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Colleges in and near Norristown

Montgomery County Community College is 5 miles from Norristown

No college sits inside Norristown’s boundary, but Montgomery County Community College’s campus in Blue Bell, with 5,817 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Norristown’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Montgomery County Community 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 Norristown. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
38
137,204 students on campus
Nearest college
5 mi
Montgomery County
Residents in college
4%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
10.8 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$67K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Norristown

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

A community college 5 miles awayMontgomery County Community College has 5,817 students on campus in Blue Bell, 28% of whom graduate within three years.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 Norristown

31 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 14.7 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityNorristown
University or collegeCommunity college
Montgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 5 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 5.9 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 6.2 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 6.4 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 6.7 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 7 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 7.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsUrsinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 7.9 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 7.9 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 8.1 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 8.8 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 · 9.5 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 10.3 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 10.4 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.4 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduatePITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 10.4 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 10.8 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 10.9 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 11.1 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 11.4 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 11.5 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 11.5 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 12.1 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 12.7 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 13.5 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 13.8 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 13.8 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 14 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 14.1 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 14.4 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 · 14.4 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 14.7 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 279 on campus · 14.8 mi · Bryn Athyn83%admitted$21knet price68%graduate$40kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 14.8 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 14.9 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 15 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 15 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 $48–75k, where Norristown’s median household income ($66,701) falls.

Delaware County Community College11.1 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania14.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia10.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College15 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Montgomery County Community College5 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$11,837a year
Haverford College8.1 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia14.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Manor College12.7 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$13,154a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology15 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington12.1 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$16,296a year
Bryn Mawr College6.7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
Immaculata University13.8 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$19,150a year
Rosemont College6.2 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University11.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University5.9 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine14.7 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Gwynedd Mercy University7.5 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$22,269a year
Chestnut Hill College6.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$22,714a year
Eastern University5.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia10.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church14.8 mi · Bryn Athyn · sticker $41,093$24,368a year
Arcadia University9.5 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$25,978a year
Harcum College7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University13.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
PITC Institute10.4 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926$28,768a year
Ursinus College7.9 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$28,815a year
University of Valley Forge10.9 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,077a year
Walnut Hill College13.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design14.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University14 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts14.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$42,893a 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 Norristown: 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 →Montgomery CountyVillanova UniversityTemple UniversityDrexel UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaCommunity College of Philadelphia
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
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
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k 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); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).

Questions about college near Norristown

Is Norristown a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Norristown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Montgomery County Community College, is 5 miles away in Blue Bell.

What colleges are near Norristown?

38 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (13.8 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (14.1 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (14 miles, 19,393).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,124, counts housing and food at full cost.

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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 Norristown. 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 →