Photo: Bridger987 · CC BY-SA 3.0Lafayette College is 4.7 miles from Stockertown
No college sits inside Stockertown’s boundary, but Lafayette College’s campus in Easton, with 2,764 students on campus, is 4.7 miles from the center of town, and Northampton County Area Community College is 6.5 miles away in Bethlehem. About 6% of Stockertown’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Stockertown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Stockertown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Stockertown
Four private colleges within 12.6 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, is 15.4 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 Stockertown’s median household income ($109,167) 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-Allentown (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley (22).
Questions about college near Stockertown
Is Stockertown a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Stockertown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Lafayette College, is 4.7 miles away in Easton.
What colleges are near Stockertown?
Within 15 miles: Lafayette College (4.7 miles, 2,764 students on campus), Northampton County Area Community College (6.5 miles, 7,042), Moravian University (10.6 miles, 2,327), Lehigh University (11.9 miles, 7,156), Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown (12.6 miles, 277) and Warren County Community College (12.8 miles, 3,157).
What is the closest community college to Stockertown, and what does it cost?
Northampton County Area Community College in Bethlehem, 6.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,550 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $12,119, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 $12,422 (under $30,000 income) to $24,539 (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 Stockertown. 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 →