Colleges · Allentown

Colleges in Allentown, PA

Allentown is home to 2 colleges with about 2,837 students on campus. The largest is Muhlenberg College. 9 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Allentown

Students on campus

2,837

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

Muhlenberg College

1,815 on campus

Most selective

Muhlenberg College

admits 72% of applicants

Lowest net price

Cedar Crest College

$18,659 a year after aid

Every college

All 2 colleges in Allentown

Muhlenberg CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,815 on campus 72%admitted$29knet price82%graduate$69kearnings Cedar Crest CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,022 on campus 84%admitted$19knet price60%graduate$59kearnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Allentown: Welder Training and Testing Institute (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

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Other colleges near Allentown

17 more colleges are within 30 miles of Allentown.

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-AllentownCareer school · For-profit · Hanover3.6 mi277 students

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyUniversity or college · Public · Upper Saucon4.6 mi934 students

Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownCareer school · For-profit · South Whitehall4.8 mi529 students

Triangle Tech Inc-BethlehemCareer school · For-profit · Bethlehem5 mi94 students

Lehigh UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bethlehem5.2 mi7,156 students Moravian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bethlehem5.6 mi2,327 students DeSales UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Upper Saucon6.6 mi2,290 students Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · North Whitehall8.5 mi4,402 students Northampton County Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bethlehem9.8 mi7,042 students Lafayette CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Easton15.9 mi2,764 students

7 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Allentown. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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