Nearby colleges
Colleges near Scranton, PA
15 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Scranton, Pennsylvania — 7 in Scranton 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 Scranton by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Luzerne County Community College ($6,600)
- Median in-state tuition (15 reporting)
- $18,300
- Median net price after aid (15 reporting)
- $22,051
- Highest graduation rate
- Yeshivath Beth Moshe (100%)
- Most selective
- Marywood University (61% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Wilkes University (5,135 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Scranton
Nearest first. Showing 15 of 15. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Scranton campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | <1 mi | Scranton, PA | $15,348 | $20,186 | 100% | 46% | Community college |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | <1 mi | Scranton, PA | $11,131 | $23,384 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| Lackawanna College | <1 mi | Scranton, PA | $18,400 | $19,951 | 100% | 37% | University |
| University of Scranton | <1 mi | Scranton, PA | $53,983 | $32,568 | 81% | 80% | University |
| Marywood University | 1 mi | Scranton, PA | $41,420 | $23,388 | 61% | 72% | University |
| Yeshivath Beth Moshe | 2 mi | Scranton, PA | $10,600 | $6,349 | 100% | 100% | Community college |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | 2 mi | Dunmore, PA | $15,208 | $17,910 | 99% | 39% | University |
| Johnson College | 2 mi | Scranton, PA | $21,225 | $19,954 | 98% | 55% | Community college |
| Keystone College | 12 mi | La Plume, PA | $18,300 | $22,051 | 85% | 36% | University |
| Fortis Institute-Forty Fort | 15 mi | Forty Fort, PA | $13,955 | $23,291 | 100% | 71% | Community college |
| Misericordia University | 17 mi | Dallas, PA | $40,370 | $24,829 | 71% | 72% | University |
| King's College | 17 mi | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $44,100 | $23,093 | 93% | 60% | University |
| Wilkes University | 17 mi | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,496 | $27,743 | 91% | 63% | University |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | 20 mi | Dallas, PA | $14,280 | $16,448 | 97% | 23% | University |
| Luzerne County Community College | 23 mi | Nanticoke, PA | $6,600 | $9,433 | 100% | 23% | Community college |
What the Scranton area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Scranton CampusPin finds 15 colleges. 7 of them are in Scranton itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Scranton campus cluster.
- Luzerne County Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 15 nearby colleges listed, at $6,600. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 5 of the 15 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 Scranton is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Scranton 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 Scranton, PA?
- CampusPin finds 15 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Scranton, Pennsylvania. That includes 7 located in Scranton itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Scranton?
- Of the colleges on this page, Fortis Institute-Scranton in Scranton is the nearest to the Scranton 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 Scranton?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Scranton, 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 Scranton 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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