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Colleges in and near Uniontown

Uniontown is home to Laurel Business Institute

Laurel Business Institute (397 students on campus) is inside the city. About 3% of Uniontown’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Uniontown. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
8,390 students on campus
Nearest college
0.2 mi
Laurel Business Institute
Residents in college
3%
Below PA (6%)
Nearest community college
24.6 mi
Westmoreland County · $6,018 tuition
Nearest public university
4.7 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly · $14,408 in-state
Median household income
$35K
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What stands out about college in Uniontown

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

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Uniontown

One private college within 0.2 miles, and two public colleges within 14.3 miles.

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 $30–48k, where Uniontown’s median household income ($35,454) 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 Uniontown: 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 →Laurel Business InstitutePennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyPennsylvania Western University
Pennsylvania Western University52% graduate$47k earnings$24k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly39% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
Laurel Business Institute69% graduate$31k earnings$12k 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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly (22).

Majors

What students study in Uniontown

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Laurel Business Institute, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 47%Personal & culinary services 32%Construction trades 11%Precision production 4%Computer science 3%Business 2%Everything else 0%

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Uniontown

Is Uniontown a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Uniontown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The largest campus in the city, Laurel Business Institute, has 397 students on campus.

What colleges are in Uniontown?

Laurel Business Institute is inside the city. Westmoreland County Community College is 24.6 miles away in Youngwood.

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

Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, 24.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,018 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $5,167, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly 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 $9,445 (under $30,000 income) to $22,545 (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 Uniontown. 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 →