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Colleges near Mount Joy · College Scorecard

No college in Mount Joy, but 17 within 30 miles

The closest is Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, 5.3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.3 mi
Elizabethtown College
Within 30 miles
17
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
12.5 mi
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Students nearby
38,473
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
4%
PA 6%

College from Mount Joy

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College within reach17 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, Elizabethtown College, is 5.3 miles away.A community college nearbyThaddeus Stevens College of Technology is 12.5 miles away, about $14,104 a year after aid.A top college nearbyFranklin and Marshall College (10.8 miles) admits 28% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Mount Joy

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Mount Joy.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Messiah University York College of Pennsylvania Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Millersville University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Area Community College Mount Joy
University or collegeCommunity college
Elizabethtown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabethtown
5.3 mi1,923 students
Franklin and Marshall CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
10.8 mi1,911 students
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Millersville
10.9 mi5,833 students
Lancaster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
10.9 mi32 students
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
11.5 mi318 students
Lancaster Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Manheim
11.8 mi1,588 students
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Lancaster
12.5 mi1,453 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgUniversity or college · Public · Middletown
14 mi4,591 students
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Lampeter
14.1 mi1,402 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkUniversity or college · Public · York
15.1 mi697 students

7 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Mount Joy’s median household income ($90K) falls.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology12.5 mi · Lancaster · sticker $18,694 $16,504a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York15.1 mi · York · sticker $27,826 $20,054a year
Millersville University of Pennsylvania10.9 mi · Millersville · sticker $26,913 $22,010a year
Lancaster Bible College11.8 mi · Manheim · sticker $44,066 $24,034a year
Elizabethtown College5.3 mi · Elizabethtown · sticker $50,865 $25,064a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg14 mi · Middletown · sticker $32,521 $25,103a year
Franklin and Marshall College10.8 mi · Lancaster · sticker $85,776 $25,104a year
Lebanon Valley College15.2 mi · Annville · sticker $66,497 $26,236a year
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design11.5 mi · Lancaster · sticker $43,815 $30,876a year
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster14.1 mi · East Lampeter · sticker $47,879 $44,745a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Mount Joy: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Elizabethtown CollegeFranklin and Marshall CollegeMillersville University of Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College76% graduate$62k earnings$27k typical debt
Franklin and Marshall College84% graduate$76k earnings$19k typical debt
Millersville University of Pennsylvania58% graduate$55k earnings$24k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mount Joy. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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