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Colleges in and near Devon

Villanova University is 4.6 miles from Devon

No college sits inside Devon’s boundary, but Villanova University’s campus in Villanova, with 8,998 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Delaware County Community College is 6 miles away in Media. About 2% of Devon’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Villanova 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 Devon. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
36
149,665 students on campus
Nearest college
3 mi
Eastern University
Residents in college
2%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
6 mi
Delaware County · $6,930 tuition
Nearest public university
5.1 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$219K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Devon

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

A university 4.6 miles awayVillanova University has 8,998 students on campus in Villanova, 92% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 6 miles awayDelaware County Community College in Media: tuition and fees $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 2% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Devon

29 private colleges within 14.9 miles, five public colleges within 15 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDevon
University or collegeCommunity college
Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 3 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 4.6 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 5.1 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 5.3 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 6 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 · 6.2 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 6.2 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 7 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 7.7 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsUniversity of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 7.9 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 8.5 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 · 9.7 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 9.7 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 · 9.9 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 10.1 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.3 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 10.7 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 · 10.7 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 10.8 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 11.2 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 11.6 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 11.8 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 12 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 13.3 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 13.5 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 13.7 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Westminster 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.University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 14.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 14.1 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 14.2 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 14.2 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 14.4 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 14.5 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 14.7 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 14.9 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 15 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearnings

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 Devon’s median household income ($219,063) falls.

Delaware County Community College6 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College11.8 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania9.7 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
All-State Career School14.2 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania11.2 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$27,160a year
La Salle University14.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Immaculata University7.7 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine8.5 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc13.7 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$29,120a year
Rosemont College5.3 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Widener University13.5 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University3 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University14.4 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
University of Valley Forge7.9 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College10.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia10.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Ursinus College10.1 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Arcadia University14.2 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University12 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Temple University15 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College13.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College6.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College6.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College7 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Moore College of Art and Design14.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College10.7 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University14.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania14.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University4.6 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Williamson College of the Trades9.7 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology9.9 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia10.3 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 Devon: 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 →Villanova UniversityWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaMontgomery CountyUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityTemple 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
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
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k 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); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5).

Questions about college near Devon

Is Devon a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Devon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Eastern University, is 3 miles away in Saint Davids.

What colleges are near Devon?

36 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (15 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (14.1 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (14.1 miles, 19,393).

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

Delaware County Community College in Media, 6 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 Devon. 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 →