Arcadia University is a college town: 100 of every 100 residents are students
No college sits inside Arcadia University’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington’s campus in Abington, with 3,055 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town, and Manor College is 3.2 miles away in Jenkintown. Across Pennsylvania, 6 of every 100 residents are enrolled in 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 Arcadia University. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Arcadia University
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
What it’s like to live in Arcadia University
How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.
100 of every 100 Arcadia University residents are in college (PA: 6).
How students change Arcadia University’s other numbers
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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 (100% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.
CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Arcadia University’s median age is 19.8 (Pennsylvania 40.9), so the adult figures describe a young population.
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.
Colleges within 15 miles of Arcadia University
32 private colleges within 14.5 miles, three public colleges within 10.2 miles, and seven community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Arcadia University.
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 within 15 miles of Arcadia University: 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 Abington (22); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Rutgers University-Camden (3).
Questions about college near Arcadia University
Is Arcadia University a college town?
Yes. 100 of every 100 Arcadia University residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 6 across Pennsylvania. The nearest campus, Arcadia University, is 0.1 miles away in Glenside.
What colleges are near Arcadia University?
39 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.7 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (9.8 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (9.5 miles, 19,393).
What is the closest community college to Arcadia University, and what does it cost?
Manor College in Jenkintown, 3.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $13,078, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Arcadia University. 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 →