McMurdie-White Farmstead · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Utah State University is 14.2 miles from Avon
No college sits inside Avon’s boundary, but Utah State University’s campus in Logan, with 23,699 students on campus, is 14.2 miles from the center of town, and Ensign College is 53 miles away in Salt Lake City. About 6% of Avon’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah (8%).
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 Avon. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Avon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Avon
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Avon.
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 Over $110k, where Avon’s median household income ($114,261) 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 Avon: 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 Avon
Is Avon a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Avon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Utah (8). The nearest campus, Utah State University, is 14.2 miles away in Logan.
What colleges are near Avon?
Within 15 miles: Utah State University (14.2 miles, 23,699 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Avon, and what does it cost?
Ensign College in Salt Lake City, 53 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,004 a year for Utah residents; the federal net price, $10,824, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Utah State University cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $9,228 a year in-state and $24,802 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,057 (under $30,000 income) to $19,169 (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 Avon. 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 →