Photo: Pubdog · Public domainThe University of Pittsburgh-Bradford is 2.1 miles from Bradford
No college sits inside Bradford’s boundary, but the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford’s campus in Bradford, with 1,001 students on campus, is 2.1 miles from the center of town, and Northern Pennsylvania Regional College is 27.3 miles away in Warren. About 3% of Bradford’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).
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 Bradford. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bradford
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bradford
One private college within 11.6 miles, and one public college within 2.1 miles.
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 $48–75k, where Bradford’s median household income ($56,161) falls.
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 Bradford: 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: University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (5).
Questions about college near Bradford
Is Bradford a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Bradford residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, is 2.1 miles away in Bradford.
What colleges are near Bradford?
Within 15 miles: the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (2.1 miles, 1,001 students on campus) and St Bonaventure University (11.6 miles, 2,077).
What is the closest community college to Bradford, and what does it cost?
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College in Warren, 27.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,440 a year for Pennsylvania residents.
How much does the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,770 a year in-state and $26,644 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,138 (under $30,000 income) to $23,352 (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 Bradford. 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 →