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Philadelphia Area Colleges and Universities

A Guide to Higher Education in the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey Area

From John Fischer, for About.com

Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Chartered in 1920, Immaculata University, then known as Villa Maria College, was the first Catholic College for women in the Philadelphia area. Today Immaculata is a comprehensive Catholic liberal arts institution serving men and women of all ages.
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Lafayette College
Easton, PA
A top 30 ranked liberal arts college college, Lafayette College was founded in 1826 by the citizens of Easton and first began holding classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the school after the Marquis de Lafayette.
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LaSalle University
Philadelphia, PA
LaSalle University is a top 20 ranked private Roman Catholic University committed to providing a liberal education of both general and specialized studies.
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh is a top ranked co-educational, non-denominational, private university located on a 1600-acre wooded campus that is actually built into the side of what is affectionately known as "Old South Mountain" in historic Bethlehem, PA.
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Lincoln University
Oxford, PA
Lincoln University was chartered in April 1854 as Ashmun Institute. It was the first institution found anywhere in the world to provide a higher education in the arts and sciences for male youth of African descent.
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Manor College
Jenkintown, PA
Manor College is a private, Catholic, co-ed college founded in 1947 closely associated with the Ukrainian Catholic Church, whose liturgy, spirituality, and life is of the Eastern Christian tradition.
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Messiah College
Philadelphia, PA
Messiah College is a Christian interdenominational college whose main campus is in central Pennsylvania. Its small Philadelphia Campus associated with Temple University allows second-year Messiah students to study and learn in a major urban center with its ethnic, cultural, and academic diversity.
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Neumann College
Aston, PA
Neumann College in Aston, PA is a private, Catholic, co-educational College in the Franciscan tradition named in honor of Philadelphia's own St. John Neumann.
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Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
Peirce is a private, four-year, specialized institution providing practical, leading edge curricula to primarily working adult learners. Peirce offers accelerated degree programs designed to complement today's busy lifestyle.
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Penn State University

The local campuses of Penn State University offer baccalaureate and associate degrees and certificate programs taught by Penn State faculty. Students have an option to transfer to the main campus in Happy Valley, PA. Read more...

Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Elkins Park, PA
The Pennsylvania College of Optometry was founded in 1919, as the first non-profit, independent college of optometry and in 1923 the first to confer doctor of optometry degree. The college remains a leader in both training and research.
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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Media, PA
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is an independent two-year higher learning institute located in Media, PA, with an additional location in historic downtown Philadelphia at 6th & Walnut Streets in the Curtis Center.
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Founded in 1899, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to the education of students in medicine, health and behavioral sciences. The College fosters the growth of the osteopathic profession by training physicians through programs of study guided by osteopathic medical tradition, concept and practice.
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Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia University is a private institution of higher learning committed to providing an experiential education and is recognized as a leader in the architecture, design, engineering, business, textiles, and health and sciences fields.
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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
The top ranked Princeton University is the fourth-oldest university in the U.S. and is one of the eight Ivy League universities. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction.
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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Rider University is a private, coeducational nonsectarian liberal arts univeristy located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school's world reknowned Westminster Choir College is located nearby in the Borough of Princeton.
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