Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Haverford Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Haverford, Pennsylvania 3Photo: Ii2nmd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colleges in and near Haverford Township

Haverford Township is home to Haverford College

Haverford College (1,424 students on campus) is inside the town, and Villanova University (8,998) is 3.7 miles from the center, just over the line in Radnor Township. About 8% of Haverford Township’s residents are enrolled in college, above Pennsylvania (6%).

Haverford CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeVillanova UniversitySaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaDelaware County Community College

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 Haverford Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
40
153,404 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
Haverford College
Residents in college
8%
Above PA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.5 mi
Harcum College · $32,000 tuition
Nearest public university
8.2 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine · $15,208 in-state
Median household income
$132K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Haverford Township

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

Five colleges within 4.3 milesHaverford College admits 12% of applicants; Bryn Mawr College admits 29%; Villanova University admits 27%. Together they have 23,448 students on campus.A community college 2.5 miles awayHarcum College in Bryn Mawr: tuition and fees $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine charges $15,208 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,392. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 8% of residentsAbove Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Haverford Township

31 private colleges within 13.8 miles, six public colleges within 14.1 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaHaverford Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · In Haverford Township12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 2.5 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 2.8 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 3.3 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 3.6 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 3.7 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 4.2 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 4.3 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 5.5 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 6 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 6.2 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 6.6 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 7.8 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Moore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 7.9 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 8.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 8.2 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 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 · 8.2 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 8.3 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 8.4 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 8.4 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 8.5 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 8.8 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 8.9 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 9.3 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 10.1 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 10.6 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 10.7 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.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 10.9 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 11.1 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 11.8 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 11.9 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 11.9 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 12 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 13.2 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 13.2 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Immaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 13.8 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 14.1 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.

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 Haverford Township’s median household income ($131,674) falls.

Delaware County Community College4.3 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College13.2 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania11.9 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
Manor College13.2 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Community College of Philadelphia8.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
All-State Career School8.4 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington14.1 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
La Salle University9.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Immaculata University13.8 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine8.2 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Rutgers University-Camden10.6 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College3.3 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Widener University8.9 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Chestnut Hill College8.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia4.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University10.9 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University10.1 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Thomas Jefferson University8.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University8.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College6.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College2.5 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College2.8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford CollegeIn Haverford Township · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts8.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design7.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College6 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania6.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University3.7 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia3.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology6.6 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Williamson College of the Trades7.8 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—a year
PITC Institute11.9 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 Haverford Township: 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 →Villanova UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaTemple UniversityThomas Jefferson 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
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Majors

What students study in Haverford Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Haverford College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Social sciences 28%Physical sciences 16%Biology 11%Computer science 10%English 6%Math & statistics 6%Everything else 24%

Biggest programs

Economics35 graduates a year
$112k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government18 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Haverford Township

Is Haverford Township a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Haverford Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Haverford College, has 1,424 students on campus.

What colleges are in Haverford Township?

Haverford College is inside the town. Villanova University is 3.7 miles from the center, in Radnor Township, Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia is 4.2 miles from the center, in Philadelphia, Delaware County Community College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Marple Township, and Harcum College is 2.5 miles away in Bryn Mawr.

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

Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, 2.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $24,776, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,904 (under $30,000 income) to $29,031 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

Neighbors talk college

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

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 Haverford 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 →