Colleges in Philly area

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all, I'm an American senior living overseas and planning to return to the U.S. for university. I would prefer to go somewhere in the Philly area, but I have not decided which schools to apply to yet. I do know I'll apply for Penn and Penn State (yes, I know the latter is outside of Philly), but there are other good schools in the area. What other schools would you all recommend?</p>

<p>For the record, history is my strongest subject, but economics, journalism (in sports), and other social studies interest me as well, so science/technology-oriented schools are probably not for me.</p>

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<p>Off the top of my head - Drexel, Arcadia, and Temple are all right in the city/area</p>

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<p>Villaova and Ursinus are near Philadelphia also. Rutgers is in New Jersey, but still very close to Philly. Penn State has a couple branch campuses right in the Philly area also.</p>

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<p>Haverford and Swathmore</p>

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<p>Saint Joseph’s University is located in a Philly suburb, so it’s much safer than a college like Temple.</p>

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<p>there are a lot of colleges reasonably close to Philly, like Lehigh, Lafayette, and Franklin & Marshall.</p>

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<p>As others have said: Villanova, Haverford, Swarthmore, Drexel, Temple, Lehigh, Bucknell, St Joes, La Salle, West Chester, University of Delaware (only like .5 hr away), and many more that are less prestigious</p>

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<p>Muhlenberg is not too far away. Princeton also. </p>

<p>How selective of a school are you looking for? What are your SAT/ACT scores? Do you prefer urban or suburban or rural? How large of a school do you prefer?</p>