Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington is 2.3 miles from McKinley
No college sits inside McKinley’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington’s campus in Abington, with 3,055 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town, and Manor College is 0.4 miles away in Jenkintown. About 10% of McKinley’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 McKinley. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from McKinley
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of McKinley
32 private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 9.4 miles, and seven community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where McKinley’s median household income ($107,067) 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 within 15 miles of McKinley: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Rutgers University-Camden (3).
Questions about college near McKinley
Is McKinley a college town?
No. About 10 of every 100 McKinley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Manor College, is 0.4 miles away in Jenkintown.
What colleges are near McKinley?
39 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.6 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (10.2 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (9.8 miles, 19,393).
What is the closest community college to McKinley, and what does it cost?
Manor College in Jenkintown, 0.4 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 McKinley. 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 →