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Colleges in and near Glenside

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington is 2.4 miles from Glenside

No college sits inside Glenside’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington’s campus in Abington, with 3,055 students on campus, is 2.4 miles from the center of town, and Manor College is 2.7 miles away in Jenkintown. About 14% of Glenside’s residents are enrolled in college, above Pennsylvania (6%).

Arcadia UniversitySalus UniversityPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonChestnut Hill CollegeLa Salle 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 Glenside. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
38
146,230 students on campus
Nearest college
0.5 mi
PITC Institute
Residents in college
14%
Above PA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.7 mi
Manor College · $21,780 tuition
Nearest public university
2.4 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · $15,268 in-state
Median household income
$102K
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What stands out about college from Glenside

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

Five colleges within 4.5 milesArcadia University admits 80% of applicants; Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington admits 97%; Chestnut Hill College admits 74%. Together they have 10,870 students on campus.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington charges $15,268 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,664. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 2.7 miles awayManor College in Jenkintown: tuition and fees $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 14% of residentsAbove Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Glenside

32 private colleges within 13.5 miles, three public colleges within 10.8 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityGlenside
University or collegeCommunity college
PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 0.5 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsArcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 1 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 1.3 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 · 1.7 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 2.4 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 2.7 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 2.7 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 4.2 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 4.5 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 5.3 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsOrleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 7.5 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 7.6 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 7.9 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 8 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 8.2 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 8.5 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 8.8 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 8.9 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 9.2 mi · Philadelphia71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 9.4 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 9.8 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 10 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 10.3 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Drexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 10.4 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 10.5 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 10.5 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 10.8 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 10.8 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 11 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 12.1 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 13.5 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearningsCairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 838 on campus · 13.5 mi · Langhorne88%admitted$28knet price60%graduate$44kearningsBucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 13.6 mi · Newtown$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 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 $75–110k, where Glenside’s median household income ($101,676) falls.

Bucks County Community College13.6 mi · Newtown · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$10,516a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia9.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$10,740a year
Montgomery County Community College8.2 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$14,073a year
Manor College2.7 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Holy Family University9.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,539$16,307a year
Community College of Philadelphia9.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$17,032a year
Haverford College10.5 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College10 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
Rutgers University-Camden10.8 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$20,475a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church5.3 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$20,581a year
La Salle University4.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington2.4 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Orleans Technical College7.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$23,196a year
Rosemont College10.5 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$24,825a year
University of Pennsylvania10.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$25,476a year
Eastern University12.1 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$25,963a year
Cairn University-Langhorne13.5 mi · Langhorne · sticker $46,233$26,309a year
Gwynedd Mercy University7.9 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$27,992a year
Delaware Valley University13.5 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$28,104a year
Chestnut Hill College4.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Arcadia University1 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia8.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$28,772a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia8.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$29,364a year
Temple University8.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$29,397a year
Thomas Jefferson University10.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$29,734a year
Harcum College10.3 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
Villanova University11 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$33,389a year
Walnut Hill College10.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Drexel University10.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$37,842a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts10.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$44,893a year
Moore College of Art and Design10.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$46,865a year
PITC Institute0.5 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—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 Glenside: 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 →Temple UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaDrexel UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaVillanova 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
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Bucks County Community College32% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Rutgers University-Camden (3).

Questions about college near Glenside

Is Glenside a college town?

No. About 14 of every 100 Glenside residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, PITC Institute, is 0.5 miles away in Wyncote.

What colleges are near Glenside?

38 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (8.5 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (10.8 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (10.4 miles, 19,393).

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

Manor College in Jenkintown, 2.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $13,078, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $15,268 a year in-state and $25,664 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,629 (under $30,000 income) to $25,785 (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 Glenside. 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 →