Pennsylvania Best College Rankings
University of Pennsylvania ranked first and Carnegie Mellon University ranked second in Pennsylvania college rankings. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the Pennsylvania best colleges is $33,430 for Pennsylvania residents and $41,677 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 71.15% and the average SAT score is 1,227. The average number of student population is 5,321 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Pennsylvania best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $41,677 and Franklin and Marshall College has the highest tuition & fees of $70,794 and Strayer University-Pennsylvania has the lowest tuition & fees of $13,920.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $20,643 and King's College has the highest tuition & fees of $57,109 and Albright College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,540.
- The average SAT score is 1,227 and University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Lincoln University has the lowest score of 920.
- The average acceptance rate is 71.15% and University of Pennsylvania has the tightest (lowest) rate of 5% and Point Park University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 97%.
- The average student population is 5,321 and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the most students of 50,737 and Bryn Athyn College of the New Church has the fewest students of 255.
- The average graduation rate is 67.12% and University of Pennsylvania has the highest rate of 97% and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has the lowest rate of 34%.
Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 84 best colleges in Pennsylvania with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $68,686 | $47,844 | 1,550 | 5.4% | 29,109 | 97% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $65,636 | $50,975 | 1,540 | 11.7% | 15,888 | 94% | 5 to 1 |
| 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | $65,494 | - | 1,540 | 7.5% | 1,623 | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| 4 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $64,980 | $28,840 | 1,440 | 25.9% | 7,692 | 88% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | $70,398 | - | 1,510 | 12.4% | 1,431 | 90% | 8 to 1 |
| 6 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | $67,776 | $22,335 | 1,450 | 27.0% | 10,041 | 92% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $67,812 | $29,616 | 1,400 | 28.9% | 3,969 | 86% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $62,412 | $39,261 | 1,340 | 79.4% | 21,153 | 78% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | $64,648 | - | 1,430 | 31.5% | 2,775 | 88% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | $65,920 | $55,140 | 1,390 | 29.4% | 1,679 | 82% | 8 to 1 |
| 11 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | $62,805 | $17,000 | 1,330 | 72.0% | 1,788 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| 12 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $48,986 | $27,612 | 1,260 | 83.6% | 8,234 | 77% | 12 to 1 |
| 13 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | $47,355 | $24,528 | 1,240 | 81.0% | 8,238 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $41,790 | $45,574 | 1,330 | 60.6% | 50,737 | 86% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $53,260 | $20,048 | 1,250 | 88.8% | 7,159 | 79% | 11 to 1 |
| 16 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | $70,794 | - | 1,375 | 28.2% | 1,808 | 84% | 9 to 1 |
| 17 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA | $53,777 | $11,630 | 1,230 | 81.2% | 4,724 | 80% | 11 to 1 |
| 18 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $61,061 | - | 1,305 | 91.8% | 1,502 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| 19 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $65,650 | $3,750 | 1,380 | 42.1% | 2,314 | 80% | 11 to 1 |
| 20 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA | $59,850 | $7,620 | 1,230 | 81.4% | 2,255 | 82% | 13 to 1 |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | $41,430 | $46,786 | 1,360 | 58.1% | 35,724 | 85% | 13 to 1 |
| 22 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | $44,100 | $57,109 | 1,170 | 93.1% | 1,939 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| 23 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | $26,388 | $21,940 | 1,140 | 76.8% | 2,963 | 74% | 16 to 1 |
| 24 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | $37,950 | $37,250 | 1,200 | 77.9% | 2,283 | 76% | 13 to 1 |
| 25 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | $56,550 | - | 1,250 | 54.6% | 1,171 | 73% | 8 to 1 |
| 26 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $66,640 | $4,500 | 1,370 | 38.9% | 2,812 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| 27 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA | $37,800 | $29,220 | - | 96.6% | 3,153 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| 28 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA | $16,297 | $18,261 | 1,080 | 90.8% | 9,073 | 56% | 23 to 1 |
| 29 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | $40,838 | $15,804 | 1,090 | 89.6% | 2,017 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| 30 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $40,370 | $38,620 | - | 70.9% | 2,200 | 72% | 11 to 1 |
| 31 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA | $30,480 | $16,920 | 1,090 | 89.8% | 1,231 | 66% | 12 to 1 |
| 32 | Gannon University Erie, PA | $40,656 | $23,840 | - | 74.2% | 4,189 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| 33 | Cabrini University Radnor, PA | $35,815 | $2,355 | - | - | 1,048 | 51% | 9 to 1 |
| 34 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $38,805 | $29,924 | - | 80.4% | 29,640 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| 35 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA | $42,396 | $16,168 | 1,115 | 61.7% | 1,440 | 69% | 11 to 1 |
| 36 | Neumann University Aston, PA | $39,100 | $11,320 | - | 81.3% | 2,244 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 37 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | $42,240 | $14,040 | 1,230 | 79.0% | 3,373 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| 38 | Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA | $29,990 | $11,160 | 1,180 | 55.9% | 2,519 | 67% | 19 to 1 |
