Colleges near Chester, Pennsylvania

Widener University is the only college located in Chester, Pennsylvania. In addition, there are 49 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 9 public and 41 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $26,755 for Pennsylvania residents and $30,027 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $23,629 for Pennsylvania residents and $26,523 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 65.77% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 39.75%. The average graduation rate is 57% and total 189,290 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 33,455 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Chester, Pennsylvania.
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50 Colleges near Chester, Pennsylvania

The following table lists and compares 50 Colleges near Chester, Pennsylvania with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.
Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Chester, Pennsylvania
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Widener University
private (not-for-profit)
Chester
(1.4 miles)
$53,638 $27,10587.69% 67% 11 to 1 5,416
All-State Career School
private (for-profit)
Essington
(3.9 miles)
$12,092 -- 26% 19 to 1 838
Neumann University
private (not-for-profit)
Aston
(4.1 miles)
$37,300 $11,30085.46% 54% 13 to 1 2,155
Swarthmore College
private (not-for-profit)
Swarthmore
(4.2 miles)
$62,412 -6.93% 93% 8 to 1 1,625
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
private (not-for-profit)
Media
(4.4 miles)
$14,445 -- 74% 15 to 1 651
Williamson College of the Trades
private (not-for-profit)
Media
(5.1 miles)
$30,858 -38.89% 67% 11 to 1 278
Empire Beauty School-Springfield
private (for-profit)
Springfield
(6.5 miles)
$17,000 -- - 21 to 1 174
Venus Beauty Academy
private (for-profit)
Sharon Hill
(6.8 miles)
$18,750 -- - 20 to 1 93
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
public
Media
(7.0 miles)
$25,118
($15,180)
$32,114
($24,962)
96.19% 25% 13 to 1 1,196
Delaware County Community College
public
Media
(8.5 miles)
$14,940
($10,800)
-- 20% 16 to 1 7,992
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
public
Broomall
(9.9 miles)
$23,569
($23,569)
-85.00% - 6 to 1 36
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
public
Cheyney
(10.3 miles)
$18,870
($10,904)
$20,286
($13,998)
- 14% 15 to 1 697
University of the Sciences
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(11.2 miles)
$28,683 $30,168- 77% 12 to 1 2,420
Salem Community College
public
Carneys Point
(11.4 miles)
$9,900
($7,140)
-- 40% 15 to 1 1,111
Walnut Hill College
private (for-profit)
Philadelphia
(11.5 miles)
$23,550 -100.00% 61% 15 to 1 168
Strayer University-Delaware
private (for-profit)
Wilmington
(11.7 miles)
$13,920 $15,135- - 41 to 1 270
Haverford College
private (not-for-profit)
Haverford
(11.7 miles)
$68,300 -14.21% 91% 8 to 1 1,421
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook
private (not-for-profit)
Wynnewood
(11.8 miles)
$25,023 $27,45275.00% 58% 6 to 1 158
Delaware College of Art and Design
private (not-for-profit)
Wilmington
(11.9 miles)
$30,280 -57.07% 41% 15 to 1 129
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(11.9 miles)
$10,869 -87.50% 60% 15 to 1 123
University of Pennsylvania
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(11.9 miles)
$66,104 $46,0346.50% 96% 8 to 1 28,201
Drexel University
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.3 miles)
$60,663 $37,07479.61% 78% 9 to 1 22,344
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
private (for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.5 miles)
$14,575 -- 75% 3 to 1 9
Saint Joseph's University
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.5 miles)
$51,340 $19,78688.68% 82% 10 to 1 7,861
Studio Incamminati
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.5 miles)
$17,333 -100.00% - 6 to 1 39
Harcum College
private (not-for-profit)
Bryn Mawr
(12.6 miles)
$29,900 -- 34% 4 to 1 910
Academy of Vocal Arts
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.7 miles)
- -- - - 24
Curtis Institute of Music
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.8 miles)
$6,000 $2,5259.66% 83% 2 to 1 151
Peirce College
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.9 miles)
$15,060 $14,296- 5% 9 to 1 856
The University of the Arts
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(12.9 miles)
$54,290 $54,29080.02% 66% 7 to 1 1,313
Bryn Mawr College
private (not-for-profit)
Bryn Mawr
(13.0 miles)
$62,560 $52,50630.75% 82% 8 to 1 1,742
Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia
private (for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.1 miles)
$17,000 -- - 24 to 1 186
Moore College of Art and Design
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.1 miles)
$50,279 $65,46953.18% 61% 7 to 1 368
Health and Technology Training Institute
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.2 miles)
$22,000 -- - 11 to 1 64
Rosemont College
private (not-for-profit)
Rosemont
(13.2 miles)
$22,171 $12,78075.58% 43% 13 to 1 754
Villanova University
private (not-for-profit)
Villanova
(13.3 miles)
$64,701 $21,36123.39% 90% 10 to 1 10,383
Thomas Jefferson University
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.4 miles)
$45,683 $23,81488.85% 67% 13 to 1 8,286
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.4 miles)
$44,600 $44,60091.26% 50% 5 to 1 172
P B Cosmetology Education Center
private (for-profit)
Gloucester
(13.5 miles)
$19,200 -- - 25 to 1 135
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
private (for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.6 miles)
$20,180 -- - 19 to 1 251
Community College of Philadelphia
public
Philadelphia
(13.6 miles)
$12,440
($8,688)
-- 16% 13 to 1 11,636
Hussian College-Philadelphia
private (for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.7 miles)
$22,225 -70.97% 40% 16 to 1 80
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(13.8 miles)
$28,625 $27,952- - - 3,036
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
public
Sewell
(14.0 miles)
$5,820
($5,820)
-- 31% 24 to 1 5,441
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
public
West Chester
(14.1 miles)
$22,511
($10,687)
$17,424
($12,564)
87.85% 71% 20 to 1 17,275
Missio Theological Seminary
private (not-for-profit)
Philadelphia
(14.1 miles)
$13,680 $14,000- - 13 to 1 160
Eastern University
private (not-for-profit)
Saint Davids
(14.2 miles)
$37,420 $14,72463.23% 59% 15 to 1 5,769
Valley Forge Military College
private (not-for-profit)
Wayne
(14.4 miles)
$32,176 -- 28% 10 to 1 84
Cabrini University
private (not-for-profit)
Radnor
(14.6 miles)
$35,815 $2,35578.52% 50% 13 to 1 1,613
Temple University
public
Philadelphia
(14.7 miles)
$37,462
($22,082)
$28,523
($22,010)
79.70% 77% 12 to 1 33,196

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