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Colleges in and near Bala Cynwyd

Temple University is 4.3 miles from Bala Cynwyd

No college sits inside Bala Cynwyd’s boundary, but Temple University’s campus in Philadelphia, with 27,767 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Philadelphia is 4.7 miles away in Philadelphia. About 3% of Bala Cynwyd’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaHaverford CollegeTemple UniversityDrexel UniversityLa Salle UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaBryn Mawr CollegeCommunity College of Philadelphia

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 Bala Cynwyd. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
43
155,852 students on campus
Nearest college
0.8 mi
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residents in college
3%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
4.7 mi
Community College of Philadelphia · $4,632 tuition
Nearest public university
4.3 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$150K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Bala Cynwyd

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

Nine colleges within 4.7 milesSaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89% of applicants; Haverford College admits 12%; Temple University admits 80%. Together they have 94,094 students on campus.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.A community college 4.7 miles awayCommunity College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia: tuition and fees $4,632 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 3% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Bala Cynwyd

36 private colleges within 14.7 miles, four public colleges within 13.1 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaBala Cynwyd
University or collegeCommunity college
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 0.8 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 1.3 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 1.9 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 4.1 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 4.1 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 4.3 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 4.4 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 4.4 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 4.6 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 4.6 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 4.7 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 4.7 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Moore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 4.8 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 5.2 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 5.2 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 5.3 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 5.6 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 6.2 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 6.3 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 6.5 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 6.6 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.Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 7.1 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 7.3 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 7.4 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 8.3 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 9.3 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 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 · 9.6 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 9.9 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 10.8 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 11.1 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 11.6 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 12.2 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 12.4 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 12.4 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Williamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 12.5 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 12.7 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 12.9 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 13.1 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 13.1 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsHoly Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 13.2 mi · Philadelphia71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 14.7 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Bala Cynwyd’s median household income ($150,000) falls.

Delaware County Community College9.3 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College11.6 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Manor College8.3 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Holy Family University13.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,539$17,822a year
Community College of Philadelphia4.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church12.2 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$23,565a year
All-State Career School10.8 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington9.6 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
Orleans Technical College12.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$26,587a year
La Salle University4.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine13.1 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Rutgers University-Camden7.1 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College5.6 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia12.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$31,450a year
Widener University12.4 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University12.9 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Chestnut Hill College5.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia1.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University6.5 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University14.7 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University4.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College4.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College4.7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College4.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College4.1 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts5.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design4.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College9.9 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University4.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania4.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University6.2 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia1.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
PITC Institute7.4 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology11.1 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Williamson College of the Trades12.5 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—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 Bala Cynwyd: 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 UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson UniversityVillanova 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); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).

Questions about college near Bala Cynwyd

Is Bala Cynwyd a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Bala Cynwyd residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, is 0.8 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Bala Cynwyd?

43 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (4.3 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (4.6 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (4.4 miles, 19,393).

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

Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, 4.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,632 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,911, 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 Bala Cynwyd. 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 →