Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is 5.1 miles from Tarentum
No college sits inside Tarentum’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington’s campus in New Kensington, with 454 students on campus, is 5.1 miles from the center of town, and Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is 13.6 miles away in Pittsburgh. About 8% of Tarentum’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 Tarentum. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tarentum
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tarentum
Six private colleges within 14.8 miles, one public college within 5.1 miles, and Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc 13.6 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 $30–48k, where Tarentum’s median household income ($45,167) 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 within 15 miles of Tarentum: 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington (22).
Questions about college near Tarentum
Is Tarentum a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Tarentum residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, is 5.1 miles away in New Kensington.
What colleges are near Tarentum?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Carnegie Mellon University (14.8 miles, 15,082 students on campus), La Roche University (13.6 miles, 2,550) and Chatham University (14 miles, 2,060).
What is the closest community college to Tarentum, and what does it cost?
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc in Pittsburgh, 13.6 miles away.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $14,408 a year in-state and $24,134 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,541 (under $30,000 income) to $23,654 (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 Tarentum. 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 →