Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Seton Hill University is 4.7 miles from Penn
No college sits inside Penn’s boundary, but Seton Hill University’s campus in Greensburg, with 1,675 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town, and Westmoreland County Community College is 7.7 miles away in Youngwood. About 1% of Penn’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 Penn. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Penn
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Penn
Four private colleges within 13.4 miles, two public colleges within 9.8 miles, and Westmoreland County Community College 7.7 miles away.
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 Penn’s median household income ($74,706) 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 Penn: 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-Greensburg (5); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny (22); Saint Vincent College (2).
Questions about college near Penn
Is Penn a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Penn residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Seton Hill University, is 4.7 miles away in Greensburg.
What colleges are near Penn?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Westmoreland County Community College (7.7 miles, 3,063 students on campus), Seton Hill University (4.7 miles, 1,675) and Saint Vincent College (12.8 miles, 1,420).
What is the closest community college to Penn, and what does it cost?
Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, 7.7 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 the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,710 a year in-state and $26,584 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,514 (under $30,000 income) to $24,751 (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 Penn. 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 →