19 Colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

There are 10 colleges located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition, there are 9 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 6 public and 13 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $26,163 for Pennsylvania residents and $26,307 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $24,036 for Pennsylvania residents and $22,436 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 73.66% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 22.44%. The average graduation rate is 57% and total 36,198 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 7,744 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

19 Colleges Comparison Near Harrisburg

The following table lists and compares 19 Colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Harrisburg University of Science and Technologyprivate (not-for-profit) Harrisburg
(0.9 miles)
$23,900 $16,44082.02% 31% 16 to 1 3,082
Harrisburg Area Community Collegepublic Harrisburg
(1.5 miles)
$11,400
($8,918)
-- 16% 13 to 1 12,576
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvaniaprivate (for-profit) Harrisburg
(3.1 miles)
$5,300 -- 75% 17 to 1 63
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburgprivate (for-profit) Harrisburg
(3.2 miles)
$17,000 -- 68% 23 to 1 138
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Officepublic Harrisburg
(3.3 miles)
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Central Penn Collegeprivate (for-profit) Summerdale
(3.4 miles)
$19,404 $19,07425.93% 35% 9 to 1 943
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburgpublic Middletown
(9.0 miles)
$26,668
($15,944)
$33,020
($25,082)
96.00% 24% 14 to 1 4,572
Messiah Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Mechanicsburg
(9.9 miles)
$40,640 $13,59078.02% 78% 13 to 1 3,231
Dickinson Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Carlisle
(17.3 miles)
$63,450 $3,75043.01% 83% 9 to 1 2,137
Elizabethtown Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Elizabethtown
(17.7 miles)
$36,842 $36,16676.99% 76% 13 to 1 2,021
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Instituteprivate (for-profit) Liverpool
(19.9 miles)
$25,400 -- 93% 10 to 1 12
Lebanon Valley Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Annville
(19.9 miles)
$50,320 $35,53374.99% 68% 11 to 1 2,080
YTI Career Institute-Yorkprivate (for-profit) York
(22.9 miles)
$30,688 -- 46% 9 to 1 551
Empire Beauty School-Yorkprivate (for-profit) York
(23.7 miles)
$17,500 -- 59% 17 to 1 87
York College of Pennsylvaniaprivate (not-for-profit) York
(24.2 miles)
$24,606 $12,24094.00% 64% 13 to 1 3,656
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Yorkpublic York
(24.3 miles)
$25,118
($15,180)
$32,114
($24,962)
92.00% 10% 11 to 1 718
Empire Beauty School-Lebanonprivate (for-profit) Lebanon
(24.4 miles)
$17,500 -- 59% 11 to 1 37
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Educationpublic York
(26.1 miles)
$20,010
($20,010)
-- 86% 10 to 1 213
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical Schoolpublic Lebanon
(26.5 miles)
$17,784
($17,784)
-- 58% 2 to 1 81