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Colleges in and near Lionville

Immaculata University is 4.3 miles from Lionville

No college sits inside Lionville’s boundary, but Immaculata University’s campus in Immaculata, with 1,736 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Delaware County Community College is 14.6 miles away in Media. About 8% of Lionville’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Immaculata University

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 Lionville. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
10
29,955 students on campus
Nearest college
2.4 mi
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
Residents in college
8%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
14.6 mi
Delaware County · $6,930 tuition
Nearest public university
6.5 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$101K
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What stands out about college from Lionville

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

A university 4.3 miles awayImmaculata University has 1,736 students on campus in Immaculata, 71% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 14.6 miles awayDelaware County Community College in Media: tuition and fees $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 8% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Lionville

Five private colleges within 14.5 miles, four public colleges within 13.5 miles, and Delaware County Community College 14.6 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaEastern UniversityLionville
University or collegeCommunity college
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 2.4 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Immaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 4.3 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 6.5 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 6.8 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 7.4 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsCheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 10.4 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 13.5 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 13.8 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 14.5 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 14.6 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 $75–110k, where Lionville’s median household income ($100,582) falls.

Delaware County Community College14.6 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$9,918a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania10.4 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$20,215a year
Immaculata University4.3 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$24,204a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania7.4 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$24,715a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine13.5 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$25,067a year
Eastern University14.5 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$25,963a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc2.4 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$26,264a year
Ursinus College13.8 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$31,326a year
University of Valley Forge6.8 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$33,146a 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 Lionville: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Immaculata UniversityWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUrsinus CollegeEastern UniversityDelaware County
West Chester University of Pennsylvania71% graduate$61k earnings$24k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Immaculata University71% graduate$76k earnings$27k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine26% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc63% graduate$51k earnings*$14k typical debt
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania41% graduate$38k earnings$22k typical debt
University of Valley Forge49% graduate$39k 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: Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).

Questions about college near Lionville

Is Lionville a college town?

No. About 8 of every 100 Lionville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc, is 2.4 miles away in Exton.

What colleges are near Lionville?

10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: West Chester University of Pennsylvania (7.4 miles, 15,394 students on campus), Delaware County Community College (14.6 miles, 5,578) and Eastern University (14.5 miles, 2,192).

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

Delaware County Community College in Media, 14.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $6,576, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Lionville. 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 →