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Colleges near Spring Garden · College Scorecard

No college in Spring Garden, but 20 within 30 miles

The closest is York College of Pennsylvania in York, 0.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
0.4 mi
York College of Pennsylvania
Within 30 miles
20
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
23.9 mi
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Students nearby
43,029
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
16%
PA 6%

College from Spring Garden

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

College within reach20 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, York College of Pennsylvania, is 0.4 miles away.A community college nearbyThaddeus Stevens College of Technology is 23.9 miles away, about $14,104 a year after aid.A top college nearbyFranklin and Marshall College (22.6 miles) admits 28% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Spring Garden

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Spring Garden.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Gettysburg College Messiah University Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Millersville University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Area Community College Spring Garden
University or collegeCommunity college
York College of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · York
0.4 mi3,294 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkUniversity or college · Public · York
1.2 mi697 students
Elizabethtown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabethtown
15.8 mi1,923 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgUniversity or college · Public · Middletown
18.1 mi4,591 students
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Millersville
19.7 mi5,833 students
Messiah UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Upper Allen
20.4 mi2,684 students
Lancaster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
22.6 mi32 students
Franklin and Marshall CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
22.6 mi1,911 students
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster
22.9 mi318 students
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Harrisburg
23.6 mi3,306 students

10 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 Spring Garden’s median household income ($103K) falls.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology23.9 mi · Lancaster · sticker $18,694 $16,504a year
York College of Pennsylvania0.4 mi · York · sticker $37,319 $17,799a year
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology23.6 mi · Harrisburg · sticker $35,893 $19,420a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York1.2 mi · York · sticker $27,826 $20,054a year
Millersville University of Pennsylvania19.7 mi · Millersville · sticker $26,913 $22,010a year
Messiah University20.4 mi · Upper Allen · sticker $55,875 $23,574a year
Elizabethtown College15.8 mi · Elizabethtown · sticker $50,865 $25,064a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg18.1 mi · Middletown · sticker $32,521 $25,103a year
Franklin and Marshall College22.6 mi · Lancaster · sticker $85,776 $25,104a year
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design22.9 mi · Lancaster · sticker $43,815 $30,876a 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 Spring Garden: 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 → York College of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkElizabethtown College
York College of Pennsylvania64% graduate$61k earnings$26k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York16% graduate$63k earnings$25k typical debt
Elizabethtown College76% graduate$62k earnings$27k 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 Spring Garden. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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