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Colleges near Yardley · College Scorecard

No college in Yardley, but 52 within 30 miles

The closest is The College of New Jersey in Ewing, 3.7 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
3.7 mi
The College of New Jersey
Within 30 miles
52
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
6.7 mi
Bucks County Community College
Students nearby
228,026
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
PA 6%

College from Yardley

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

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Yardley

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

The College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · Ewing
3.7 mi7,570 students
Thomas Edison State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Trenton
4 mi87 students
Rider UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lawrence
6 mi3,684 students
Cairn University-LanghorneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Langhorne Manor
6.4 mi838 students
Bucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Newtown
6.7 mi4,189 students
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · For-profit · Bensalem
9.6 mi11 students
Mercer County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · West Windsor
10 mi5,416 students
Princeton Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Princeton
11.7 mi274 students
Princeton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Princeton
12.1 mi8,922 students
Won Institute of Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Warminster
12.9 mi87 students

42 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

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

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Yardley’s median household income ($113K) falls.

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 Yardley: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → The College of New JerseyRider UniversityCairn University-Langhorne
The College of New Jersey86% graduate$73k earnings$23k typical debt
Rider University61% graduate$62k earnings$26k typical debt
Cairn University-Langhorne60% graduate$44k 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 Yardley. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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