Photo: Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is 3.8 miles from Sandy
No college sits inside Sandy’s boundary, but Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences’s campus in Draper, with 1,865 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Salt Lake Community College is 8.4 miles away in Salt Lake City. About 5% of Sandy’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 Sandy. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Sandy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Sandy
Seven private colleges within 14 miles, one public college within 13.2 miles, and two community colleges.
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 Sandy’s median household income ($112,176) 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 Sandy: 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: Eagle Gate College-Murray (3); Fortis College-Salt Lake City (3).
Questions about college near Sandy
Is Sandy a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Sandy residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Utah (8). The nearest campus, Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, is 3.8 miles away in Draper.
What colleges are near Sandy?
9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Utah (13.2 miles, 33,034 students on campus), Salt Lake Community College (8.4 miles, 21,696) and Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (3.8 miles, 1,865).
What is the closest community college to Sandy, and what does it cost?
Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, 8.4 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 the University of Utah cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $9,620 a year in-state and $30,860 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,123 (under $30,000 income) to $21,533 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Sandy. 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 →