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Colleges in and near Ardmore

Villanova University is 3.3 miles from Ardmore

No college sits inside Ardmore’s boundary, but Villanova University’s campus in Villanova, with 8,998 students on campus, is 3.3 miles from the center of town, and Harcum College is 1.7 miles away in Bryn Mawr. About 4% of Ardmore’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Haverford CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaVillanova UniversityPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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 Ardmore. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
42
155,024 students on campus
Nearest college
0.6 mi
Haverford College
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
1.7 mi
Harcum College · $32,000 tuition
Nearest public university
7.5 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$119K
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What stands out about college from Ardmore

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

Five colleges within 4.2 milesHaverford College admits 12% of applicants; Bryn Mawr College admits 29%; Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89%. Together they have 20,802 students on campus.A community college 1.7 miles awayHarcum College in Bryn Mawr: tuition and fees $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Temple UniversityLiving in Pennsylvania, Temple University charges $23,011 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $38,958. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Ardmore

33 private colleges within 14.7 miles, six public colleges within 13.4 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityArdmore
University or collegeCommunity college
Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 0.6 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 1.7 mi · Bryn Mawr$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 · 1.9 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 2.7 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 2.8 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 3 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 3.3 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 4.2 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 5.8 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 6.5 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 6.7 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 7.2 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 7.4 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 7.5 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 7.5 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 7.6 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduatePennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 7.7 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 7.9 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 8.2 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 8.2 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 9.1 mi · Glenside · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 9.3 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 9.4 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 9.5 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 9.6 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 9.7 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 9.9 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Widener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 10.3 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 10.3 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 10.4 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 11.6 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 11.7 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 12 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 12.5 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 12.5 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 13.4 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 13.8 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 14.1 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 14.7 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearnings

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

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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 Over $110k, where Ardmore’s median household income ($119,111) falls.

Delaware County Community College5.8 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College12 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania13.4 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
Manor College11.6 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Community College of Philadelphia7.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
All-State Career School9.5 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington12.5 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
La Salle University7.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Immaculata University14.7 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine9.7 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Rutgers University-Camden9.9 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College2.8 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Widener University10.3 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University13.8 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Chestnut Hill College6.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University9.3 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University11.7 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Thomas Jefferson University8.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University7.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College5.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College1.7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College1.9 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College0.6 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts7.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design7.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College7.5 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University6.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania6.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University3.3 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia2.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology8.2 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Williamson College of the Trades9.4 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—a year
PITC Institute10.3 mi · Wyncote · 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 Ardmore: 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 →Villanova UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaTemple UniversityThomas Jefferson 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
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Questions about college near Ardmore

Is Ardmore a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Ardmore residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Haverford College, is 0.6 miles away in Haverford.

What colleges are near Ardmore?

42 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.5 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (6.4 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (6.5 miles, 19,393).

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

Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, 1.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $24,776, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Temple University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $23,011 a year in-state and $38,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $22,694 (under $30,000 income) to $34,947 (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 Ardmore. 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 →