Photo: White Feather Safari Inspecting Life · CC BY 2.0Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois is 13.4 miles from Grampian
No college sits inside Grampian’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois’s campus in DuBois, with 349 students on campus, is 13.4 miles from the center of town, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 45.8 miles away in Pleasant Gap. About 3% of Grampian’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Grampian. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Grampian
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Grampian
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Grampian.
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 $30–48k, where Grampian’s median household income ($40,000) 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 Grampian: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (22).
Questions about college near Grampian
Is Grampian a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Grampian residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois, is 13.4 miles away in DuBois.
What colleges are near Grampian?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (13.4 miles, 349 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Grampian, and what does it cost?
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap, 45.8 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,408 a year in-state and $24,134 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,490 (under $30,000 income) to $25,301 (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 Grampian. 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 →