Salem Community College is 2 miles from Penns Grove
No college sits inside Penns Grove’s boundary, but Salem Community College’s campus in Carneys Point, with 931 students on campus, is 2 miles from the center of town. About 6% of Penns Grove’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 Penns Grove. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Penns Grove
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Penns Grove
Eight private colleges within 13.7 miles, two public colleges within 14.5 miles, and three community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Rowan University, is 18.6 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Penns Grove’s median household income ($45,781) 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: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).
Questions about college near Penns Grove
Is Penns Grove a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Penns Grove residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Salem Community College, is 2 miles away in Carneys Point.
What colleges are near Penns Grove?
11 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Widener University (11.1 miles, 4,531 students on campus), Wilmington University (7 miles, 3,737) and Neumann University (10.3 miles, 1,914).
What is the closest community college to Penns Grove, and what does it cost?
Salem Community College in Carneys Point, 2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,360 a year for New Jersey residents; the federal net price, $10,816, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rowan University cost if we live in New Jersey?
Tuition and fees are $16,574 a year in-state and $26,932 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,305 (under $30,000 income) to $30,378 (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 Penns Grove. 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 →