Ashton-Driggs House · Photo: Aliciaqb · CC BY-SA 3.0Utah Valley University is 6.4 miles from Pleasant Grove
No college sits inside Pleasant Grove’s boundary, but Utah Valley University’s campus in Orem, with 38,353 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Salt Lake Community College is 23.3 miles away in Salt Lake City. About 7% of Pleasant Grove’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Pleasant Grove. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Pleasant Grove
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Pleasant Grove
Five private colleges within 13.4 miles, and one public college within 6.4 miles.
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 Pleasant Grove’s median household income ($101,073) 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 Pleasant Grove: 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: Provo College (2).
Questions about college near Pleasant Grove
Is Pleasant Grove a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Pleasant Grove residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Utah (8). The nearest campus, Utah Valley University, is 6.4 miles away in Orem.
What colleges are near Pleasant Grove?
Within 15 miles: Utah Valley University (6.4 miles, 38,353 students on campus), Careers Unlimited (6.6 miles, 118), Provo College (9.2 miles, 704), Brigham Young University (9.6 miles, 34,275), Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (12 miles, 1,071) and Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (13.4 miles, 1,865).
What is the closest community college to Pleasant Grove, and what does it cost?
Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, 23.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,426 a year for Utah residents; the federal net price, $9,804, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Utah Valley University cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $6,507 a year in-state and $18,489 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,904 (under $30,000 income) to $13,297 (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 Pleasant Grove. 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 →