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Colleges in and near Collingdale

Swarthmore College is 4.1 miles from Collingdale

No college sits inside Collingdale’s boundary, but Swarthmore College’s campus in Swarthmore, with 1,644 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is 5.9 miles away in Media. About 6% of Collingdale’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Swarthmore 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 Collingdale. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
37
146,409 students on campus
Nearest college
3.6 mi
All-State Career School
Residents in college
6%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology · $14,850 tuition
Nearest public university
7.8 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$52K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Collingdale

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

A college 4.1 miles awaySwarthmore College has 1,644 students on campus in Swarthmore, 92% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 5.9 miles awayPennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media: tuition and fees $14,850 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 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 Collingdale

30 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 13.4 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityCollingdale
University or collegeCommunity college
All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 3.6 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 4.1 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 4.6 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 5.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 5.4 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 5.4 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 5.5 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 5.9 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 5.9 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Curtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 6.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 6.5 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 6.7 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 6.7 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 6.8 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 7.1 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 7.7 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Williamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 7.7 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 7.8 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 8 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 8.5 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Rosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 8.6 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 9 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 9 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 9.2 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 10.6 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 10.8 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12.1 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 12.4 mi · Sewell, NJ$12knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,160 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 13 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 13.4 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 13.7 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 13.7 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.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 14.2 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 14.4 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 15 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 $48–75k, where Collingdale’s median household income ($51,886) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades7.7 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Delaware County Community College7.1 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania5.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia5.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College4.1 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus12.4 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College6.5 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia6.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Manor College15 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$13,154a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania13.4 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$14,773a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology5.9 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden8.5 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Bryn Mawr College8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
All-State Career School3.6 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
Rosemont College8.6 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University10.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University9 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine9.2 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Widener University5.5 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Chestnut Hill College12.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$22,714a year
Eastern University10.6 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia5.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University6.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Neumann University9 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$25,679a year
Arcadia University13.7 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$25,978a year
Harcum College7.7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University7.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
PITC Institute14.4 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926$28,768a year
Walnut Hill College4.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design6.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University5.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts6.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$42,893a 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 Collingdale: 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 →University of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaTemple 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
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
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus39% graduate$42k earnings*$12k typical debt
La Salle 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2).

Questions about college near Collingdale

Is Collingdale a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Collingdale residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, All-State Career School, is 3.6 miles away in Essington.

What colleges are near Collingdale?

37 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.8 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (5.1 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (5.4 miles, 19,393).

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

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, 5.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $14,850 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $17,850, 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 Collingdale. 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 →