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Colleges in and near Hatboro

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington is 4.2 miles from Hatboro

No college sits inside Hatboro’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington’s campus in Abington, with 3,055 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Manor College is 6.2 miles away in Jenkintown. About 4% of Hatboro’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

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 Hatboro. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
23
66,636 students on campus
Nearest college
3.8 mi
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
6.2 mi
Manor College · $21,780 tuition
Nearest public university
4.2 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · $15,268 in-state
Median household income
$113K
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What stands out about college from Hatboro

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

A university 4.2 miles awayPennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington has 3,055 students on campus in Abington, 20% of whom graduate within six years.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 6.2 miles awayManor College in Jenkintown: tuition and fees $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents.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 Hatboro

19 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 13.9 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityMontgomery CountyHatboro
University or collegeCommunity college
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 3.8 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 4.2 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 5.9 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 6.2 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 6.5 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 6.6 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 6.6 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.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 6.9 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 7.1 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsOrleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 7.8 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 7.8 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 8.5 mi · Newtown$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 8.8 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 9 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 9 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 10 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsHoly Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsCairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 838 on campus · 10.4 mi · Langhorne88%admitted$28knet price60%graduate$44kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 10.5 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 13.3 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 13.9 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 14.5 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 15 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduate

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 Hatboro’s median household income ($112,565) falls.

Bucks County Community College8.5 mi · Newtown · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$11,581a year
Montgomery County Community College9 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Manor College6.2 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Holy Family University10.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,539$17,822a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church3.8 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$23,565a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington4.2 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
Orleans Technical College7.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$26,587a year
La Salle University10 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia10.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$31,450a year
Gwynedd Mercy University7.1 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Delaware Valley University8.8 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$32,804a year
Cairn University-Langhorne10.4 mi · Langhorne · sticker $46,233$33,129a year
Chestnut Hill College9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia14.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University6.6 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Temple University13.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
PITC Institute5.9 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia15 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 Hatboro: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonBucks CountyMontgomery CountyLa Salle UniversityTemple UniversitySaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k 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
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Holy Family University61% graduate$62k earnings$25k typical debt
Delaware Valley University56% graduate$56k earnings$25k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Chestnut Hill College49% graduate$52k earnings$26k typical debt
Cairn University-Langhorne60% graduate$44k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Questions about college near Hatboro

Is Hatboro a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Hatboro residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, is 3.8 miles away in Bryn Athyn.

What colleges are near Hatboro?

23 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (13.9 miles, 27,767 students on campus), Montgomery County Community College (9 miles, 5,817) and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (14.5 miles, 5,782).

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

Manor College in Jenkintown, 6.2 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 Hatboro. 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 →