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Colleges in and near Brooklawn

Rutgers University-Camden is 4.7 miles from Brooklawn

No college sits inside Brooklawn’s boundary, but Rutgers University-Camden’s campus in Camden, with 4,552 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town, and Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus is 6.8 miles away in Sewell. About 8% of Brooklawn’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Rutgers University-Camden

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 Brooklawn. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
31
152,584 students on campus
Nearest college
4.7 mi
Rutgers University-Camden
Residents in college
8%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6.8 mi
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · $5,160 tuition
Nearest public university
4.7 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$59K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Brooklawn

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 4.7 miles awayRutgers University-Camden has 4,552 students on campus in Camden, 67% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Rutgers University-CamdenLiving in New Jersey, Rutgers University-Camden charges $17,764 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $37,276. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 6.8 miles awayRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Sewell: tuition and fees $5,160 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 8% of residentsAbout the same as New Jersey (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Brooklawn

24 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 11.8 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityBrooklawn
University or collegeCommunity college
Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 4.7 mi · Camden66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Thomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 5.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 5.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted96%graduatePennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 6 mi · Philadelphia, PA56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 6.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 6.8 mi · Sewell$12knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,160 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia, PA43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 7.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsCamden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 7.8 mi · Blackwood$6knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 9.7 mi · Essington, PA$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 10 mi · Philadelphia, PA$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 10.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 11.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsRowan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 17,065 on campus · 11.8 mi · Glassboro78%admitted$22knet price67%graduate$60kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 12.5 mi · Chester, PA71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 12.5 mi · Swarthmore, PA7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 13 mi · Melrose Park, PA · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 13.2 mi · Haverford, PA12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 13.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Rowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 13.6 mi · Mount Laurel$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 14.3 mi · Elkins Park, PAGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 14.3 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 14.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 14.4 mi · Media, PA$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 14.4 mi · Jenkintown, PA95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 14.5 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 14.9 mi · Glenside, PA80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearnings

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 it costs

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.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Brooklawn’s median household income ($59,063) falls.

Rowan College at Burlington County13.6 mi · Mount Laurel · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$5,586a year
Camden County College7.8 mi · Blackwood · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$6,518a year
University of Pennsylvania6.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia10.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College12.5 mi · Swarthmore, PA · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus6.8 mi · Sewell · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College13.2 mi · Haverford, PA · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Holy Family University14.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,539$12,056a year
Community College of Philadelphia6.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Manor College14.4 mi · Jenkintown, PA · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$13,154a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology14.4 mi · Media, PA · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden4.7 mi · Camden · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Bryn Mawr College14.5 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
Rowan University11.8 mi · Glassboro · sticker $35,842$19,245a year
All-State Career School9.7 mi · Essington, PA · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
La Salle University11.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Widener University12.5 mi · Chester, PA · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia10.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Arcadia University14.9 mi · Glenside, PA · sticker $64,645$25,978a year
Harcum College14.3 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University7.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia13.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $31,905$27,173a year
Walnut Hill College7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design6 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University6.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $66,106$42,893a year

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Brooklawn: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Thomas Jefferson UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityTemple UniversityRowan University
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Pennsylvania97% graduate$111k earnings$16k typical debt
Drexel University78% graduate$85k earnings$25k typical debt
Rowan University67% graduate$60k earnings$20k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Camden County College31% graduate$41k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus39% graduate$42k earnings*$12k typical debt
Rowan College at Burlington County36% graduate$45k earnings$10k typical debt

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: Rutgers University-Camden (3); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8).

Questions about college near Brooklawn

Is Brooklawn a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Brooklawn residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Rutgers University-Camden, is 4.7 miles away in Camden.

What colleges are near Brooklawn?

31 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.3 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (6.3 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (6.4 miles, 19,393).

What is the closest community college to Brooklawn, and what does it cost?

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Sewell, 6.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,160 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $12,378, 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 Brooklawn. 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 →