Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill is 9.5 miles from Upper Bern Township
No college sits inside Upper Bern Township’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill’s campus in Schuylkill Haven, with 642 students on campus, is 9.5 miles from the center of town, and Reading Area Community College is 15 miles away in Reading. About 11% of Upper Bern Township’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 Upper Bern Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Upper Bern Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Upper Bern Township
Two private colleges within 14.3 miles, two public colleges within 12.5 miles, and Reading Area Community College 15 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 Upper Bern Township’s median household income ($81,830) 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 Upper Bern Township: 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 Schuylkill (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (22); Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (22).
Questions about college near Upper Bern Township
Is Upper Bern Township a college town?
No. About 11 of every 100 Upper Bern Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill, is 9.5 miles away in Schuylkill Haven.
What colleges are near Upper Bern Township?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (9.5 miles, 642 students on campus), Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (12.5 miles, 1,934), Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute (13.2 miles, 452), Albright College (14.3 miles, 1,315) and Reading Area Community College (15 miles, 3,588).
What is the closest community college to Upper Bern Township, and what does it cost?
Reading Area Community College in Reading, 15 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 Schuylkill cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $15,208 a year in-state and $25,392 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,657 (under $30,000 income) to $26,293 (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 Upper Bern Township. 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 →