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Colleges in and near Chesterbrook

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley is 3.8 miles from Chesterbrook

No college sits inside Chesterbrook’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley’s campus in Malvern, with 244 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Delaware County Community College is 7.9 miles away in Media. About 6% of Chesterbrook’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Chesterbrook. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
27
65,500 students on campus
Nearest college
3.8 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Residents in college
6%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
7.9 mi
Delaware County · $6,930 tuition
Nearest public university
3.8 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$124K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Chesterbrook

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

A university 3.8 miles awayPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley has 244 students on campus in Malvern.A community college 7.9 miles awayDelaware County Community College in Media: tuition and fees $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Chesterbrook

21 private colleges within 14.9 miles, four public colleges within 11.1 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyChesterbrook
University or collegeCommunity college
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 3.8 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 4.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 5.9 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 6.5 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 6.8 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 7.1 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 7.9 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 8.1 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 8.1 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 8.5 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 9 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 9.9 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 10.3 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 11.1 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 11.3 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 11.7 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 · 11.9 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 12.2 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 12.3 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 12.6 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 12.6 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 13.4 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 13.5 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 14.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 14.9 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.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 14.9 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearnings

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 Chesterbrook’s median household income ($124,295) falls.

Delaware County Community College7.9 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College11.9 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania10.3 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania11.1 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$27,160a year
Immaculata University6.8 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine9.9 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc12.2 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$29,120a year
Rosemont College7.1 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Eastern University4.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University14.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
University of Valley Forge5.9 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College12 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia12.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Ursinus College8.5 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Neumann University13.5 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Harcum College8.1 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College8.1 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College9 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Swarthmore College12.6 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Villanova University6.5 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Williamson College of the Trades11.3 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology11.7 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia12.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—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 Chesterbrook: 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 →Eastern UniversityVillanova UniversityDelaware CountyWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaMontgomery CountySaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
West Chester University of Pennsylvania71% graduate$61k earnings$24k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k 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
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Neumann University54% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Immaculata University71% graduate$76k earnings$27k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Swarthmore College92% graduate$80k earnings$18k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Questions about college near Chesterbrook

Is Chesterbrook a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Chesterbrook residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley, is 3.8 miles away in Malvern.

What colleges are near Chesterbrook?

27 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: West Chester University of Pennsylvania (11.1 miles, 15,394 students on campus), Villanova University (6.5 miles, 8,998) and Montgomery County Community College (11.9 miles, 5,817).

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

Delaware County Community College in Media, 7.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,576, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Chesterbrook. 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 →