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Colleges in and near Collegeville

Collegeville is a college town: 38 of every 100 residents are students

Ursinus College (1,492 students on campus) is inside the borough. Across Pennsylvania, 6 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.

College town38% of residents are studentsUrsinus 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 Collegeville. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
15
28,893 students on campus
Nearest college
0.4 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
38%
Above PA (6%)
Nearest community college
9.6 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
9.9 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Students on campus in Collegeville
1,492
next to 5,287 residents

What stands out about college in Collegeville

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

A college town38 of every 100 Collegeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.A college in CollegevilleUrsinus College has 1,492 students on campus in Collegeville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 9.6 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Collegeville

How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.

38 of every 100 Collegeville residents are in college (PA: 6).

1,492students on campus at Ursinus College, next to 5,287 residents (dorm students count as residents)
130college students live in Collegeville households rather than dorms
24.1median age · PA 40.9
55%of residents are women · PA 51% (±4.6 points)
24%of homes rented · PA 31%
$1,437median rent · 19% above the state
Cost of living$1,437/mo median rentDSafetyCrime reported to the FBIA−HealthCDC estimatesAJobs & incomeIncome, jobs, getting aroundB+HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

How students change Collegeville’s other numbers

Read the town’s other grades with this in mind. How TownRatings handles college towns →

Jobs & income B+

Students who live off campus count in the Census poverty figures: 7.0% of Collegeville residents are below the poverty line, 7.2% when college students are left out (that estimate could be off by 5 points either way). 2% of the students themselves are below the line. In college towns, the Jobs & income grade uses the rate without students and leaves unemployment out.

Cost of living D

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 (38% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.

Health A

CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Collegeville’s median age is 24.1 (Pennsylvania 40.9), so the adult figures describe a young population.

Safety A−

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.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Collegeville

13 private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 9.9 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyEastern UniversityCollegeville
University or collegeCommunity college
Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · In Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsUniversity of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 6.7 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 9.6 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 Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 9.9 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 · 10.5 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 11.7 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 12 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 12.1 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 12.5 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 12.6 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 13.4 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 13.6 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 13.9 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 14.5 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 14.8 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearnings

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 $75–110k, where Collegeville’s median household income ($91,466) falls.

Montgomery County Community College9.6 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$14,073a year
Haverford College14.8 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College13.4 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
Immaculata University12.5 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$24,204a year
Rosemont College12.6 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$24,825a year
Eastern University10.5 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$25,963a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc14.5 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$26,264a year
Gwynedd Mercy University11.7 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$27,992a year
Chestnut Hill College13.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Ursinus CollegeIn Collegeville · sticker $76,815$31,326a year
Harcum College13.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
University of Valley Forge6.7 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$33,146a year
Villanova University12.1 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$33,389a 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 Collegeville: 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 →Ursinus CollegeMontgomery CountyEastern UniversityVillanova UniversityImmaculata UniversityBryn Mawr College
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Immaculata University71% graduate$76k earnings$27k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Haverford College90% graduate$80k earnings$14k typical debt
Chestnut Hill College49% graduate$52k earnings$26k typical debt
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc63% graduate$51k earnings*$14k typical debt
Harcum College44% graduate$47k earnings$18k typical debt
Rosemont College57% graduate$49k earnings$27k 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: Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5).

Majors

What students study in Collegeville

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Ursinus College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Biology 32%Social sciences 17%Business 9%Communication 8%Psychology 6%English 4%Everything else 24%

Biggest programs

Economics50 graduates a year
$76k4 yrs out
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences43 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Biology, General38 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies33 graduates a year
$61k4 yrs out
Psychology, General33 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research21 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General19 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Collegeville

Is Collegeville a college town?

Yes. 38 of every 100 Collegeville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 6 across Pennsylvania. Ursinus College has 1,492 students on campus, next to 5,287 residents.

What colleges are in Collegeville?

Ursinus College is inside the borough. Montgomery County Community College is 9.6 miles away in Blue Bell.

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 9.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,124, counts housing and food at full cost.

How hard is it to get into Ursinus College?

Ursinus College admitted 92% of applicants in the Scorecard’s latest year; the middle half of admitted students scored 1,200–1,385 on the SAT.

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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 Collegeville. 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 →