Reading is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area, and is furthermore included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. The city, which is approximately halfway between the state's most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg is strategically situated along a major transportation route from Central to Eastern Pennsylvania. Four institutions of higher learning are located in Reading: Penn State Berks, Albright College, Alvernia University, and Reading Area Community College.