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Colleges in and near Annville Township

Annville Township is a college town: 36 of every 100 residents are students

Lebanon Valley College (1,964 students on campus) is inside the town. Across Pennsylvania, 6 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.

College town36% of residents are studentsLebanon Valley College

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 Annville Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
3,887 students on campus
Nearest college
0.4 mi
Lebanon Valley College
Residents in college
36%
Above PA (6%)
Nearest community college
20.1 mi
Harrisburg Area · $6,975 tuition
Nearest public university
15.2 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · $15,972 in-state
Students on campus in Annville Township
1,964
next to 5,037 residents

What stands out about college in Annville Township

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

A college town36 of every 100 Annville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.A college in Annville TownshipLebanon Valley College has 1,964 students on campus in Annville Township, 65% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg charges $15,972 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $26,958. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 20.1 miles awayHarrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg: tuition and fees $6,975 a year for Pennsylvania residents.
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Annville Township

How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.

36 of every 100 Annville Township residents are in college (PA: 6).

1,964students on campus at Lebanon Valley College, next to 5,037 residents (dorm students count as residents)
181college students live in Annville Township households rather than dorms
24.8median age · PA 40.9
57%of residents are women · PA 51% (±3.3 points)
39%of homes rented · PA 31%
$1,085median rent · 10% below the state
Cost of living$1,085/mo median rentBSafetyCrime reported to the FBIHealthCDC estimatesB+Jobs & incomeIncome, jobs, getting aroundB+HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

How students change Annville Township’s other numbers

Read the town’s other grades with this in mind. How TownRatings handles college towns →

Jobs & income B+

Students who live off campus count in the Census poverty figures: 4.3% of Annville Township residents are below the poverty line, 2.4% when college students are left out (that estimate could be off by 4 points either way). 36% of the students themselves are below the line. In college towns, the Jobs & income grade uses the rate without students and leaves unemployment out.

Cost of living B

The Cost grade leaves out the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent wherever students are a quarter of residents or more (36% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.

Health B+

CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Annville Township’s median age is 24.8 (Pennsylvania 40.9), so the adult figures describe a young population.

Safety

Crime is counted per resident, and students who live here count as residents. A college with its own police department reports its incidents under that department, not the city.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Annville Township

Two private colleges within 13.4 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, is 15.2 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miLebanon Valley CollegeElizabethtown CollegeAnnville Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Lebanon Valley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,964 on campus · In Annville Township84%admitted$27knet price65%graduate$63kearningsElizabethtown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,923 on campus · 13.4 mi · Elizabethtown78%admitted$27knet price76%graduate$62kearnings

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Annville Township’s median household income ($71,321) falls.

Elizabethtown College13.4 mi · Elizabethtown · sticker $50,865$20,967a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg15.2 mi · Middletown · sticker $32,521$21,176a year
Lebanon Valley CollegeIn Annville Township · sticker $66,497$22,266a 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Lebanon Valley CollegeElizabethtown CollegePennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg26% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Lebanon Valley College65% graduate$63k earnings$27k typical debt
Elizabethtown College76% graduate$62k earnings$27k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (22).

Majors

What students study in Annville Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Lebanon Valley College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Parks & recreation 18%Business 17%Social sciences 9%Biology 8%Visual & performing arts 8%Education 8%Everything else 31%

Biggest programs

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness87 graduates a year
$74k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations44 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods32 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Biology, General22 graduates a year
$60k4 yrs out
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication19 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods16 graduates a year
$105k4 yrs out
Music14 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General11 graduates a year
$48k4 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 Annville Township

Is Annville Township a college town?

Yes. 36 of every 100 Annville Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 6 across Pennsylvania. Lebanon Valley College has 1,964 students on campus, next to 5,037 residents.

What colleges are in Annville Township?

Lebanon Valley College is inside the town. Harrisburg Area Community College is 20.1 miles away in Harrisburg.

Why is Annville Township’s poverty rate so high?

Students who live off campus count in the Census figures. 4.3% of residents are below the poverty line; leaving college students out, 2.4% are (ACS 2020–24, give or take 4 points).

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

Harrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg, 20.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,975 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $14,471, counts housing and food at full cost.

How hard is it to get into Lebanon Valley College?

Lebanon Valley College admitted 84% of applicants in the Scorecard’s latest year; the middle half of admitted students scored 1,140–1,302 on the SAT.

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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 Annville 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 →