The following is an incomplete list of colleges and universities in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.
Philadelphia
Four-year colleges and universities
- Art Institute of Philadelphia
- Chestnut Hill College
- The Curtis Institute of Music
- Devry University, Center City
- Drexel University
- Gwynedd Mercy University
- Holy Family University
- La Salle University
- Moore College of Art and Design
- Peirce College
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Philadelphia University
- The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
- Saint Joseph's University
- Strayer University, Center City Campus
- Temple University
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of the Arts
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Two-year institutions and technical schools
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants
- Harrison Career Institute
- Hussian School of Art
- Lincoln Technical Institute, Center City and Northeast Philadelphia
- Orleans Technical Institute
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, Center City and Media
- Star Technical Institute
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
- Thompson Institute
- Pittsburgh Technical College
Graduate institutions
- The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
- Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
- Westminster Theological Seminary
Delaware Valley
Four-year colleges and universities
- Arcadia University, Glenside
- Bryn Athyn College, Bryn Athyn
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr
- Cabrini College, Wayne
- Cairn University, Langhorne
- Cheyney University, Cheyney
- Delaware Valley University, Doylestown
- Eastern University, St. Davids
- Gwynedd Mercy University, Lower Gwynedd Township
- Haverford College, Haverford
- Immaculata University, Malvern
- Lincoln University, near Oxford
- Neumann University, Aston
- Penn State Abington, Abington
- Penn State Brandywine, Media
- Rosemont College, Rosemont
- Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
- Rutgers Universityâ€"Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood
- Stockton University, Pomona, New Jersey
- Strayer University, Bensalem
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
- Temple University Ambler, Ambler
- University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
- Ursinus College, Collegeville
- Valley Forge Christian College, Phoenixville
- Villanova University, Villanova
- West Chester University, West Chester
- Widener University, Chester
- Wilmington University, New Castle, Delaware
Two-year institutions and technical schools
- Antonelli Institute, Erdenheim
- Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, New Jersey
- Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Bristol and Perkasie
- Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey, Camden and Cherry Hill
- Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey
- Delaware County Community College, Marple Township, Downingtown, Exton, Phoenixville, Sharon Hill, Upper Darby and West Grove
- Delaware Technical Community College, Wilmington, Delaware
- Gloucester County College, Deptford, New Jersey
- Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware
- Harcum College, Bryn Mawr
- ITT Technical Institute
- Manor College, Jenkintown
- Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell and Pottstown
- Rowan at Burlington County (formerly Burlington County College), Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, and Pemberton, New Jersey
- Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey
- Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, Media
Graduate institutions
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
- Palmer Theological Seminary, King of Prussia
- Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, Malvern
- Rowan University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Stratford, New Jersey
- Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey
- Rutgers Law School (Camden campus), Camden, New Jersey
- St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Graduate School of Theology, Wynnewood
- Salus University, Elkins Park
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies, Glenside
Former institutions
- Spring Garden College
