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Colleges in and near Upper Darby Township

The University of Pennsylvania is 5 miles from Upper Darby Township

No college sits inside Upper Darby Township’s boundary, but the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, with 25,644 students on campus, is 5 miles from the center of town, and Harcum College is 5.3 miles away in Bryn Mawr. About 7% of Upper Darby Township’s residents are enrolled in college, above Pennsylvania (6%).

Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaHaverford CollegeSwarthmore CollegeUniversity of Pennsylvania

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 Darby Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
39
149,708 students on campus
Nearest college
3.5 mi
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Residents in college
7%
Above PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.3 mi
Harcum College · $32,000 tuition
Nearest public university
7.3 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$71K
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What stands out about college from Upper Darby Township

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

Four colleges within 5 milesSaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89% of applicants; Haverford College admits 12%; Swarthmore College admits 7%. Together they have 34,494 students on campus.A community college 5.3 miles awayHarcum College in Bryn Mawr: tuition and fees $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents.In-state price at Temple UniversityLiving in Pennsylvania, Temple University charges $23,011 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $38,958. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 7% of residentsAbove Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Upper Darby Township

30 private colleges within 13.6 miles, six public colleges within 15 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityUpper Darby Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 3.5 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 4.1 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Haverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 4.1 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsWalnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 4.3 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsSwarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 4.6 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 5 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 5.3 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 5.3 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 5.5 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 5.6 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 5.6 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsAll-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 5.8 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 6 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 6.2 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 6.2 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsCurtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 6.3 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 6.6 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 6.6 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 6.7 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 6.9 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsWidener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 7 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 7.3 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 7.6 mi · Media22%admitted$2knet price83%graduateTuition and fees: $31,611 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 8.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 8.6 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Rutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 8.8 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.La Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 9.5 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsNeumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 9.5 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 10 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 11.6 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,647 on campus · 11.9 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 11.9 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.Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 12.7 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 12.8 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 12.8 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 13.6 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 14.3 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 14.6 mi · Sewell, NJ$12knet price39%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,160 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 15 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.

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 $48–75k, where Upper Darby Township’s median household income ($71,481) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades7.6 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Delaware County Community College5.6 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia3.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College4.6 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus14.6 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College4.1 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia6.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Manor College13.6 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$13,154a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania12.8 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$14,773a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology6 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden8.8 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington15 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$16,296a year
Bryn Mawr College5.6 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
All-State Career School5.8 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
Rosemont College6.2 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University9.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University6.6 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine8.6 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Widener University7 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Chestnut Hill College10 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$22,714a year
Eastern University8.2 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia4.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University6.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Neumann University9.5 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$25,679a year
Arcadia University11.9 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$25,978a year
Harcum College5.3 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University7.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
PITC Institute12.8 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926$28,768a year
Walnut Hill College4.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design6.2 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University5.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts6.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $66,106$42,893a 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 Upper Darby Township: 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 →University of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityVillanova UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThomas Jefferson UniversityTemple University
Temple University75% graduate$64k earnings$24k typical debt
University of Pennsylvania97% graduate$111k earnings$16k typical debt
Drexel University78% graduate$85k earnings$25k typical debt
Villanova University92% graduate$100k earnings$26k typical debt
Thomas Jefferson University69% graduate$77k earnings$15k typical debt
Community College of Philadelphia24% graduate$41k earnings$11k typical debt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia79% graduate$87k earnings*$26k typical debt
Delaware County Community College24% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Rutgers University-Camden67% graduate$74k earnings*$22k typical debt
Widener University68% graduate$71k earnings$27k typical debt
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus39% graduate$42k earnings*$12k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k 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); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Questions about college near Upper Darby Township

Is Upper Darby Township a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Upper Darby Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, is 3.5 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Upper Darby Township?

39 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (7.3 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (5 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (5.3 miles, 19,393).

What is the closest community college to Upper Darby Township, and what does it cost?

Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, 5.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $32,000 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $24,776, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Temple University cost if we live in Pennsylvania?

Tuition and fees are $23,011 a year in-state and $38,958 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $22,694 (under $30,000 income) to $34,947 (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 Darby 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 →