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Colleges in and near Lower Salford Township

Ursinus College is 5.8 miles from Lower Salford Township

No college sits inside Lower Salford Township’s boundary, but Ursinus College’s campus in Collegeville, with 1,492 students on campus, is 5.8 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 8.8 miles away in Blue Bell. About 4% of Lower Salford Township’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 Lower Salford Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
7
13,511 students on campus
Nearest college
5.8 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
8.8 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
16 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$146K
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What stands out about college from Lower Salford Township

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

A college 5.8 miles awayUrsinus College has 1,492 students on campus in Collegeville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 8.8 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Lower Salford Township

Six private colleges within 14.8 miles, and Montgomery County Community College 8.8 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley, is 16 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miMontgomery CountyEastern UniversityDelaware Valley UniversityLower Salford Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 5.8 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 8.8 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 9.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 9.7 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsDelaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 12.8 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearningsUniversity of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 12.8 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 14.8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Lower Salford Township’s median household income ($146,481) falls.

Montgomery County Community College8.8 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Eastern University14.8 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University9.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Delaware Valley University12.8 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$32,804a year
University of Valley Forge12.8 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Ursinus College5.8 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a 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: 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 →Ursinus CollegeMontgomery CountyGwynedd Mercy UniversityDelaware Valley UniversityUniversity of Valley ForgeEastern University
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Delaware Valley University56% graduate$56k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
University of Valley Forge49% graduate$39k earnings$27k typical debt
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook42% graduate$55k earnings

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.

Questions about college near Lower Salford Township

Is Lower Salford Township a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Lower Salford Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Ursinus College, is 5.8 miles away in Collegeville.

What colleges are near Lower Salford Township?

7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Montgomery County Community College (8.8 miles, 5,817 students on campus), Eastern University (14.8 miles, 2,192) and Delaware Valley University (12.8 miles, 1,982).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 8.8 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.

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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 Salford 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 →