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Colleges in and near Yeadon

The University of Pennsylvania is 3.4 miles from Yeadon

No college sits inside Yeadon’s boundary, but the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, with 25,644 students on campus, is 3.4 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Philadelphia is 5.1 miles away in Philadelphia. About 7% of Yeadon’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania (6%).

University of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversitySaint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

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 Yeadon. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
38
149,464 students on campus
Nearest college
2.9 mi
Walnut Hill College
Residents in college
7%
About the same as PA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.1 mi
Community College of Philadelphia · $4,632 tuition
Nearest public university
6.1 mi
Temple University · $23,011 in-state
Median household income
$50K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Yeadon

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

Three colleges within 4.3 milesUniversity of Pennsylvania admits 5% of applicants; Drexel University admits 79%; Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89%. Together they have 50,819 students on campus.A community college 5.1 miles awayCommunity College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia: tuition and fees $4,632 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 residentsAbout the same as Pennsylvania (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Yeadon

30 private colleges within 13.2 miles, five public colleges within 14.8 miles, and seven community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miTemple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaDrexel UniversityYeadon
University or collegeCommunity college
Walnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 127 on campus · 2.9 mi · Philadelphia43%admitted$32knet price58%graduate$37kearningsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 25,644 on campus · 3.4 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted$29knet price97%graduate$111kearningsDrexel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 19,393 on campus · 3.7 mi · Philadelphia79%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$85kearningsTalmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 3.9 mi · Philadelphia90%admitted$11knet price50%graduateSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,782 on campus · 4.3 mi · Philadelphia89%admitted$30knet price79%graduate$87kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Curtis Institute of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 159 on campus · 4.5 mi · Philadelphia5%admitted96%graduateMoore College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 398 on campus · 4.6 mi · Philadelphia56%admitted$43knet price57%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 127 on campus · 5 mi · Philadelphia$42knet price58%graduate$30kearningsThomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,162 on campus · 5.1 mi · Philadelphia81%admitted$29knet price69%graduate$77kearningsCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCommunity college · Public · 6,659 on campus · 5.1 mi · Philadelphia$12knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $4,632 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.All-State Career SchoolUniversity or college · For-profit · 831 on campus · 5.3 mi · Essington$18knet price53%graduate$38kearningsPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,932 on campus · 5.4 mi · Philadelphia$139kearningsGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Swarthmore CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,644 on campus · 5.7 mi · Swarthmore7%admitted$23knet price92%graduate$80kearningsHaverford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,424 on campus · 5.9 mi · Haverford12%admitted$25knet price90%graduate$80kearningsTemple UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 27,767 on campus · 6.1 mi · Philadelphia80%admitted$28knet price75%graduate$64kearningsRutgers University-CamdenUniversity or college · Public · 4,552 on campus · 7 mi · Camden, NJ66%admitted$19knet price67%graduate$74kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Harcum CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 644 on campus · 7 mi · Bryn Mawr$25knet price44%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $32,000 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Widener UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,531 on campus · 7.3 mi · Chester71%admitted$26knet price68%graduate$71kearningsBryn Mawr CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,666 on campus · 7.3 mi · Bryn Mawr29%admitted$32knet price82%graduate$75kearningsPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 604 on campus · 7.4 mi · Media$18knet price21%graduate$36kearningsTuition and fees: $14,850 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Delaware County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,578 on campus · 7.8 mi · Media$7knet price24%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $6,930 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rosemont CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 449 on campus · 8.1 mi · Rosemont76%admitted$20knet price57%graduate$49kearningsVillanova UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,998 on campus · 8.6 mi · Villanova27%admitted$44knet price92%graduate$100kearningsLa Salle UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,827 on campus · 9 mi · Philadelphia97%admitted$19knet price57%graduate$67kearningsWilliamson College of the TradesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 313 on campus · 9.1 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 · 10.3 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 · 10.4 mi · Media98%admitted$23knet price26%graduate$63kearningsEarnings are reported for all 22 campuses that file with it.Neumann UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,914 on campus · 10.7 mi · Aston81%admitted$28knet price54%graduate$58kearningsChestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,204 on campus · 10.7 mi · Philadelphia74%admitted$28knet price49%graduate$52kearningsGratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 126 on campus · 11.2 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 · 12 mi · Glenside80%admitted$29knet price67%graduate$58kearningsWestminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 414 on campus · 12.1 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 · 12.4 mi · Elkins ParkGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusCommunity college · Public · 3,857 on campus · 12.6 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.PITC InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 12.7 mi · Wyncote$28knet price31%graduate$58kearningsManor CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 562 on campus · 13.2 mi · Jenkintown95%admitted$13knet price26%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $21,780 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · 696 on campus · 14.7 mi · Cheyney$14knet price41%graduate$38kearningsPennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · 3,055 on campus · 14.8 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 Yeadon’s median household income ($49,759) falls.

