Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0New Saint Andrews College is 12.8 miles from Palouse
No college sits inside Palouse’s boundary, but New Saint Andrews College’s campus in Moscow, with 326 students on campus, is 12.8 miles from the center of town, and Spokane Community College is 54.4 miles away in Spokane. About 6% of Palouse’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 Palouse. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Palouse
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Palouse
One private college within 12.8 miles, and two public colleges within 13 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 Palouse’s median household income ($88,750) 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 Palouse: 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 Palouse
Is Palouse a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Palouse residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Washington (6). The nearest campus, New Saint Andrews College, is 12.8 miles away in Moscow.
What colleges are near Palouse?
Within 15 miles: New Saint Andrews College (12.8 miles, 326 students on campus), Washington State University (13 miles, 22,360) and the University of Idaho (13 miles, 10,452).
What is the closest community college to Palouse, and what does it cost?
Spokane Community College in Spokane, 54.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,461 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $5,473, 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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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 Palouse. 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 →