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Colleges in and near Skippack Township

Ursinus College is 2.4 miles from Skippack Township

No college sits inside Skippack Township’s boundary, but Ursinus College’s campus in Collegeville, with 1,492 students on campus, is 2.4 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 8.1 miles away in Blue Bell. About 2% of Skippack Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Ursinus College

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 Skippack Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
13
26,716 students on campus
Nearest college
2.4 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
2%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
8.1 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
12.5 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$148K
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What stands out about college from Skippack Township

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

A college 2.4 miles awayUrsinus College has 1,492 students on campus in Collegeville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 8.1 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 2% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Skippack Township

11 private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 12.5 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyEastern UniversitySkippack Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 2.4 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 8.1 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 9.5 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 9.8 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 10 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsEastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 11.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 12.5 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 13.1 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 13.5 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 13.5 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 14.2 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 14.4 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,982 on campus · 15 mi · Doylestown93%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$56kearnings

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 Over $110k, where Skippack Township’s median household income ($147,979) falls.

Montgomery County Community College8.1 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Rosemont College13.5 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Eastern University11.7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University9.8 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
Delaware Valley University15 mi · Doylestown · sticker $59,933$32,804a year
University of Valley Forge9.5 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College13.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Ursinus College2.4 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Harcum College14.4 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College14.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Villanova University13.1 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a 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 Skippack Township: 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 →Ursinus CollegeMontgomery CountyEastern UniversityVillanova UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeDelaware Valley University
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Delaware Valley University56% graduate$56k earnings$25k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Chestnut Hill College49% graduate$52k earnings$26k typical debt
Harcum College44% graduate$47k earnings$18k typical debt
Rosemont College57% graduate$49k earnings$27k typical debt
University of Valley Forge49% graduate$39k earnings$27k typical debt
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook42% graduate$55k earnings

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.

Questions about college near Skippack Township

Is Skippack Township a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Skippack Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Ursinus College, is 2.4 miles away in Collegeville.

What colleges are near Skippack Township?

13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Villanova University (13.1 miles, 8,998 students on campus), Montgomery County Community College (8.1 miles, 5,817) and Eastern University (11.7 miles, 2,192).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 8.1 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 Skippack 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 →