Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny is 6.1 miles from North Irwin
No college sits inside North Irwin’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny’s campus in McKeesport, with 358 students on campus, is 6.1 miles from the center of town, and Westmoreland County Community College is 10.6 miles away in Youngwood. About 5% of North Irwin’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 North Irwin. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
14
60,300 students on campus
Nearest college
6.1 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
Residents in college
5%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
10.6 mi
Westmoreland County · $6,018 tuition
Nearest public university
6.1 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · $14,408 in-state
Median household income
$49K
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What stands out about college from North Irwin
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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 North Irwin’s median household income ($49,063) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of North Irwin: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus86% graduate$66k earnings*$24k typical debt
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg40% graduate$66k earnings*$24k typical debt
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics76% graduate$67k earnings$12k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington28% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny19% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc89% graduate$54k earnings$19k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny (22); University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (5); University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (5); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington (22).
Questions about college near North Irwin
Is North Irwin a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 North Irwin residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny, is 6.1 miles away in McKeesport.
What colleges are near North Irwin?
14 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (14.7 miles, 33,505 students on campus), Carnegie Mellon University (14.1 miles, 15,082) and Westmoreland County Community College (10.6 miles, 3,063).
What is the closest community college to North Irwin, and what does it cost?
Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, 10.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,018 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $5,167, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,408 a year in-state and $24,134 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,600 (under $30,000 income) to $22,758 (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 North Irwin. 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 →
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