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Colleges in and near West Norriton Township

Eastern University is 5.6 miles from West Norriton Township

No college sits inside West Norriton Township’s boundary, but Eastern University’s campus in Saint Davids, with 2,192 students on campus, is 5.6 miles from the center of town, and Montgomery County Community College is 6.2 miles away in Blue Bell. About 5% of West Norriton 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 West Norriton Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
27
54,403 students on campus
Nearest college
5.6 mi
Eastern University
Residents in college
5%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
6.2 mi
Montgomery County · $6,690 tuition
Nearest public university
9.4 mi
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Median household income
$95K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from West Norriton Township

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

A university 5.6 miles awayEastern University has 2,192 students on campus in Saint Davids, 54% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 6.2 miles awayMontgomery County Community College in Blue Bell: tuition and fees $6,690 a year for Pennsylvania residents.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of West Norriton Township

22 private colleges within 14.7 miles, three public colleges within 14.6 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miVillanova UniversityMontgomery CountyWest Norriton Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Eastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,192 on campus · 5.6 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online91%admitted$27knet price54%graduate$52kearnings69% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Ursinus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,492 on campus · 6 mi · Collegeville92%admitted$31knet price73%graduate$74kearningsMontgomery County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,817 on campus · 6.2 mi · Blue Bell$11knet price28%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,690 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Villanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 6.8 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsRosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 7.2 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 7.9 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsHarcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 8.2 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 · 8.4 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsGwynedd Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,455 on campus · 8.7 mi · Gwynedd Valley90%admitted$27knet price57%graduate$67kearningsUniversity of Valley ForgeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 408 on campus · 9 mi · Phoenixville61%admitted$32knet price49%graduate$39kearningsSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 9.1 mi · Ambler100%admitted42%graduate$55kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 9.3 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyUniversity or college · Public · 244 on campus · 9.4 mi · Malvern$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 10.9 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.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 11.4 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 · 11.6 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 11.9 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 12 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 12.2 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Immaculata UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,736 on campus · 12.4 mi · Immaculata86%admitted$24knet price71%graduate$76kearningsPITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 12.5 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 13.5 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsSalus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,137 on campus · 13.5 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 13.6 mi · Melrose Park · mostly online74% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 14.1 mi · Abington97%admitted$18knet price20%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineUniversity or college · Public · 1,216 on campus · 14.6 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Manor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 14.7 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

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 $75–110k, where West Norriton Township’s median household income ($94,666) falls.

Delaware County Community College11.4 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$9,918a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia11.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$10,740a year
Montgomery County Community College6.2 mi · Blue Bell · sticker $16,233 · tuition $6,690$14,073a year
Manor College14.7 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$15,838a year
Haverford College9.3 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$18,171a year
Bryn Mawr College7.9 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$19,330a year
La Salle University13.5 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$21,263a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington14.1 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$22,249a year
Immaculata University12.4 mi · Immaculata · sticker $43,979$24,204a year
Rosemont College7.2 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$24,825a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine14.6 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$25,067a year
Eastern University5.6 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$25,963a year
Gwynedd Mercy University8.7 mi · Gwynedd Valley · sticker $55,786$27,992a year
Chestnut Hill College8.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$28,168a year
Arcadia University11.6 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$28,654a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia12 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$28,772a year
Ursinus College6 mi · Collegeville · sticker $76,815$31,326a year
Harcum College8.2 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$31,428a year
University of Valley Forge9 mi · Phoenixville · sticker $45,422$33,146a year
Villanova University6.8 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$33,389a year
PITC Institute12.5 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 West Norriton 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 →Montgomery CountyVillanova UniversityDelaware CountySaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaLa Salle UniversityPennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
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
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20% graduate$63k earnings*$25k typical debt
La Salle University57% graduate$67k earnings$25k 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

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 Abington (22); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22).

Questions about college near West Norriton Township

Is West Norriton Township a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 West Norriton Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Eastern University, is 5.6 miles away in Saint Davids.

What colleges are near West Norriton Township?

27 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Villanova University (6.8 miles, 8,998 students on campus), Montgomery County Community College (6.2 miles, 5,817) and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (12 miles, 5,782).

What is the closest community college to West Norriton Township, and what does it cost?

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, 6.2 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 West Norriton 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 →