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Colleges in and near Folcroft

Widener University is 4.6 miles from Folcroft

No college sits inside Folcroft’s boundary, but Widener University’s campus in Chester, with 4,531 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is 6.2 miles away in Media. About 4% of Folcroft’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Swarthmore CollegeWidener 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 Folcroft. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
34
164,129 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
All-State Career School
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
6.2 mi
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology · $14,850 tuition
Nearest public university
9 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$61K
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What stands out about college from Folcroft

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

Two colleges within 4.6 milesSwarthmore College admits 7% of applicants; Widener University admits 71%. Together they have 6,175 students on campus.A community college 6.2 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 4% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Folcroft

25 private colleges within 14.5 miles, five public colleges within 14.9 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityFolcroft
University or collegeCommunity college
All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 2.1 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 4.3 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 4.6 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 5.9 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 6.2 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Drexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 6.5 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 7.1 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 7.3 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 7.5 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 7.6 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 7.6 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 7.8 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Williamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 7.9 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 8.2 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 8.4 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 8.7 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 8.8 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 9 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 9.1 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 · 9.5 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 9.6 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 10.4 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 10.8 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 11 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.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 12.2 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 12.3 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 13.8 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 13.9 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsCamden County CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,528 on campus · 14.5 mi · Blackwood, NJ$6knet price31%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,320 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 14.5 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rowan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 17,065 on campus · 14.9 mi · Glassboro, NJ78%admitted$22knet price67%graduate$60kearnings

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 Folcroft’s median household income ($61,306) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades7.9 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Camden County College14.5 mi · Blackwood, NJ · sticker $12,535 · tuition $4,320$6,518a year
Delaware County Community College8.2 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania6.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia7.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College4.3 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus11 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College8.4 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia7.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania13.8 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$14,773a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology6.2 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden9.1 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Bryn Mawr College9.8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
Rowan University14.9 mi · Glassboro, NJ · sticker $35,842$19,245a year
All-State Career School2.1 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
Rosemont College10.4 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University12.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University10.8 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine9.6 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Widener University4.6 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Chestnut Hill College13.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$22,714a year
Eastern University12.3 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia7.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University7.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Neumann University8.8 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$25,679a year
Harcum College9.5 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
Walnut Hill College5.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design7.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University6.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts7.6 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 Folcroft: 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 UniversityTemple UniversityVillanova UniversityRowan 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
Rowan University67% graduate$60k earnings$20k 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
Camden County College31% graduate$41k earnings$12k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k 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: 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 Folcroft

Is Folcroft a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Folcroft residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, All-State Career School, is 2.1 miles away in Essington.

What colleges are near Folcroft?

34 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (9 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (6.1 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (6.5 miles, 19,393).

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

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, 6.2 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 Folcroft. 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 →