Susquehanna University is 7.6 miles from Rockefeller Township
No college sits inside Rockefeller Township’s boundary, but Susquehanna University’s campus in Selinsgrove, with 2,247 students on campus, is 7.6 miles from the center of town, and Harrisburg Area Community College is 37.3 miles away in Harrisburg. About 3% of Rockefeller Township’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 Rockefeller Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Rockefeller Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rockefeller Township
Three private colleges within 13.5 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, is 19.6 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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Rockefeller Township’s median household income ($90,903) 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: 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-Lewisburg (22).
Questions about college near Rockefeller Township
Is Rockefeller Township a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Rockefeller Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Susquehanna University, is 7.6 miles away in Selinsgrove.
What colleges are near Rockefeller Township?
Within 15 miles: Susquehanna University (7.6 miles, 2,247 students on campus), Bucknell University (11.9 miles, 3,892) and Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg (13.5 miles, 129).
What is the closest community college to Rockefeller Township, and what does it cost?
Harrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg, 37.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,975 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $14,471, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,046 a year in-state and $22,870 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,374 (under $30,000 income) to $20,099 (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 Rockefeller Township. 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 →