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Colleges in and near Marple Township

Marple Township is home to Delaware County Community College

Delaware County Community College (5,578 students on campus) is inside the town, and Swarthmore College (1,644) is 4.2 miles from the center, in Swarthmore. About 4% of Marple Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Delaware County Community CollegeSwarthmore CollegeHaverford 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 Marple Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
39
159,772 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
Delaware County
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
1.5 mi
Delaware County · $6,930 tuition
Nearest public university
5.3 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine · $15,208 in-state
Median household income
$124K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Marple Township

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

Three colleges within 4.3 milesSwarthmore College admits 7% of applicants; Haverford College admits 12%. Together they have 8,646 students on campus.A community college 1.5 miles awayDelaware County Community College in Media: tuition and fees $6,930 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineLiving in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine charges $15,208 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $25,392. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.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 Marple Township

31 private colleges within 14.9 miles, six public colleges within 12.9 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityMarple Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · In Marple Township$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 4.2 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 4.2 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 4.3 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 4.7 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 5 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 5 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 5.1 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 5.1 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 5.3 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 5.9 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Widener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 7.2 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 7.4 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 7.6 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 8.3 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 8.3 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsCheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 9 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 9.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 9.2 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 10.2 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 10.3 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Curtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 10.3 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 10.5 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 10.6 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 11 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 11 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 11 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 11.8 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 12.2 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 12.4 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 12.9 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 13.5 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 · 13.8 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 14.1 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 14.3 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 14.7 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 14.9 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Marple Township’s median household income ($123,844) falls.

Delaware County Community CollegeIn Marple Township · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania9 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
Community College of Philadelphia10.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
All-State Career School7.6 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania12.4 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$27,160a year
La Salle University12.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Immaculata University11.8 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine5.3 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Rutgers University-Camden12.9 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College5 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Widener University7.2 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University5.9 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
University of Valley Forge14.3 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College11 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia6.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University13.8 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University7.4 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Thomas Jefferson University11 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University11 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College8.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College4.7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College5.1 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College4.3 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts10.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design10.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College4.2 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University9.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania9.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University5.1 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology4.2 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Williamson College of the Trades5 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia6.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
PITC Institute14.7 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—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 Marple 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 →Villanova UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityTemple UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityWest Chester University 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
West Chester University of Pennsylvania71% graduate$61k earnings$24k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k 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 Brandywine (22); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Rutgers University-Camden (3).

Majors

What students study in Marple Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Delaware County Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 28%Liberal arts 14%Business 12%Computer science 8%Public safety 6%Construction trades 5%Everything else 27%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities180 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations141 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing135 graduates a year
$91k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General116 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods73 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General47 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Psychology, General45 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions37 graduates a year
$73k4 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 Marple Township

Is Marple Township a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Marple Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the town, Delaware County Community College, has 5,578 students on campus.

What colleges are in Marple Township?

Delaware County Community College is inside the town. Swarthmore College is 4.2 miles from the center, in Swarthmore, and Haverford College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Haverford Township.

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

Delaware County Community College in Media, 1.5 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.

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

Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,904 (under $30,000 income) to $29,031 (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 Marple 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 →