Colleges · Lancaster

Colleges in Lancaster, PA

Lancaster is home to 4 colleges with about 3,714 students on campus. The largest is Franklin and Marshall College. 4 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Lancaster

Students on campus

3,714

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

Franklin and Marshall College

1,911 on campus

Most selective

Franklin and Marshall College

admits 28% of applicants

Lowest net price

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

$30,083 a year after aid

Every college

All 4 colleges in Lancaster

Franklin and Marshall CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,911 on campus 28%admitted$36knet price84%graduate$76kearnings Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · 1,453 on campus 71%admitted$14knet price71%graduate$55kearnings Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 318 on campus 99%admitted$30knet price69%graduate$33kearnings Lancaster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Lancaster: Champ's Barber School, Cutting Edge Barber Academy (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).

Within reach

Other colleges near Lancaster

15 more colleges are within 30 miles of Lancaster.

Lancaster Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Manheim2.4 mi1,588 students Saint Joseph's University - LancasterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Lampeter3.1 mi1,402 students Millersville University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Millersville4.1 mi5,833 students Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterCommunity college · Public · West Lampeter4.4 mi250 students Elizabethtown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabethtown17.1 mi1,923 students

YTI Career Institute-YorkCareer school · For-profit · Springettsbury19.3 mi342 students

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkUniversity or college · Public · York22.2 mi697 students Lebanon Valley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Annville22.9 mi1,964 students York College of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · York23.6 mi3,294 students Lincoln UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Lower Oxford25.6 mi1,848 students

5 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Lancaster. 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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