Photo: Niteshift36 · CC BY-SA 3.0Washington & Jefferson College is 6.2 miles from South Franklin Township
No college sits inside South Franklin Township’s boundary, but Washington & Jefferson College’s campus in Washington, with 1,162 students on campus, is 6.2 miles from the center of town, and Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is 26.4 miles away in West Mifflin. About 1% of South Franklin 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 South Franklin Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from South Franklin Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of South Franklin Township
Three private colleges within 14.3 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania Western University, is 21.5 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 South Franklin Township’s median household income ($89,318) 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.
Questions about college near South Franklin Township
Is South Franklin Township a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 South Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Washington & Jefferson College, is 6.2 miles away in Washington.
What colleges are near South Franklin Township?
Within 15 miles: Washington & Jefferson College (6.2 miles, 1,162 students on campus), Penn Commercial Business/Technical School (7 miles, 223) and Waynesburg University (14.3 miles, 1,135).
What is the closest community college to South Franklin Township, and what does it cost?
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in West Mifflin, 26.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $18,730 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $32,618, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania Western University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $11,436 a year in-state and $16,054 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,944 (under $30,000 income) to $23,272 (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 South Franklin 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 →