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Colleges in and near Oaklyn

Rutgers University-Camden is 3.9 miles from Oaklyn

No college sits inside Oaklyn’s boundary, but Rutgers University-Camden’s campus in Camden, with 4,552 students on campus, is 3.9 miles from the center of town, and Camden County College is 8.4 miles away in Blackwood. About 8% of Oaklyn’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 Oaklyn. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
35
157,011 students on campus
Nearest college
3.9 mi
Rutgers University-Camden
Residents in college
8%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
8.4 mi
Camden County College · $4,320 tuition
Nearest public university
3.9 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Oaklyn

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

A university 3.9 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 8.4 miles awayCamden County College in Blackwood: tuition and fees $4,320 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 Oaklyn

27 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 14.9 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityOaklyn
University or collegeCommunity college
Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 3.9 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$77kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 5.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted96%graduateCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 6.1 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 · 6.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 6.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 7.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsCamden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 8.4 mi · Blackwood$6knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 8.6 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.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 10.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 10.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 10.5 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 · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateRowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 11 mi · Mount Laurel$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 11 mi · Philadelphia, PA$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 11.7 mi · Melrose Park, PA · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 12 mi · Philadelphia, PA71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 12.1 mi · Essington, PA$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 12.8 mi · Jenkintown, PA95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 12.9 mi · Elkins Park, PAGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rowan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 17,065 on campus · 13.5 mi · Glassboro78%admitted$22knet price67%graduate$60kearningsOrleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 13.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 13.9 mi · Glenside, PA80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 13.9 mi · Haverford, PA12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 13.9 mi · Wyncote, PA$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 14.5 mi · Swarthmore, PA7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 14.5 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.Widener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 14.8 mi · Chester, PA71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 14.9 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 · 14.9 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 · 15 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 15 mi · Philadelphia, PA74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearnings

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 Oaklyn’s median household income ($84,394) falls.

Rowan College at Burlington County11 mi · Mount Laurel · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$8,088a year
Camden County College8.4 mi · Blackwood · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$9,373a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia10.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $22,680$10,740a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus8.6 mi · Sewell · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$15,238a year
Manor College12.8 mi · Jenkintown, PA · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Holy Family University12 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,539$16,307a year
Community College of Philadelphia6.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$17,032a year
Haverford College13.9 mi · Haverford, PA · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College15 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
Rutgers University-Camden3.9 mi · Camden · sticker $35,178$20,475a year
All-State Career School12.1 mi · Essington, PA · sticker $23,923$20,611a year
La Salle University10.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington14.9 mi · Abington, PA · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Swarthmore College14.5 mi · Swarthmore, PA · sticker $84,103$22,443a year
Orleans Technical College13.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $26,587$23,196a year
University of Pennsylvania6.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $89,028$25,476a year
Widener University14.8 mi · Chester, PA · sticker $70,621$25,900a year
Rowan University13.5 mi · Glassboro · sticker $35,842$27,580a year
Chestnut Hill College15 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Arcadia University13.9 mi · Glenside, PA · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia10.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $67,954$28,772a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia11 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $31,905$29,364a year
Temple University6.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,903$29,397a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $64,197$29,734a year
Harcum College14.9 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
Walnut Hill College7.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Drexel University6.9 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $76,835$37,842a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $66,106$44,893a year
Moore College of Art and Design6.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $71,327$46,865a year
PITC Institute13.9 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 Oaklyn: 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 UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel 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); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Questions about college near Oaklyn

Is Oaklyn a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Oaklyn residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Rutgers University-Camden, is 3.9 miles away in Camden.

What colleges are near Oaklyn?

35 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (6.7 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (6.9 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (6.9 miles, 19,393).

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

Camden County College in Blackwood, 8.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,320 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $5,996, 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 Oaklyn. 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 →