Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a suburb outside of Philadelphia on Perkiomen Creek.

The area which is present day Collegeville was part of the original William Penn purchase of "All the land lying on the Pahkehoma" in 1684.

In 1799, Perkiomen Bridge was constructed using funds raised from a special lottery approved by the Pennsylvania Legislature.

In 1851, Abraham Hunsicker – Henry's son – established the Pennsylvania Female College near present-day Glenwood Avenue.

When the trains first arrived in the area in 1868, there was a debate about naming of the station (Perkiomen Bridge vs Freeland).

The local citizens acquired notoriety when they burned down the toll booth on the Perkiomen Bridge and threw the gate into the river.

The rail company avoided any troubles by naming it "Collegeville" (the station was actually closer to the Pennsylvania Female College than either Freeland School or Perkiomen Bridge).

It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 31 °F (−1 °C) in January to 75.7 °F (24.3 °C) in July.

Outside the borough, Pfizer's pharmaceutical division and Dow Chemical share a global research and development campus.

The Providence Town Center, an open-air shopping and restaurant mall, is located just outside Collegeville.

The 2000 census apparently included the population of State Correctional Institution - Graterford, located in nearby Skippack Township.

Collegeville has a city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council.

PA 29 has an interchange with US 422 southwest of Collegeville; US 422 heads east toward King of Prussia and Philadelphia and west toward Pottstown and Reading.

[24] Collegeville offers multiple attractions, including skydiving, numerous shops and restaurants, horse-back riding and its well-known car show.