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Colleges in and near Trooper

Ursinus College is 4.3 miles from Trooper

No college sits inside Trooper’s boundary, but Ursinus College’s campus in Collegeville, with 1,492 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 6.8 miles away in Blue Bell. About 3% of Trooper’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (6%).

Ursinus College

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 Trooper. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
22
46,617 students on campus
Nearest college
4.3 mi
Ursinus College
Residents in college
3%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
6.8 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
9.3 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$133K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Trooper

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

A college 4.3 miles awayUrsinus College has 1,492 students on campus in Collegeville, 73% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 6.8 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 3% of residentsBelow Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Trooper

19 private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 9.3 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountySaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaTrooper
University or collegeCommunity college
Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 4.3 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 6.8 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.University of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 8.1 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 8.4 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 8.8 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 9.2 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 9.3 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 9.5 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 9.5 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 10 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 11 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsImmaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 12.3 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 12.3 mi · Glenside · mostly online60% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 12.6 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 13 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 13.6 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 13.6 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduatePhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 13.9 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 13.9 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 14.9 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Trooper’s median household income ($133,214) falls.

Delaware County Community College12.6 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$10,603a year
Montgomery County Community College6.8 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$16,169a year
Immaculata University12.3 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$28,997a year
Rosemont College8.8 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$30,670a year
Eastern University7 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$32,353a year
Gwynedd Mercy University9.2 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$32,456a year
University of Valley Forge8.1 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$32,981a year
Chestnut Hill College10 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$33,175a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia13.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$33,222a year
Ursinus College4.3 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$33,625a year
Arcadia University13 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$34,339a year
Harcum College9.8 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$39,270a year
Bryn Mawr College9.5 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$40,085a year
Haverford College11 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$45,991a year
Villanova University8.4 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$58,741a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia13.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680—a year
PITC Institute13.9 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926—a 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 within 15 miles of Trooper: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Montgomery CountyEastern UniversityVillanova UniversityDelaware CountyArcadia UniversitySaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Montgomery County Community College28% graduate$46k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Arcadia University67% graduate$58k earnings$27k typical debt
Eastern University54% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Immaculata University71% graduate$76k earnings$27k typical debt
Bryn Mawr College82% graduate$75k earnings$25k typical debt
Ursinus College73% graduate$74k earnings$27k typical debt
Gwynedd Mercy University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k typical debt
Haverford College90% graduate$80k earnings$14k typical debt
Chestnut Hill College49% graduate$52k earnings$26k 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (2).

Questions about college near Trooper

Is Trooper a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Trooper residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Ursinus College, is 4.3 miles away in Collegeville.

What colleges are near Trooper?

22 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Villanova University (8.4 miles, 8,998 students on campus), Montgomery County Community College (6.8 miles, 5,817) and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (13.6 miles, 5,782).

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

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 6.8 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.

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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 Trooper. 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 →