Colleges in Allentown Pennsylvania

County: Lehigh

Elevation: 350 feet

Land Area: 17.7 square miles

Population Density: 6046 people per square mile

Population: 107,250

Population change since 2000: 0.60%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (64.4%), Hispanic (24.4%), Other race (13.4%), Black (7.8%), Two or more races (3.6%), Vietnamese (0.9%), American Indian (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (21.3%), Irish (8.4%), Italian (6.1%), United States (4.3%), English (3.5%), Polish (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (45.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Fullerton, PA (1.4 miles ), Catasauqua borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Hokendauqua, PA (2.0 miles ), North Catasauqua borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Fountain Hill borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Emmaus borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Coplay borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Bethlehem, PA (2.4 miles )

Allentown Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

House age significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 72.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.30%

Colleges/Universities in Allentown:

MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 2,334, Location: 2400 Chew Street, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.muhlenberg.edu

ALLENTOWN BUSINESS SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 1,311, Location: 1501 LEHIGH ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.chooseabs.com

CEDAR CREST COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,049, Location: 100 COLLEGE DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cedarcrest.edu

LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 582, Location: 5151 TILGHMAN ST, Private, for-profit, Website: lincolntech.com

HARRISON CAREER INSTITUTE-ALLENTOWN

FT enrollment: 148, Location: 2102 UNION BLVD, Private, for-profit

INFORMATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 117, Location: 2201 HANGAR PL, Private, for-profit

ALLENTOWN SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY

FT enrollment: 39, Location: 1921 UNION BLVD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.asc-ssc.com

WELDER TRAINING AND TESTING INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 17, Location: 729 E HIGHLAND ST, Private, for-profit

OIL BURNER TECHNICIAN SCHOOL

Location: 215 E LEXINGTON ST, Private, not-for-profit

JAN NAGY MODELING FINISHING SCHOOL

Location: 1244 HAMILTON ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Allentown:

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, BETHLEHEM, PA, Full-time enrollment: 5,725

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, BETHLEHEM, PA, FT enrollment: 3,128

LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA, FT enrollment: 2,145

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE

about 15 miles, EASTON, PA, FT enrollment: 2,218

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

about 19 miles, KUTZTOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 7,101

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS

about 32 miles, READING, PA, FT enrollment: 2,003

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 33 miles, BLUE BELL, PA, FT enrollment: 5,097