Metro area directory

Colleges in the Greater Philadelphia Area

CampusPin lists 30 colleges and universities across the Greater Philadelphia metro, 25 universities and 5 community colleges, with 4 public and 26 private institutions across 8 cities.

Greater Philadelphia covers the city and the surrounding Main Line and southern New Jersey communities such as Villanova, Bryn Mawr, and Camden. The region blends large urban universities with historic private liberal-arts colleges.

Greater Philadelphia colleges by the numbers

Public / private
4 public · 26 private
4-year / 2-year
25 universities · 5 community colleges
Cities covered
8
Largest by enrollment
Temple University
Lowest published tuition
Community College of Philadelphia ($4,632)
Published tuition range
$4,632–$68,300

Among the 30 colleges in the Greater Philadelphia area, Temple University is the largest by enrollment; Community College of Philadelphia has the lowest published in-state tuition at $4,632; University of Pennsylvania is the most selective at a 6% acceptance rate. Published figures are sticker price, not net price, compare net price and outcomes on each profile.

Local labor market

Across all occupations in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual median wage of $51,760 (2,868,720 jobs), in its May 2024 OEWS estimate. This is a whole-economy figure for the metro, not a starting salary or a graduate or field-specific wage, but it is a useful gauge of local pay levels and cost of living when weighing colleges here.

Local pay for common roles

Annual median wage in this metro for occupations tied to popular majors (BLS OEWS, May 2024).

Local pay reflects the metro labor market, not what any one college's graduates earn. For how a school's cost lines up with student outcomes, see college cost vs. graduation and earnings.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024, all occupations (SOC 00-0000), CBSA 37980.

Colleges by city in the Greater Philadelphia area

Philadelphia (21)

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Data sources & methodology

College listings for the Greater Philadelphia metro are aggregated live from each institution's record, compiled from federal datasets and the institutions' own published information.

Sources used across this page

Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.

  • IPEDS / NCES College Navigator

    Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.

  • U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

    Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.

  • Institutional websites

    Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.

Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.

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CampusPin. Colleges in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-in-metro/philadelphia