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Colleges in and near Oaks

Ursinus College is 4.2 miles from Oaks

No college sits inside Oaks’ boundary, but Ursinus College’s campus in Collegeville, with 1,492 students on campus, is 4.2 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 10 miles away in Blue Bell. About 1% of Oaks’ residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Ursinus 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 Oaks. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
22
58,093 students on campus
Nearest college
4.2 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
1%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
10 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
6.5 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$166K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Oaks

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

A college 4.2 miles awayUrsinus College has 1,492 students on campus in Collegeville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 10 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 1% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Oaks

16 private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 14.4 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyOaks
University or collegeCommunity college
Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 4.2 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsUniversity of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 4.9 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 6.5 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 7.2 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 · 9 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 9.4 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 9.6 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 10 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 10.5 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 10.6 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 11.7 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsDelaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 11.9 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 12.4 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 12.4 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 12.8 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 12.8 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 14.1 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 14.3 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 14.4 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 14.8 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 14.9 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 15 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.

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 Oaks’ median household income ($165,583) falls.

Delaware County Community College11.9 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College10 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania14.3 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$16,493a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania14.4 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$27,160a year
Immaculata University9.4 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine14.1 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$29,031a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc12.8 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$29,120a year
Rosemont College9.6 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Eastern University7.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University12.4 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
University of Valley Forge4.9 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College12.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia14.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Ursinus College4.2 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Harcum College10.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College10.5 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College11.7 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Villanova University9 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia14.8 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—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 Oaks: 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 →Eastern UniversityVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyDelaware CountyWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaSaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
West Chester University of Pennsylvania71% graduate$61k earnings$24k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k 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
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Immaculata University71% graduate$76k earnings$27k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Haverford College90% graduate$80k earnings$14k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine26% 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: Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Questions about college near Oaks

Is Oaks a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Oaks residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Ursinus College, is 4.2 miles away in Collegeville.

What colleges are near Oaks?

22 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: West Chester University of Pennsylvania (14.4 miles, 15,394 students on campus), Villanova University (9 miles, 8,998) and Montgomery County Community College (10 miles, 5,817).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 10 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 Oaks. 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 →