Colleges Near Reading
4 colleges are in Reading, and 78 total within 50 miles enrolling 329,156 students.
Reading Area Community College is the nearest college in Reading. Reading (pop. 88,082) is in Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia ranks #23 nationally. Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia has the lowest tuition at $8,688 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Reading. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Reading. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Reading.
Lebanon Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Annville, PA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Reading
Lebanon Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and physical therapy. The residential campus sits in the small town of Annville.
- SAT Range 1140-1302
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $27,995
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 32 miles from Reading
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
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 31 miles from Reading
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
American College of Financial Services
- Private 4 Year
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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- 32 miles from Reading
American College of Financial Services is a private college known for undergraduate programs in financial planning and financial services. The suburban campus is in King of Prussia outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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- 33 miles from Reading
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
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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- 32 miles from Reading
West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,546
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Cheyney, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Reading
Cheyney is a small public university and the nation's oldest HBCU, with undergraduate programs rooted in teacher education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus sits in Chester County west of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.37
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,207
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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- 35 miles from Reading
Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $27,422
Lansdale School of Business
- Private 2 Year
- North Wales, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 35 miles from Reading
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,727
Lehigh University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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3.8 | 6 reviews
- 34 miles from Reading
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
Moravian University
- Private 4 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Reading
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
Valley Forge Military College
- Private 2 Year
- Wayne, PA
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- 35 miles from Reading
Valley Forge Military College is a private two-year military college known for leadership education and military science. Cadets live in a structured Corps of Cadets on a suburban campus in Wayne near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,601
Triangle Tech Inc Bethlehem
- Private 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- 34 miles from Reading
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,902
Montgomery County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Blue Bell, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 36 miles from Reading
A public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and health sciences. The suburban Blue Bell campus serves students from the Philadelphia area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,126
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 38 miles from Reading
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
Gwynedd Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 38 miles from Reading
Gwynedd Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban campus sits in Gwynedd Valley northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1023-1186
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $27,960
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln University, PA
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- 37 miles from Reading
Lincoln University is a public HBCU known for undergraduate programs in education, business, and the sciences. The rural campus is set in Chester County in southern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 820-960
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,473
Bryn Mawr College
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Mawr, PA
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- 39 miles from Reading
Bryn Mawr is a highly selective private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, archaeology, and classics. The suburban Main Line campus outside Philadelphia shares courses and resources with nearby Haverford and Swarthmore.
- SAT Range 1280-1510
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- Net Price $33,221