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Colleges in and near Delanco Township

Holy Family University is 2.2 miles from Delanco Township

No college sits inside Delanco Township’s boundary, but Holy Family University’s campus in Philadelphia, with 2,606 students on campus, is 2.2 miles from the center of town, and Rowan College at Burlington County is 6 miles away in Mount Laurel. About 5% of Delanco Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey (6%).

Holy Family University

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 Delanco Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
25
117,894 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Holy Family University
Residents in college
5%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
6 mi
Rowan College at Burlington County · $6,990 tuition
Nearest public university
11.6 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$79K
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What stands out about college from Delanco Township

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

A university 2.2 miles awayHoly Family University has 2,606 students on campus in Philadelphia, 61% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 6 miles awayRowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel: tuition and fees $6,990 a year for New Jersey residents.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.Students are 5% 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 Delanco Township

19 private colleges within 14.7 miles, three public colleges within 12.1 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDelanco Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 2.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 2.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 4.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsRowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 6 mi · Mount Laurel$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 838 on campus · 8.3 mi · Langhorne, PA88%admitted$28knet price60%graduate$44kearningsBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 8.4 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 8.7 mi · Jenkintown, PA95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 9.8 mi · Abington, PA97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 9.9 mi · Melrose Park, PA · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 10 mi · Elkins Park, PAGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 10.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 11 mi · Wyncote, PA$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 11.6 mi · Camden66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 11.8 mi · Glenside, PA80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 12.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 12.6 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.Community College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 13 mi · Philadelphia, PA$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 13.1 mi · Newtown, PA$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Thomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 13.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 13.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 13.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 13.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted96%graduateDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 14.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 14.6 mi · Philadelphia, PA$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 14.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearnings

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 $75–110k, where Delanco Township’s median household income ($78,710) falls.

Rowan College at Burlington County6 mi · Mount Laurel · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$8,088a year
Bucks County Community College13.1 mi · Newtown, PA · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$10,516a year
Manor College8.7 mi · Jenkintown, PA · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Holy Family University2.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,539$16,307a year
Community College of Philadelphia13 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$17,032a year
Rutgers University-Camden11.6 mi · Camden · sticker $35,178$20,475a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church8.4 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA · sticker $41,093$20,581a year
La Salle University10.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington9.8 mi · Abington, PA · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Orleans Technical College4.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $26,587$23,196a year
University of Pennsylvania14.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $89,028$25,476a year
Cairn University-Langhorne8.3 mi · Langhorne, PA · sticker $46,233$26,309a year
Arcadia University11.8 mi · Glenside, PA · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia2.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $31,905$29,364a year
Temple University12.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,903$29,397a year
Thomas Jefferson University13.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $64,197$29,734a year
Drexel University14.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $76,835$37,842a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts13.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $66,106$44,893a year
Moore College of Art and Design13.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $71,327$46,865a year
PITC Institute11 mi · Wyncote, PA · sticker $35,926—a 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 Delanco Township: 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 →Rutgers University-CamdenTemple UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
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
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Bucks County Community College32% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rowan College at Burlington County36% graduate$45k earnings$10k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Holy Family University61% graduate$62k earnings$25k 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: Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3).

Questions about college near Delanco Township

Is Delanco Township a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Delanco Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Holy Family University, is 2.2 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Delanco Township?

25 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (12.1 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (14.7 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (14.4 miles, 19,393).

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

Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel, 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 Delanco Township. 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 →