Photo: Smallbones at English Wikipedia · Public domainLincoln University is 5 miles from Elk Township
No college sits inside Elk Township’s boundary, but Lincoln University’s campus in Lincoln University, with 1,848 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is 25.7 miles away in Willow Street. About 7% of Elk Township’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 Elk Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Elk Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Elk Township
One private college within 11.5 miles, two public colleges within 9 miles, and Cecil College 7.1 miles away.
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 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.
Starts at Over $110k, where Elk Township’s median household income ($114,856) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Elk Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college near Elk Township
Is Elk Township a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Elk Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Lincoln University, is 5 miles away in Lincoln University.
What colleges are near Elk Township?
Within 15 miles: Lincoln University (5 miles, 1,848 students on campus), Cecil College (7.1 miles, 1,555), the University of Delaware (9 miles, 22,523) and Goldey-Beacom College (11.5 miles, 868).
What is the closest community college to Elk Township, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 25.7 miles away.
How much does Lincoln University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $12,512 a year in-state and $19,384 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,011 (under $30,000 income) to $21,303 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Elk Township. 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 →