Colleges Near Palo Alto
There are no colleges in Palo Alto, but 37 are within 50 miles, enrolling 113,332 students combined.
The closest option is Penn State Schuylkill in Schuylkill Haven, 3.2 miles from Palo Alto (about 4-5 minutes by car). Palo Alto (pop. 1,032) is in Pennsylvania.
Lehigh University in Bethlehem ranks #53 nationally. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster has the lowest tuition at $9,050 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Palo Alto. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Palo Alto. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Palo Alto.
Moravian University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 41 miles from Palo Alto
Moravian is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The historic campus sits in downtown Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1070-1285
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $31,743
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 41 miles from Palo Alto
Penn State Lehigh Valley is a small public commonwealth campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is set in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,066
Wilkes University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 41 miles from Palo Alto
Wilkes is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and pharmacy. The urban campus is located in Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,511
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 43 miles from Palo Alto
DeSales is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate theatre, nursing, and business. The suburban campus is in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1090-1260
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $31,732
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 43 miles from Palo Alto
Elizabethtown is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate occupational therapy, business, and education. The residential campus is in a small central Pennsylvania borough and has historic Church of the Brethren ties.
- SAT Range 1105-1310
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $27,760
Lancaster Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Palo Alto
Lancaster Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian education. The suburban campus sits in Lancaster County and pairs Bible coursework with professional majors.
- SAT Range 1070-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,940
Lehigh University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 42 miles from Palo Alto
Lehigh is a private university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The hillside campus sits on South Mountain overlooking Bethlehem.
- SAT Range 1370-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 26%
- Net Price $34,154
Franklin and Marshall College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 45 miles from Palo Alto
Franklin and Marshall is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate government and the natural sciences. Most students live on a residential campus in the city of Lancaster.
- SAT Range 1310-1463
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 28%
- Net Price $43,987
Northampton County Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 44 miles from Palo Alto
Northampton Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied-health programs. The main campus is in Bethlehem in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,682
Penn State Wilkes Barre
- Public 4 Year
- Dallas, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 44 miles from Palo Alto
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate surveying engineering and engineering technology. The wooded campus sits in the Back Mountain region near Dallas.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $16,621
Fortis Institute Forty Fort
- Private 2 Year
- Forty Fort, PA
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- 44 miles from Palo Alto
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,489
Saint Joseph's University Lancaster
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 43 miles from Palo Alto
- SAT Range 1050-1220
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $38,730
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 45 miles from Palo Alto
Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $23,788
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 45 miles from Palo Alto
A private art and design college known for undergraduate graphic design, illustration, and fine arts. The urban campus sits in downtown Lancaster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $28,826
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- Public 2 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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- 45 miles from Palo Alto
Thaddeus Stevens is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in construction technology, machining, and automotive technology. The residential campus is in Lancaster.
- SAT Range 1020-1215
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $6,960
Harrisburg Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 46 miles from Palo Alto
HACC is a community college known for associate degree programs in nursing, allied health, and business. Most students commute to the Harrisburg campus and other locations across central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,059
Misericordia University
- Private 4 Year
- Dallas, PA
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- 47 miles from Palo Alto
Misericordia is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. The residential campus sits in a suburban setting near Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $26,747
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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- 48 miles from Palo Alto
Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1210
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $20,551