Washington State University is 11.3 miles from Colton
No college sits inside Colton’s boundary, but Washington State University’s campus in Pullman, with 22,360 students on campus, is 11.3 miles from the center of town, and Walla Walla Community College is 64.4 miles away in Walla Walla. About 5% of Colton’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington (6%).
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 Colton. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Colton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Colton
One private college within 12.8 miles, and three public colleges within 12.3 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 Over $110k, where Colton’s median household income ($123,750) 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 Colton: 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 Colton
Is Colton a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Colton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Washington (6). The nearest campus, Washington State University, is 11.3 miles away in Pullman.
What colleges are near Colton?
Within 15 miles: Washington State University (11.3 miles, 22,360 students on campus), Lewis-Clark State College (11.8 miles, 2,936), the University of Idaho (12.3 miles, 10,452) and New Saint Andrews College (12.8 miles, 326).
What is the closest community college to Colton, and what does it cost?
Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, 64.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,279 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $9,406, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Washington State University cost if we live in Washington?
Tuition and fees are $13,391 a year in-state and $29,950 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,074 (under $30,000 income) to $24,726 (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 Colton. 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 →