Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Alvernia University is 9.4 miles from Swartzville
No college sits inside Swartzville’s boundary, but Alvernia University’s campus in Reading, with 2,166 students on campus, is 9.4 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 10.6 miles away in Reading. About 4% of Swartzville’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 Swartzville. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Swartzville
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Swartzville
Four private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 10.6 miles, and Reading Area Community College 10.6 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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Swartzville’s median household income ($97,353) 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 Swartzville: 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 (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (22); Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (2).
Questions about college near Swartzville
Is Swartzville a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Swartzville residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Alvernia University, is 9.4 miles away in Reading.
What colleges are near Swartzville?
Within 15 miles: Alvernia University (9.4 miles, 2,166 students on campus), Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (9.6 miles, 452), Reading Area Community College (10.6 miles, 3,588), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (10.6 miles, 1,934), Albright College (12.8 miles, 1,315) and Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster (14.6 miles, 1,402).
What is the closest community college to Swartzville, and what does it cost?
Reading Area Community College in Reading, 10.6 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.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,972 a year in-state and $26,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $16,429 (under $30,000 income) to $29,541 (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 Swartzville. 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 →