Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Holy Family University is 3.4 miles from Beverly
No college sits inside Beverly’s boundary, but Holy Family University’s campus in Philadelphia, with 2,606 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town, and Rowan College at Burlington County is 6.6 miles away in Mount Laurel. About 8% of Beverly’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (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 Beverly. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Beverly
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Beverly
14 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 13.7 miles, and five 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 $75–110k, where Beverly’s median household income ($89,458) 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 Beverly: 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: Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3).
Questions about college near Beverly
Is Beverly a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Beverly residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Holy Family University, is 3.4 miles away in Philadelphia.
What colleges are near Beverly?
20 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (13.7 miles, 27,767 students on campus), Thomas Jefferson University (14.9 miles, 7,162) and Community College of Philadelphia (14.7 miles, 6,659).
What is the closest community college to Beverly, and what does it cost?
Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel, 6.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,990 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $5,344, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rutgers University-Camden cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $17,764 a year in-state and $37,276 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,797 (under $30,000 income) to $30,639 (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 Beverly. 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 →