Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Alvernia University is 11.7 miles from Reamstown
No college sits inside Reamstown’s boundary, but Alvernia University’s campus in Reading, with 2,166 students on campus, is 11.7 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 12.8 miles away in Reading. About 2% of Reamstown’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 Reamstown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Reamstown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Reamstown
Five private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 12.7 miles, and Reading Area Community College 12.8 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 $75–110k, where Reamstown’s median household income ($96,083) 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 Reamstown: 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: Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (22); Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (22).
Questions about college near Reamstown
Is Reamstown a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Reamstown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Alvernia University, is 11.7 miles away in Reading.
What colleges are near Reamstown?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Reading Area Community College (12.8 miles, 3,588 students on campus), Alvernia University (11.7 miles, 2,166) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (12.7 miles, 1,934).
What is the closest community college to Reamstown, and what does it cost?
Reading Area Community College in Reading, 12.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,480 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,228, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,972 a year in-state and $26,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,429 (under $30,000 income) to $29,541 (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 Reamstown. 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 →