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Colleges in and near Camden

Camden is home to Rutgers University-Camden

Rutgers University-Camden (4,552 students on campus) is inside the city, and Temple University (27,767) is 4 miles from the center, just over the line in Philadelphia. About 6% of Camden’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Rutgers University-CamdenThomas Jefferson UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaTemple UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

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 Camden. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
37
149,672 students on campus
Nearest college
1.1 mi
Rutgers University-Camden
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
10.8 mi
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · $5,160 tuition
Nearest public university
1.1 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$41K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Camden

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

Six colleges within 4.7 milesRutgers University-Camden admits 66% of applicants; Thomas Jefferson University admits 81%; Temple University admits 80%. Together they have 91,177 students on campus.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 10.8 miles awayRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Sewell: tuition and fees $5,160 a year for New Jersey residents.Students are 6% 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 Camden

30 private colleges within 14.2 miles, three public colleges within 12.5 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityCamden
University or collegeCommunity college
Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · In 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 · 2.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 3.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 3.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted96%graduateCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 3.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Moore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 3.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 4 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 4.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 4.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 5.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 8 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 · 8.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 9.1 mi · Melrose Park, PA · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 9.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 10.4 mi · Elkins Park, PAGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 10.4 mi · Jenkintown, PA95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 10.8 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.Camden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 11.1 mi · Blackwood$6knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 11.2 mi · Glenside, PA80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 11.3 mi · Wyncote, PA$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsRowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 11.5 mi · Mount Laurel$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 11.5 mi · Essington, PA$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 11.6 mi · Haverford, PA12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 11.7 mi · Glenside, PA · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 11.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 12.5 mi · Abington, PA97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 12.5 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 12.6 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 13.3 mi · Swarthmore, PA7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 13.5 mi · Rosemont, PA76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 13.9 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 14.2 mi · Villanova, PA27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 14.2 mi · Chester, PA71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearnings

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 $30–48k, where Camden’s median household income ($40,546) falls.

University of Pennsylvania4.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $89,028$316a year
Rowan College at Burlington County11.5 mi · Mount Laurel · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$3,596a year
Camden County College11.1 mi · Blackwood · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$4,713a year
Swarthmore College13.3 mi · Swarthmore, PA · sticker $84,103$4,951a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia8.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $22,680$8,600a year
Holy Family University10.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,539$9,369a year
Haverford College11.6 mi · Haverford, PA · sticker $90,382$9,388a year
Manor College10.4 mi · Jenkintown, PA · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$9,493a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus10.8 mi · Sewell · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$10,064a year
Community College of Philadelphia3.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$11,339a year
Rosemont College13.5 mi · Rosemont, PA · sticker $38,498$13,373a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington12.5 mi · Abington, PA · sticker $28,795$13,597a year
Rutgers University-CamdenIn Camden · sticker $35,178$14,357a year
Villanova University14.2 mi · Villanova, PA · sticker $84,793$16,496a year
La Salle University7.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $48,337$17,393a year
All-State Career School11.5 mi · Essington, PA · sticker $23,923$17,751a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church13.9 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA · sticker $41,093$18,355a year
Bryn Mawr College12.6 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $83,250$18,457a year
Walnut Hill College5.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $35,504$18,479a year
Orleans Technical College11.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $26,587$19,628a year
Harcum College12.5 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$19,744a year
Widener University14.2 mi · Chester, PA · sticker $70,621$22,275a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $67,954$23,022a year
Temple University4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,903$23,431a year
Thomas Jefferson University2.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $64,197$24,407a year
Chestnut Hill College12.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $58,168$24,447a year
Arcadia University11.2 mi · Glenside, PA · sticker $64,645$25,388a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia9.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $31,905$26,467a year
PITC Institute11.3 mi · Wyncote, PA · sticker $35,926$28,474a year
Drexel University4.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $76,835$29,435a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts3.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $66,106$42,301a year
Moore College of Art and Design3.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $71,327$42,789a 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 Camden: 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 PhiladelphiaTemple UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaVillanova 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
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k 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); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Majors

What students study in Camden

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Rutgers University-Camden, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 30%Business 29%Psychology 7%Public safety 5%Social sciences 5%Biology 5%Everything else 19%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing267 graduates a year
$99k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations234 graduates a year
$84k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General121 graduates a year
$68k4 yrs out
Psychology, General104 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections76 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out
Social Work67 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Biology, General52 graduates a year
$68k4 yrs out
Marketing44 graduates a year
$75k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Camden

Is Camden a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Camden residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The largest campus in the city, Rutgers University-Camden, has 4,552 students on campus.

What colleges are in Camden?

Rutgers University-Camden is inside the city. Temple University is 4 miles from the center, in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania is 4.7 miles from the center, in Philadelphia, Drexel University is 4.6 miles from the center, in Philadelphia, and Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus is 10.8 miles away in Sewell.

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

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Sewell, 10.8 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 Camden. 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 →