Pennsylvania State University is 3 miles from Houserville
No college sits inside Houserville’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University’s campus in University Park, with 50,120 students on campus, is 3 miles from the center of town, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 5.7 miles away in Pleasant Gap. About 8% of Houserville’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Houserville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Houserville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Houserville
One private college within 4 miles, two public colleges within 3 miles, and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology 5.7 miles away.
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 Over $110k, where Houserville’s median household income ($119,303) 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 Houserville: 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 (22); Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (22).
Questions about college near Houserville
Is Houserville a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Houserville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University, is 3 miles away in University Park.
What colleges are near Houserville?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University (3 miles, 50,120 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (3 miles, 165), South Hills School of Business & Technology (4 miles, 242) and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (5.7 miles, 126).
What is the closest community college to Houserville, and what does it cost?
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap, 5.7 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $20,644 a year in-state and $41,790 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $19,845 (under $30,000 income) to $37,831 (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 Houserville. 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 →