Lilly Bridge · Photo: Joseph Elliott · Public domainMount Aloysius College is 2.7 miles from Lilly
No college sits inside Lilly’s boundary, but Mount Aloysius College’s campus in Cresson, with 2,880 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town, and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is 15.9 miles away in Johnstown. About 2% of Lilly’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 Lilly. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lilly
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lilly
Three private colleges within 12.3 miles, and one public college within 13.7 miles.
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 $48–75k, where Lilly’s median household income ($61,719) 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 Lilly: 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 Altoona (22).
Questions about college near Lilly
Is Lilly a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Lilly residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Mount Aloysius College, is 2.7 miles away in Cresson.
What colleges are near Lilly?
Within 15 miles: Mount Aloysius College (2.7 miles, 2,880 students on campus), Saint Francis University (5.8 miles, 2,421), YTI Career Institute-Altoona (12.3 miles, 112) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (13.7 miles, 2,418).
What is the closest community college to Lilly, and what does it cost?
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown, 15.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,110 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,200, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,972 a year in-state and $26,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,017 (under $30,000 income) to $28,263 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Lilly. 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 →