Washington & Jefferson College is 4.6 miles from McGovern
No college sits inside McGovern’s boundary, but Washington & Jefferson College’s campus in Washington, with 1,162 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town, and Rosedale Technical College is 16.3 miles away in Pittsburgh. About 4% of McGovern’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 McGovern. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from McGovern
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of McGovern
Two private colleges within 4.6 miles. The nearest public four-year college, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, is 20.4 miles away.
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 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.
Starts at $75–110k, where McGovern’s median household income ($107,395) falls.
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.
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.
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: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (5).
Questions about college near McGovern
Is McGovern a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 McGovern residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, is 3.8 miles away in Washington.
What colleges are near McGovern?
Within 15 miles: Penn Commercial Business/Technical School (3.8 miles, 223 students on campus) and Washington & Jefferson College (4.6 miles, 1,162).
What is the closest community college to McGovern, and what does it cost?
Rosedale Technical College in Pittsburgh, 16.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $17,402 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $19,760, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $21,926 a year in-state and $41,430 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,709 (under $30,000 income) to $36,008 (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 McGovern. 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 →