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Colleges near Mount Royal · College Scorecard

No college in Mount Royal, but 13 within 30 miles

The closest is Messiah University in Upper Allen, 9.8 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
9.8 mi
Messiah University
Within 30 miles
13
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
17.9 mi
Harrisburg Area Community College
Students nearby
36,135
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
11%
PA 6%

College from Mount Royal

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Colleges near Mount Royal

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

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

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

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

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

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Messiah UniversityYork College of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Messiah University75% graduate$54k earnings$26k typical debt
York College of Pennsylvania64% graduate$61k earnings$26k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York16% graduate$63k earnings$25k 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 Royal. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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