rock residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Mexico (6). The nearest campus, the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus, is 8.2 miles away in Los Alamos.

What colleges are near White Rock?

Within 15 miles: the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus (8.2 miles, 226 students on campus).

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

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus in Los Alamos, 8.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $2,214 a year for New Mexico residents; the federal net price, $13,470, 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 White Rock. 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 →