Life-long learners, traditional age students, mature age students, and students sponsored by their employers will find an ideal match for higher learning in the nearby outlying areas (i.e. suburbs) of Philadelphia. These colleges and universities offer some of the finest and most technological advanced programs in the country. The most well-known and well-regarded world-wide university in all of Philadelphia is most probably The University of Pennsylvania. Its Wharton School of Business is considered one of the very best business schools in the world and is on par as the equivalent equal to INSEAD, the european business school considered the very best in Europe and located in Fontainebleau, France.

There are a number of Catholic-affiliated colleges and universities in the area. The Chestnut Hill College is a traditional Catholic college in Chestnut Hill, PA. It's located a little bit outside the city, but very closeby (only 13.8 miles north) to the city and all the splendor that the city offers. Small class sizes and personalized attention from professors are the hallmarks of the long-lastingg value in attending Chestnut Hill College.

The Neumann University is another Catholic college in the Philadelphia region, but is located about 27 minutes (21 miles) southwest of the city in Aston, PA. It's located a little bit outside the city, but very closeby to the city and all the splendor that the city offers. Small class sizes (student-faculty ratio of 14:1) and personalized attention from professors are the hallmarks of the long-lastingg value in attending Neumann College. The college also focuses on providing real-world career preparation.

There are many Catholic residential co-ed colleges in the Philadelphia region. Cabrini College is another Catholic college in the Philadelphia region, but is located about 30 minutes (19 miles) northwest of the city in Radnor, PA. It's located a little bit outside the city, but very closeby to the city and all the splendor that the city offers. Small class sizes, personalized attention, and above all, the focus on becoming the most you can be form the foundation of the education at Cabrini College.

There are many non-religious colleges and universities in the Philadelphia suburbs. Arcadia University is located directly north (11.4 miles) of the city in Glenside, PA. It's located a little bit outside the city, but very closeby to the city and all the splendor that the city offers. The university campus was built around the historic landmark of Grey Towers Castle. U.S. News & World Report ranks Arcadia University amongst the top tier of Master’s Universities in the North and as a "Top Up-and-Coming" University.

Chestnut Hill College ~ (215) 248-7001
9601 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Northern suburbs of Philadelphia

Neumann University ~ (610) 558-5513
1 Neumann Drive, Aston, PA
Western suburbs of Philadelphia

Cabrini College ~ (610) 902-8100
610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA
Western suburbs of Philadelphia

Arcadia University ~ (215) 572-2112
450 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA
Northern suburbs of Philadelphia