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Colleges near Spring Grove · College Scorecard

No college in Spring Grove, but 15 within 30 miles

The closest is York College of Pennsylvania in York, 8.5 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
8.5 mi
York College of Pennsylvania
Within 30 miles
15
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
25 mi
Carroll Community College
Students nearby
41,079
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
2%
PA 6%

College from Spring Grove

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

College within reach15 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest, York College of Pennsylvania, is 8.5 miles away.A community college nearbyCarroll Community College is 25 miles away, about $2,725 a year after aid.A top college nearbyCentral Penn College (29.5 miles) admits 18% of applicants.
★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Spring Grove

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

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 Spring Grove
University or collegeCommunity college
York College of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · York
8.5 mi3,294 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkUniversity or college · Public · York
9.9 mi697 students
Gettysburg CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gettysburg
20 mi2,216 students
Messiah UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Upper Allen
20.2 mi2,684 students
United Lutheran SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gettysburg
20.4 mi196 students
McDaniel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Westminster
21.8 mi2,144 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgUniversity or college · Public · Middletown
23.3 mi4,591 students
Elizabethtown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elizabethtown
23.4 mi1,923 students
Carroll Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Westminster
25 mi2,594 students
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Harrisburg
26.3 mi3,306 students

5 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 Grove’s median household income ($77K) falls.

York College of Pennsylvania8.5 mi · York · sticker $37,319 $17,799a year
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology26.3 mi · Harrisburg · sticker $35,893 $19,420a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York9.9 mi · York · sticker $27,826 $20,054a year
McDaniel College21.8 mi · Westminster · sticker $65,294 $21,408a year
Millersville University of Pennsylvania28.1 mi · Millersville · sticker $26,913 $22,010a year
Dickinson College28.4 mi · Carlisle · sticker $82,902 $22,696a year
Messiah University20.2 mi · Upper Allen · sticker $55,875 $23,574a year
Elizabethtown College23.4 mi · Elizabethtown · sticker $50,865 $25,064a year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg23.3 mi · Middletown · sticker $32,521 $25,103a year
Gettysburg College20 mi · Gettysburg · sticker $81,960 $28,822a 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 Grove: 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 → York College of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkGettysburg College
York College of Pennsylvania64% graduate$61k earnings$26k typical debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York16% graduate$63k earnings$25k typical debt
Gettysburg College83% graduate$72k 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 Grove. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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