Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0The University of Nevada-Reno is 5 miles from Sun Valley
No college sits inside Sun Valley’s boundary, but the University of Nevada-Reno’s campus in Reno, with 20,347 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Truckee Meadows Community College is 2.9 miles away in Reno. About 4% of Sun Valley’s residents are enrolled in college, below Nevada (5%).
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 Sun Valley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sun Valley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sun Valley
One private college within 10.2 miles, one public college within 5 miles, and Truckee Meadows Community College 2.9 miles away.
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 $75–110k, where Sun Valley’s median household income ($77,446) 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?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Sun Valley: 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: Carrington College-Reno (2).
Questions about college near Sun Valley
Is Sun Valley a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Sun Valley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Nevada (5). The nearest campus, Truckee Meadows Community College, is 2.9 miles away in Reno.
What colleges are near Sun Valley?
Within 15 miles: Truckee Meadows Community College (2.9 miles, 7,018 students on campus), the University of Nevada-Reno (5 miles, 20,347) and Carrington College-Reno (10.2 miles, 500).
What is the closest community college to Sun Valley, and what does it cost?
Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,352 a year for Nevada residents; the federal net price, $8,312, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Truckee Meadows Community College cost if we live in Nevada?
Tuition and fees are $3,352 a year in-state and $12,018 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,771 (under $30,000 income) to $13,236 (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 Sun Valley. 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 →