Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Grundy is home to Appalachian School of Law
Appalachian School of Law (140 students on campus) is inside the town. About 2% of Grundy’s residents are enrolled in college, below Virginia (7%).
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 Grundy. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Grundy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Grundy
Two private colleges within 6.2 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of Virginia's College at Wise, is 32.8 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Grundy’s median household income ($40,804) 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: 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 in Grundy
Is Grundy a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Grundy residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Virginia (7). The largest campus in the town, Appalachian School of Law, has 140 students on campus.
What colleges are in Grundy?
Appalachian School of Law is inside the town. Southwest Virginia Community College is 24.4 miles away in Cedar Bluff.
What is the closest community college to Grundy, and what does it cost?
Southwest Virginia Community College in Cedar Bluff, 24.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,075 a year for Virginia residents; the federal net price, $6,005, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Virginia's College at Wise cost if we live in Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $11,780 a year in-state and $28,010 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,891 (under $30,000 income) to $16,176 (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 Grundy. 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 →