| 39 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | $14,676 | $18,287 | 1,090 | 71.5% | 8,376 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
| 40 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA | $46,800 | $22,375 | 1,180 | 77.1% | 2,972 | 72% | 12 to 1 |
| 41 | Albright College Reading, PA | $29,082 | $1,540 | - | 76.3% | 1,380 | 51% | 11 to 1 |
| 42 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | $53,500 | $18,594 | 1,180 | 54.2% | 2,745 | 72% | 10 to 1 |
| 43 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | $22,599 | $17,512 | 1,180 | 78.4% | 17,171 | 71% | 20 to 1 |
| 44 | Westminster College New Wilmington, PA | $40,290 | $9,000 | - | 92.6% | 1,191 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| 45 | Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA | $32,400 | $6,476 | - | - | 558 | 54% | 9 to 1 |
| 46 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | $33,659 | $10,530 | 1,110 | 88.2% | 1,097 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| 47 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA | $45,770 | $16,978 | - | 81.0% | 2,632 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| 48 | Marywood University Scranton, PA | $41,420 | $12,951 | 1,160 | 60.6% | 2,530 | 72% | 11 to 1 |
| 49 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | $25,588 | $8,340 | 1,160 | 73.7% | 3,825 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| 50 | Eastern University Saint Davids, PA | $38,400 | $14,534 | - | 90.8% | 8,727 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| 51 | Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA | $35,330 | $15,900 | 1,060 | 71.0% | 3,225 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 52 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | $35,770 | $20,140 | - | 89.9% | 5,275 | 66% | 14 to 1 |
| 53 | Widener University Chester, PA | $55,730 | $28,004 | 1,180 | 70.9% | 5,713 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| 54 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,496 | $26,088 | 1,120 | 90.6% | 5,381 | 63% | 13 to 1 |
| 55 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA | $52,080 | $37,061 | 1,240 | 83.8% | 2,146 | 65% | 11 to 1 |
| 56 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | $29,392 | $8,400 | - | 80.6% | 1,309 | 70% | 11 to 1 |
| 57 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | $58,580 | $14,700 | 1,220 | 78.9% | 1,321 | 74% | 11 to 1 |
| 58 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | $28,980 | $12,780 | 1,260 | 85.8% | 2,512 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| 59 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | $15,824 | $17,190 | - | 86.5% | 5,161 | 56% | 18 to 1 |
| 60 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | $42,944 | $17,714 | 1,110 | 79.5% | 1,927 | 67% | 13 to 1 |
| 61 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA | $34,052 | $17,628 | 1,090 | 75.8% | 2,153 | 57% | 11 to 1 |
| 62 | Rosemont College Rosemont, PA | $23,854 | $12,780 | - | 76.3% | 781 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| 63 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | $19,202 | $16,650 | 1,080 | 92.1% | 5,633 | 43% | 21 to 1 |
| 64 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA | $22,952 | $17,339 | 1,110 | 86.2% | 6,975 | 58% | 19 to 1 |
| 65 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | $39,570 | $16,704 | - | 96.9% | 3,448 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
| 66 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA | $49,804 | - | 1,160 | 74.1% | 1,012 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| 67 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | $16,330 | $16,742 | 1,210 | 90.8% | 7,467 | 54% | 20 to 1 |
| 68 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA | $45,001 | $24,396 | 1,180 | 62.0% | 2,309 | 63% | 10 to 1 |
| 69 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA | $46,314 | $14,971 | - | 84.1% | 1,290 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
| 70 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | $44,850 | $9,003 | 1,190 | 93.2% | 2,199 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 71 | Alvernia University Reading, PA | $45,000 | $17,010 | 1,170 | 58.1% | 2,796 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 72 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA | $49,610 | $33,678 | 1,190 | 80.2% | 3,404 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| 73 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | $19,384 | $18,942 | 920 | 65.7% | 1,670 | 44% | 12 to 1 |
| 74 | Wilson College Chambersburg, PA | $27,100 | $9,450 | 1,000 | 92.1% | 1,907 | 48% | 15 to 1 |
| 75 | Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA | $35,874 | $24,816 | 1,080 | 87.0% | 2,416 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| 76 | Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA | $39,870 | $19,447 | - | 74.5% | 1,288 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| 77 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | $26,584 | - | 1,155 | 95.2% | 1,321 | 40% | 14 to 1 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $16,054 | $12,386 | 1,060 | 94.3% | 10,834 | 52% | 18 to 1 |
| 79 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA | $28,917 | $21,126 | - | 82.9% | 255 | 68% | 8 to 1 |
| 80 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA | $33,450 | $12,582 | - | - | 1,366 | 61% | 15 to 1 |
| 81 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA | $24,400 | $17,190 | - | 87.4% | 3,650 | 34% | 18 to 1 |
| 82 | Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 1,384 | - | 47 to 1 |
| 83 | Gratz College Jenkintown, PA | $20,633 | $18,537 | - | - | 449 | - | 10 to 1 |
| 84 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA | $18,870 | $20,286 | - | - | 617 | 41% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $41,677 | $20,643 | 1,227 | 71.2% | 5,321 | 67% | 13 to 1 |
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