Williamson College of the Trades9.1 mi · Media · sticker $37,263 · tuition $31,611$1,545a year
Delaware County Community College7.8 mi · Media · sticker $13,530 · tuition $6,930$8,770a year
University of Pennsylvania3.4 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $89,028$10,439a year
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia3.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $22,680$11,140a year
Swarthmore College5.7 mi · Swarthmore · sticker $84,103$11,444a year
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus12.6 mi · Sewell, NJ · sticker $16,151 · tuition $5,160$11,936a year
Haverford College5.9 mi · Haverford · sticker $90,382$12,007a year
Community College of Philadelphia5.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $19,172 · tuition $4,632$13,144a year
Manor College13.2 mi · Jenkintown · sticker $27,557 · tuition $21,780$13,154a year
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania14.7 mi · Cheyney · sticker $26,782$14,773a year
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology7.4 mi · Media · sticker $23,995 · tuition $14,850$15,109a year
Rutgers University-Camden7 mi · Camden, NJ · sticker $35,178$16,184a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington14.8 mi · Abington · sticker $28,795$16,296a year
Bryn Mawr College7.3 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $83,250$17,262a year
All-State Career School5.3 mi · Essington · sticker $23,923$20,051a year
Rosemont College8.1 mi · Rosemont · sticker $38,498$20,180a year
La Salle University9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $48,337$20,557a year
Villanova University8.6 mi · Villanova · sticker $84,793$20,923a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine10.4 mi · Media · sticker $31,088$21,157a year
Widener University7.3 mi · Chester · sticker $70,621$22,514a year
Chestnut Hill College10.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $58,168$22,714a year
Eastern University10.3 mi · Saint Davids · mostly online · sticker $55,001$23,373a year
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia4.3 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $67,954$24,297a year
Thomas Jefferson University5.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $64,197$24,680a year
Neumann University10.7 mi · Aston · sticker $57,180$25,679a year
Arcadia University12 mi · Glenside · sticker $64,645$25,978a year
Harcum College7 mi · Bryn Mawr · sticker $42,997 · tuition $32,000$26,450a year
Temple University6.1 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $40,903$26,534a year
PITC Institute12.7 mi · Wyncote · sticker $35,926$28,768a year
Walnut Hill College2.9 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $35,504$33,612a year
Moore College of Art and Design4.6 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $71,327$34,168a year
Drexel University3.7 mi · Philadelphia · sticker $76,835$34,970a year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts5 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 Yeadon: 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 UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityCommunity College of PhiladelphiaTemple UniversityVillanova 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); Rutgers University-Camden (3); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine (22); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus (2); Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington (22).

Questions about college near Yeadon

Is Yeadon a college town?

No. About 7 of every 100 Yeadon residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Walnut Hill College, is 2.9 miles away in Philadelphia.

What colleges are near Yeadon?

38 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Temple University (6.1 miles, 27,767 students on campus), the University of Pennsylvania (3.4 miles, 25,644) and Drexel University (3.7 miles, 19,393).

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

Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, 5.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,632 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $11,911, 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 Yeadon. 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 →