Saint Francis University is 10.5 miles from Nanty-Glo
No college sits inside Nanty-Glo’s boundary, but Saint Francis University’s campus in Loretto, with 2,421 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town, and Commonwealth Technical Institute is 13.1 miles away in Johnstown. About 2% of Nanty-Glo’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 Nanty-Glo. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Nanty-Glo
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Nanty-Glo
Three private colleges within 13.1 miles, one public college within 14.1 miles, and two 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 $48–75k, where Nanty-Glo’s median household income ($51,604) 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 Nanty-Glo: 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-Johnstown (5).
Questions about college near Nanty-Glo
Is Nanty-Glo a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Nanty-Glo residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Saint Francis University, is 10.5 miles away in Loretto.
What colleges are near Nanty-Glo?
Within 15 miles: Saint Francis University (10.5 miles, 2,421 students on campus), Mount Aloysius College (12.3 miles, 2,880), Commonwealth Technical Institute (13.1 miles, 132), the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (14.1 miles, 1,940) and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (14.3 miles, 1,935).
What is the closest community college to Nanty-Glo, and what does it cost?
Commonwealth Technical Institute in Johnstown, 13.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,714 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,714, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,906 a year in-state and $26,780 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,106 (under $30,000 income) to $24,980 (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 Nanty-Glo. 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 →