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Colleges in and near Narberth

Villanova University is 4.5 miles from Narberth

No college sits inside Narberth’s boundary, but Villanova University’s campus in Villanova, with 8,998 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town, and Harcum College is 2.9 miles away in Bryn Mawr. About 6% of Narberth’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaHaverford CollegePhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineBryn Mawr CollegeVillanova University

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 Narberth. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
44
154,186 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Residents in college
6%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
2.9 mi
Harcum College · $32,000 tuition
Nearest public university
5.9 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$124K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Narberth

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

Five colleges within 4.5 milesSaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89% of applicants; Haverford College admits 12%; Bryn Mawr College admits 29%. Together they have 20,802 students on campus.A community college 2.9 miles awayHarcum College in Bryn Mawr: tuition and fees $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Temple UniversityLiving in Pennsylvania, Temple University charges $23,011 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $38,958. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Narberth

35 private colleges within 14.5 miles, six public colleges within 15 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityNarberth
University or collegeCommunity college
Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 1.5 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 1.6 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 2.2 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 2.5 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 2.9 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 3 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 3.9 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 4.5 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 4.7 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 5.3 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 5.4 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 5.8 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 5.9 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 6 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Moore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 6 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 6.2 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 6.4 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Curtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduatePennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 7.4 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 7.8 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 · 7.9 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 8 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 8.5 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 8.6 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 8.8 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 8.9 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 9.6 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 10 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 10 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Williamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 10.9 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 11.1 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Widener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 11.2 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 11.3 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 11.6 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 13.1 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 13.2 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 13.5 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsBryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 13.8 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 14 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 374 on campus · 14.3 mi · Philadelphia$27knet price58%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Orleans Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 14.5 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$20knet price90%graduate$39kearningsCheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 15 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearnings

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 Narberth’s median household income ($123,977) falls.

Delaware County Community College7.4 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College11.6 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania15 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
Manor College10 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$17,817a year
Community College of Philadelphia6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$18,795a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church13.8 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$23,565a year
All-State Career School10 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$23,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington11.1 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$25,785a year
Orleans Technical College14.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $26,587$26,587a year
La Salle University6.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$27,190a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine11.3 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Rutgers University-Camden8.5 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$30,639a year
Rosemont College3.9 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia14.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $31,905$31,450a year
Widener University11.2 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$32,296a year
Eastern University6.4 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University13.2 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Chestnut Hill College5.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia1.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Arcadia University7.9 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Neumann University13.1 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$34,471a year
Thomas Jefferson University6.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$34,889a year
Temple University5.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$34,947a year
Walnut Hill College4.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$35,504a year
Harcum College2.9 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College3 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College2.2 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts6.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$46,702a year
Moore College of Art and Design6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$47,504a year
Swarthmore College8.6 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$47,544a year
Drexel University5.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$48,089a year
University of Pennsylvania5.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$55,972a year
Villanova University4.5 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia1.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
PITC Institute8.8 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology9.6 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850—a year
Williamson College of the Trades10.9 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611—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 Narberth: 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 UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaTemple UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson University
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
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
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k 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
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (8).

Questions about college near Narberth

Is Narberth a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Narberth residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, is 1.5 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Narberth?

44 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (5.9 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (5.4 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (5.3 miles, 19,393).

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

Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, 2.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $24,776, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Temple University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $23,011 a year in-state and $38,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $22,694 (under $30,000 income) to $34,947 (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 Narberth. 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 →