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 Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology private (not-for-profit)	Harrisburg (0.9 miles)	$23,900	$16,440	84.31%	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	$19,074	33.99%	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	$13,590	79.41%	78%	13 to 1	3,231
Dickinson College private (not-for-profit)	Carlisle (17.3 miles)	$63,475	$3,750	34.92%	83%	9 to 1	2,137
Elizabethtown College private (not-for-profit)	Elizabethtown (17.7 miles)	$36,842	$36,166	81.12%	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	$35,533	76.74%	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	$12,240	95.61%	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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Harrisburg Area Community College Public, 2-4 years | Harrisburg
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Metro Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Allentown
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Berks Career & Technology Center Public, Less than 2-years | Leesport
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education Public, Less than 2-years | York
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Philadelphia
Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Kittanning
Venus Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Sharon Hill
Cortiva Institute Private, Less than 2-years | King of Prussia
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Bellevue
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania Private, Less than 2-years | Harrisburg

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