Photo: Mike6271 · CC BY-SA 3.0Cedar Crest College is 6.4 miles from Upper Milford Township
No college sits inside Upper Milford Township’s boundary, but Cedar Crest College’s campus in Allentown, with 1,022 students on campus, is 6.4 miles from the center of town, and Lehigh Carbon Community College is 12.7 miles away in Schnecksville. About 4% of Upper Milford Township’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 Upper Milford Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Upper Milford Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Upper Milford Township
Seven private colleges within 11.9 miles, two public colleges within 13.8 miles, and Lehigh Carbon Community College 12.7 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 Over $110k, where Upper Milford Township’s median household income ($110,139) 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 Milford 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: Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown (8); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley (22); Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown (22).
Questions about college near Upper Milford Township
Is Upper Milford Township a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Upper Milford Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Cedar Crest College, is 6.4 miles away in Allentown.
What colleges are near Upper Milford Township?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Lehigh University (10.8 miles, 7,156 students on campus), Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (13.8 miles, 6,812) and Lehigh Carbon Community College (12.7 miles, 4,402).
What is the closest community college to Upper Milford Township, and what does it cost?
Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, 12.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,280 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $9,203, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 $12,422 (under $30,000 income) to $24,539 (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 Milford 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 →