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Colleges in and near Lower Moreland Township

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington is 1.9 miles from Lower Moreland Township

No college sits inside Lower Moreland Township’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington’s campus in Abington, with 3,055 students on campus, is 1.9 miles from the center of town, and Manor College is 2.8 miles away in Jenkintown. About 6% of Lower Moreland Township’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonSalus 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 Lower Moreland Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
37
138,729 students on campus
Nearest college
1.2 mi
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Residents in college
6%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.8 mi
Manor College · $21,780 tuition
Nearest public university
1.9 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · $15,268 in-state
Median household income
$154K
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What stands out about college from Lower Moreland Township

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

Two colleges within 3.8 milesPennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington admits 97% of applicants. Together they have 4,192 students on campus.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.A community college 2.8 miles awayManor College in Jenkintown: tuition and fees $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 6% 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 Moreland Township

30 private colleges within 14.7 miles, three public colleges within 12.2 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityLower Moreland Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 1.2 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 1.9 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 2.8 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 3.8 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 4 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 4 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 4.8 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 5.1 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 5.6 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.Holy Family UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,606 on campus · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia71%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$62kearningsLincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 7 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 8.5 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsCairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 838 on campus · 9.3 mi · Langhorne88%admitted$28knet price60%graduate$44kearningsBucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,189 on campus · 10 mi · Newtown$6knet price32%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $5,683 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 10 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 10.1 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 10.6 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 10.9 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 11.3 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Community College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 11.9 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 12.2 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 12.3 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 12.3 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 12.4 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 12.7 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 12.9 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 12.9 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 12.9 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateDelaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 13.1 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 13.3 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 13.4 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsRowan College at Burlington CountyCommunity college · Public · 3,689 on campus · 14 mi · Mount Laurel, NJ$5knet price36%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,990 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 14.2 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 14.4 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 14.5 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 14.7 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearnings

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 Moreland Township’s median household income ($153,639) falls.

Bucks County Community College10 mi · Newtown · sticker $11,688 · tuition $5,683$11,581a year
Rowan College at Burlington County14 mi · Mount Laurel, NJ · sticker $12,243 · tuition $6,990$11,789a year
Montgomery County Community College11.3 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Manor College2.8 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Holy Family University6.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,539$17,822a year
Community College of Philadelphia11.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church1.2 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$23,565a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington1.9 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
Orleans Technical College4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$26,587a year
La Salle University7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Rutgers University-Camden12.2 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College14.7 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia6.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$31,450a year
Gwynedd Mercy University10.1 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Delaware Valley University13.1 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$32,804a year
Cairn University-Langhorne9.3 mi · Langhorne · sticker $46,233$33,129a year
Chestnut Hill College8.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia12.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University5.1 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Thomas Jefferson University12.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University10.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College13.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College14.4 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College14.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College14.5 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts12.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design12.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Drexel University12.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania13.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
PITC Institute4 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia12.9 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 Moreland 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 →Temple UniversityMontgomery CountyCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Pennsylvania97% graduate$111k earnings$16k typical debt
Drexel University78% graduate$85k earnings$25k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Bucks County Community College32% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Rowan College at Burlington County36% graduate$45k earnings$10k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k 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); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Questions about college near Lower Moreland Township

Is Lower Moreland Township a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Lower Moreland Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, is 1.2 miles away in Bryn Athyn.

What colleges are near Lower Moreland Township?

37 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (10.6 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (13.3 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (12.9 miles, 19,393).

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

Manor College in Jenkintown, 2.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $21,780 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $13,078, 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 Moreland 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 →