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Colleges near Lancaster, PA
13 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Lancaster, Pennsylvania — 6 in Lancaster itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Lancaster by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ($9,050)
- Median in-state tuition (13 reporting)
- $26,929
- Median net price after aid (11 reporting)
- $20,787
- Highest graduation rate
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (91%)
- Most selective
- Franklin & Marshall College (30% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Lancaster Theological Seminary (6,888 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Lancaster
Nearest first. Showing 13 of 13. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Lancaster campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin & Marshall College | <1 mi | Lancaster, PA | $64,270 | Not reported | 30% | Not reported | University |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | <1 mi | Lancaster, PA | $9,050 | $9,964 | 71% | 71% | Community college |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | 1 mi | Lancaster, PA | $32,150 | $30,083 | 46% | 69% | University |
| Lancaster Theological Seminary | 1 mi | Lancaster, PA | $26,929 | Not reported | 62% | Not reported | University |
| Lancaster Bible College | 2 mi | Lancaster, PA | $29,990 | $25,480 | 95% | 67% | University |
| Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | 2 mi | Lancaster, PA | $32,933 | $42,478 | 41% | 69% | University |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | 5 mi | Willow Street, PA | $26,929 | $17,505 | 100% | 91% | Community college |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 5 mi | Millersville, PA | $11,128 | $20,787 | 86% | 58% | University |
| Elizabethtown College | 17 mi | Elizabethtown, PA | $37,950 | $26,598 | 78% | 76% | University |
| YTI Career Institute-York | 20 mi | York, PA | $26,929 | $14,637 | 100% | 45% | Community college |
| Lebanon Valley College | 22 mi | Annville, PA | $52,080 | $26,979 | 84% | 65% | University |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York | 23 mi | York, PA | $15,208 | $19,047 | 97% | 16% | University |
| York College of Pennsylvania | 24 mi | York, PA | $25,588 | $18,556 | 74% | 64% | University |
What the Lancaster area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Lancaster CampusPin finds 13 colleges. 6 of them are in Lancaster itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Lancaster campus cluster.
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 13 nearby colleges listed, at $9,050. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 3 of the 13 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Lancaster is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Lancaster anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Lancaster, PA?
- CampusPin finds 13 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. That includes 6 located in Lancaster itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Lancaster?
- Of the colleges on this page, Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster is the nearest to the Lancaster campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Lancaster?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Lancaster, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Lancaster come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
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.
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