Colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

There are 10 colleges located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition, there are 10 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 6 public and 14 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $26,163 for Pennsylvania residents and $26,309 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $24,036 for Pennsylvania residents and $22,436 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 74.95% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 22.39%. The average graduation rate is 48% and total 36,198 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 7,744 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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20 Colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The following table lists and compares 20 Colleges near Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
private (not-for-profit)
Harrisburg
(0.9 miles)
$23,900 $16,44084.31% 31% 16 to 1 3,082
UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC Harrisburg
private (not-for-profit)
Harrisburg
(1.0 miles)
- -- - - -
Harrisburg Area Community College
public
Harrisburg
(1.5 miles)
$11,400
($8,918)
-- 16% 13 to 1 12,576
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office
public
Harrisburg
(1.7 miles)
- -- - - -
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania
private (for-profit)
Harrisburg
(3.1 miles)
$5,300 -- - 17 to 1 63
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg
private (for-profit)
Harrisburg
(3.2 miles)
$17,000 -- - 23 to 1 138
Central Penn College
private (for-profit)
Summerdale
(3.4 miles)
$19,404 $19,07433.99% 35% 9 to 1 943
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
public
Middletown
(9.0 miles)
$26,668
($15,944)
$33,020
($25,082)
95.55% 24% 14 to 1 4,572
Messiah University
private (not-for-profit)
Mechanicsburg
(9.9 miles)
$40,640 $13,59079.41% 78% 13 to 1 3,231
Dickinson College
private (not-for-profit)
Carlisle
(17.3 miles)
$63,475 $3,75034.92% 83% 9 to 1 2,137
Elizabethtown College
private (not-for-profit)
Elizabethtown
(17.7 miles)
$36,842 $36,16681.12% 76% 13 to 1 2,021
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute
private (for-profit)
Liverpool
(19.9 miles)
$25,400 -- - 10 to 1 12
Lebanon Valley College
private (not-for-profit)
Annville
(19.9 miles)
$50,320 $35,53376.74% 68% 11 to 1 2,080
YTI Career Institute-York
private (for-profit)
York
(22.9 miles)
$30,688 -- 46% 9 to 1 551
Empire Beauty School-York
private (for-profit)
York
(23.7 miles)
$17,500 -- - 17 to 1 87
York College of Pennsylvania
private (not-for-profit)
York
(24.2 miles)
$24,606 $12,24095.61% 64% 13 to 1 3,656
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
public
York
(24.3 miles)
$25,118
($15,180)
$32,114
($24,962)
92.87% 10% 11 to 1 718
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon
private (for-profit)
Lebanon
(24.4 miles)
$17,500 -- - 11 to 1 37
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
public
York
(26.1 miles)
$20,010
($20,010)
-- - 10 to 1 213
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
public
Lebanon
(26.5 miles)
$17,784
($17,784)
-- - 2 to 1 81

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