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Colleges in and near Phoenixville

The University of Valley Forge is 1.5 miles from Phoenixville

No college sits inside Phoenixville’s boundary, but the University of Valley Forge’s campus in Phoenixville, with 408 students on campus, is 1.5 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 13.8 miles away in Blue Bell. About 6% of Phoenixville’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 Phoenixville. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
15
47,737 students on campus
Nearest college
1.5 mi
University of Valley Forge
Residents in college
6%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
13.8 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
5.8 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$102K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Phoenixville

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

A university 1.5 miles awayThe University of Valley Forge has 408 students on campus in Phoenixville, 49% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 13.8 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.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 Phoenixville

10 private colleges within 14.9 miles, three public colleges within 14.1 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyPhoenixville
University or collegeCommunity college
University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 1.5 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsUrsinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 5.6 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 5.8 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Immaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 7.8 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 9.3 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 10.4 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 · 12.2 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 12.8 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 15,394 on campus · 13.1 mi · West Chester78%admitted$23knet price71%graduate$61kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 13.8 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 13.8 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 13.8 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 13.9 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 14.1 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 14.9 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearnings

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 $75–110k, where Phoenixville’s median household income ($102,138) falls.

Delaware County Community College13.8 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$9,918a year
Montgomery County Community College13.8 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$14,073a year
Haverford College14.9 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College13.8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania14.1 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$20,215a year
Immaculata University7.8 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$24,204a year
West Chester University of Pennsylvania13.1 mi · West Chester · sticker $28,394$24,715a year
Rosemont College12.8 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$24,825a year
Eastern University10.4 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$25,963a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc9.3 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$26,264a year
Ursinus College5.6 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$31,326a year
Harcum College13.9 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
University of Valley Forge1.5 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$33,146a year
Villanova University12.2 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$33,389a 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 Phoenixville: 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 →Immaculata UniversityEastern UniversityVillanova UniversityWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaMontgomery CountyDelaware County
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
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
Haverford College90% graduate$80k earnings$14k typical debt
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc63% graduate$51k earnings*$14k typical debt
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania41% graduate$38k earnings$22k typical debt
Harcum College44% graduate$47k earnings$18k 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).

Questions about college near Phoenixville

Is Phoenixville a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Phoenixville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, the University of Valley Forge, is 1.5 miles away in Phoenixville.

What colleges are near Phoenixville?

15 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: West Chester University of Pennsylvania (13.1 miles, 15,394 students on campus), Villanova University (12.2 miles, 8,998) and Montgomery County Community College (13.8 miles, 5,817).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 13.8 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 Phoenixville. 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 →