Photo: Purple pirouette · CC BY-SA 3.0York College of Pennsylvania is 12.3 miles from Shrewsbury
No college sits inside Shrewsbury’s boundary, but York College of Pennsylvania’s campus in York, with 3,294 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town, and Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is 26.4 miles away in Willow Street. About 3% of Shrewsbury’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 Shrewsbury. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Shrewsbury
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Shrewsbury
One private college within 12.3 miles, and one public college within 12.6 miles.
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 Shrewsbury’s median household income ($101,833) 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 Shrewsbury: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York (22).
Questions about college near Shrewsbury
Is Shrewsbury a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Shrewsbury residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, York College of Pennsylvania, is 12.3 miles away in York.
What colleges are near Shrewsbury?
Within 15 miles: York College of Pennsylvania (12.3 miles, 3,294 students on campus) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York (12.6 miles, 697).
What is the closest community college to Shrewsbury, and what does it cost?
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in Willow Street, 26.4 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,582 (under $30,000 income) to $24,411 (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 Shrewsbury. 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 →