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Colleges in and near Lower Gwynedd Township

Lower Gwynedd Township is home to two colleges, with 1,620 students on campus

Gwynedd Mercy University (1,455 students on campus) and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook (165) are inside the town, and Montgomery County Community College (5,817) is 2.2 miles from the center, just over the line in Whitpain Township. About 5% of Lower Gwynedd Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Gwynedd Mercy UniversityMontgomery 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 Lower Gwynedd Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
27
79,683 students on campus
Nearest college
0.6 mi
Gwynedd Mercy University
Residents in college
5%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.2 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
8.4 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · $15,268 in-state
Median household income
$140K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Lower Gwynedd Township

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

Two colleges within 2.2 milesGwynedd Mercy University admits 90% of applicants. Together they have 7,272 students on campus.A community college 2.2 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington charges $15,268 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,664. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% 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 Lower Gwynedd Township

23 private colleges within 13.8 miles, two public colleges within 15 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyLower Gwynedd Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · In Lower Gwynedd Township90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · In Lower Gwynedd Township100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 2.2 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 7.1 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 7.1 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 · 7.7 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 8 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 8.4 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 8.7 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 9.2 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 10 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 10.1 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 10.1 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 11.4 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsUrsinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 11.5 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 11.8 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 11.8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 11.8 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 11.8 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 12.2 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 12.8 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 13 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 13.4 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 13.8 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 13.8 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateBucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 14.8 mi · Newtown$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Temple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 15 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearnings

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 Lower Gwynedd Township’s median household income ($139,615) falls.

Bucks County Community College14.8 mi · Newtown · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$11,581a year
Montgomery County Community College2.2 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Manor College10 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church10.1 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$23,565a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington8.4 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
Orleans Technical College13.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$26,587a year
La Salle University11.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Rosemont College11.8 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Eastern University11.8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityIn Lower Gwynedd Township · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Delaware Valley University8.7 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$32,804a year
Chestnut Hill College7.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia13.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Ursinus College11.5 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Arcadia University7.7 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Temple University15 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Harcum College12.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College11.8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College13 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Villanova University11.8 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
PITC Institute8 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia13.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—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 Lower Gwynedd 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 →Montgomery CountyPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonVillanova UniversitySaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaBucks CountyTemple University
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Bucks County Community College32% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Delaware Valley University56% graduate$56k earnings$25k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Majors

What students study in Lower Gwynedd Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Lower Gwynedd Township’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 59%Business 14%Education 8%Public safety 5%Philosophy & religion 3%Computer science 3%Everything else 7%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGwynedd Mercy University · 214 graduates a year
$100k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGwynedd Mercy University · 42 graduates a year
$67k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGwynedd Mercy University · 32 graduates a year
$46k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsGwynedd Mercy University · 32 graduates a year
$91k4 yrs out
Psychology, GeneralGwynedd Mercy University · 20 graduates a year
$51k4 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 Lower Gwynedd Township

Is Lower Gwynedd Township a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Lower Gwynedd Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Gwynedd Mercy University, has 1,455 students on campus.

What colleges are in Lower Gwynedd Township?

Gwynedd Mercy University and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook are inside the town. Montgomery County Community College is 2.2 miles from the center, in Whitpain Township.

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 2.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,124, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $15,268 a year in-state and $25,664 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,629 (under $30,000 income) to $25,785 (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 Lower Gwynedd 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 →