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Colleges in and near Darby

The University of Pennsylvania is 4.1 miles from Darby

No college sits inside Darby’s boundary, but the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, with 25,644 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Philadelphia is 5.8 miles away in Philadelphia. About 3% of Darby’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

University of PennsylvaniaDrexel University

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 Darby. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
37
146,409 students on campus
Nearest college
3.7 mi
Walnut Hill College
Residents in college
3%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.8 mi
Community College of Philadelphia · $4,632 tuition
Nearest public university
6.9 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$40K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Darby

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

Two colleges within 4.4 milesUniversity of Pennsylvania admits 5% of applicants; Drexel University admits 79%. Together they have 45,037 students on campus.A community college 5.8 miles awayCommunity College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia: tuition and fees $4,632 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 3% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Darby

30 private colleges within 14.2 miles, four public colleges within 14.2 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityDarby
University or collegeCommunity college
Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 3.7 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 4.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 4.4 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 4.4 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 4.8 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 5.1 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 5.2 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Curtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 5.2 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 5.3 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 5.7 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 5.8 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 5.8 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 · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 6.4 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 6.5 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 6.8 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 7.6 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 7.6 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 7.7 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 · 7.9 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 8.6 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 8.6 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 9 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 9.9 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 10 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 10 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 · 10.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 11.6 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 12.1 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 12.2 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.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 12.9 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 13 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 · 13.3 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 13.7 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsCheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 14.2 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 14.2 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 $30–48k, where Darby’s median household income ($39,863) falls.

University of Pennsylvania4.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$316a year
Williamson College of the Trades8.6 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Swarthmore College5.1 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$4,951a year
Delaware County Community College7.7 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$6,075a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia4.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$8,600a year
Haverford College6.4 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$9,388a year
Manor College14.2 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$9,493a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus12.2 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$10,064a year
Community College of Philadelphia5.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$11,339a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania14.2 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$12,358a year
Rosemont College8.6 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$13,373a year
Rutgers University-Camden7.6 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$14,357a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology6.8 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$16,247a year
Villanova University9 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$16,496a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine10 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$16,580a year
La Salle University9.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$17,393a year
All-State Career School4.4 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$17,751a year
Bryn Mawr College7.9 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$18,457a year
Walnut Hill College3.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$18,479a year
Harcum College7.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$19,744a year
Eastern University10.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$22,232a year
Widener University6.5 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,275a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia5.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$23,022a year
Neumann University10 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$23,150a year
Temple University6.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$23,431a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,407a year
Chestnut Hill College11.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$24,447a year
Arcadia University12.9 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$25,388a year
PITC Institute13.7 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926$28,474a year
Drexel University4.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$29,435a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts5.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$42,301a year
Moore College of Art and Design5.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$42,789a 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 Darby: 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 Darby

Is Darby a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Darby residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Walnut Hill College, is 3.7 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Darby?

37 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (6.9 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (4.1 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (4.4 miles, 19,393).

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

Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, 5.8 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 Darby. 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 →