Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is 3.8 miles from Lampeter
No college sits inside Lampeter’s boundary, but Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s campus in Lancaster, with 1,453 students on campus, is 3.8 miles from the center of town, and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is 1.3 miles away in Willow Street. About 4% of Lampeter’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 Lampeter. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lampeter
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lampeter
Four private colleges within 6.1 miles, one public college within 6 miles, and two community colleges.
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 $75–110k, where Lampeter’s median household income ($101,667) 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 Lampeter: 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: Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2).
Questions about college near Lampeter
Is Lampeter a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Lampeter residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, is 1.3 miles away in Willow Street.
What colleges are near Lampeter?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Millersville University of Pennsylvania (6 miles, 5,833 students on campus), Franklin and Marshall College (5.4 miles, 1,911) and Lancaster Bible College (6.1 miles, 1,588).
What is the closest community college to Lampeter, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 1.3 miles away.
How much does Millersville University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,128 a year in-state and $22,952 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,565 (under $30,000 income) to $24,541 (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 Lampeter. 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 →