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Colleges in and near Pennsauken Township

Rutgers University-Camden is 3.7 miles from Pennsauken Township

No college sits inside Pennsauken Township’s boundary, but Rutgers University-Camden’s campus in Camden, with 4,552 students on campus, is 3.7 miles from the center of town, and Rowan College at Burlington County is 8.7 miles away in Mount Laurel. About 6% of Pennsauken Township’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 Pennsauken Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
33
134,050 students on campus
Nearest college
3.7 mi
Rutgers University-Camden
Residents in college
6%
About the same as NJ (6%)
Nearest community college
8.7 mi
Rowan College at Burlington County · $6,990 tuition
Nearest public university
3.7 mi
Rutgers University-Camden · $17,764 in-state
Median household income
$88K
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What stands out about college from Pennsauken Township

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

A university 3.7 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 8.7 miles awayRowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel: tuition and fees $6,990 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 Pennsauken Township

26 private colleges within 14.8 miles, three public colleges within 10.7 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityPennsauken Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 3.7 mi · Camden66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 5.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 5.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania 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 · 6.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 6.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted96%graduateLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia, PA97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 7.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 7.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsHoly Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 7.9 mi · Melrose Park, PA · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 8 mi · Philadelphia, PA43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 8.6 mi · Jenkintown, PA95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 8.7 mi · Mount Laurel$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 8.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 8.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 9 mi · Elkins Park, PAGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 9.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 10.1 mi · Wyncote, PA$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 10.3 mi · Glenside, PA80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 10.7 mi · Abington, PA97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 10.9 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.Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 11.5 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsCamden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 12.7 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 · 13.4 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.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 13.4 mi · Haverford, PA12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 14.1 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 14.1 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 14.8 mi · Essington, PA$18knet price53%graduate$38kearnings

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 Pennsauken Township’s median household income ($87,680) falls.

Rowan College at Burlington County8.7 mi · Mount Laurel · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$8,088a year
Camden County College12.7 mi · Blackwood · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$9,373a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia10.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $22,680$10,740a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus13.4 mi · Sewell · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$15,238a year
Manor College8.6 mi · Jenkintown, PA · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Holy Family University7.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,539$16,307a year
Community College of Philadelphia5.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$17,032a year
Haverford College13.4 mi · Haverford, PA · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College14.1 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
Rutgers University-Camden3.7 mi · Camden · sticker $35,178$20,475a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church11.5 mi · Bryn Athyn, PA · sticker $41,093$20,581a year
All-State Career School14.8 mi · Essington, PA · sticker $23,923$20,611a year
La Salle University7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington10.7 mi · Abington, PA · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Orleans Technical College8.8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $26,587$23,196a year
University of Pennsylvania7.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $89,028$25,476a year
Chestnut Hill College12.2 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Arcadia University10.3 mi · Glenside, PA · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia9.7 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $67,954$28,772a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia6.4 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $31,905$29,364a year
Temple University5.3 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $40,903$29,397a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.5 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $64,197$29,734a year
Harcum College14.1 mi · Bryn Mawr, PA · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
Walnut Hill College8 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Drexel University7.1 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 Design6.1 mi · Philadelphia, PA · sticker $71,327$46,865a year
PITC Institute10.1 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 Pennsauken 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 →Temple UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaDrexel 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
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
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus39% graduate$42k 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

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); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2).

Questions about college near Pennsauken Township

Is Pennsauken Township a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Pennsauken Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as New Jersey (6). The nearest campus, Rutgers University-Camden, is 3.7 miles away in Camden.

What colleges are near Pennsauken Township?

33 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (5.3 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (7.3 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (7.1 miles, 19,393).

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

Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel, 8.7 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 Pennsauken 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 →