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Colleges in and near Stowe

The University of Valley Forge is 11.6 miles from Stowe

No college sits inside Stowe’s boundary, but the University of Valley Forge’s campus in Phoenixville, with 408 students on campus, is 11.6 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 14.5 miles away in Reading. About 4% of Stowe’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 Stowe. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
9,968 students on campus
Nearest college
11.6 mi
University of Valley Forge
Residents in college
4%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
14.5 mi
Reading Area · $6,480 tuition
Nearest public university
16.1 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$81K
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What stands out about college from Stowe

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

A university 11.6 miles awayThe University of Valley Forge has 408 students on campus in Phoenixville, 49% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 14.5 miles awayReading Area Community College in Reading: tuition and fees $6,480 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 4% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Stowe

Five private colleges within 14.2 miles, and Reading Area Community College 14.5 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley, is 16.1 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miReading AreaAlvernia UniversityUrsinus CollegeStowe
University or collegeCommunity college
University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 11.6 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsUrsinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 12.5 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsUniversal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncUniversity or college · For-profit · 999 on campus · 12.5 mi · Exton$25knet price63%graduate$51kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Alvernia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,166 on campus · 14 mi · Reading58%admitted$28knet price56%graduate$55kearningsAlbright CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,315 on campus · 14.2 mi · Reading76%admitted$20knet price51%graduate$59kearningsReading Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,588 on campus · 14.5 mi · Reading$9knet price34%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $6,480 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Stowe’s median household income ($81,343) falls.

Reading Area Community College14.5 mi · Reading · sticker $14,563 · tuition $6,480$12,121a year
Albright College14.2 mi · Reading · sticker $43,711$21,355a year
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc12.5 mi · Exton · sticker $30,648$26,264a year
Alvernia University14 mi · Reading · sticker $57,565$28,016a year
Ursinus College12.5 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$31,326a year
University of Valley Forge11.6 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$33,146a 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: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of Valley ForgeUrsinus CollegeAlvernia UniversityAlbright CollegeReading Area
Reading Area Community College34% graduate$39k earnings$9k typical debt
Alvernia University56% graduate$55k earnings$27k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Albright College51% graduate$59k earnings$27k typical debt
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc63% graduate$51k earnings*$14k typical debt
University of Valley Forge49% graduate$39k earnings$27k typical debt

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: Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (5).

Questions about college near Stowe

Is Stowe a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Stowe residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, the University of Valley Forge, is 11.6 miles away in Phoenixville.

What colleges are near Stowe?

Within 15 miles: the University of Valley Forge (11.6 miles, 408 students on campus), Ursinus College (12.5 miles, 1,492), Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (12.5 miles, 999), Alvernia University (14 miles, 2,166), Albright College (14.2 miles, 1,315) and Reading Area Community College (14.5 miles, 3,588).

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

Reading Area Community College in Reading, 14.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,480 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,228, 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 Stowe. 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 →