No college sits inside Trappe’s boundary, but Ursinus College’s campus in Collegeville, with 1,492 students on campus, is 1.1 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 10.6 miles away in Blue Bell. About 7% of Trappe’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 Trappe. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
13
26,265 students on campus
Nearest college
1.1 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
10.6 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
10.4 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$127K
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What stands out about college from Trappe
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at Over $110k, where Trappe’s median household income ($127,250) 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.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Trappe: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
University of Valley Forge49% graduate$39k earnings$27k typical debt
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook42% graduate$55k earnings
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 Trappe
Is Trappe a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Trappe residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Ursinus College, is 1.1 miles away in Collegeville.
What colleges are near Trappe?
13 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Villanova University (13.3 miles, 8,998 students on campus), Montgomery County Community College (10.6 miles, 5,817) and Eastern University (11.7 miles, 2,192).
What is the closest community college to Trappe, and what does it cost?
Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 10.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,124, counts housing and food at full cost.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Trappe. 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 →
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