Colleges

Colleges in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 100 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 30 public and 70 private. The largest is Pennsylvania State University, with 42,284 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Pennsylvania State University	University Park	public	42,284	60.6%	1240–1420	$20,644	$32,875	86.1%
Temple University	Philadelphia	public	20,970	80.4%		$23,011	$28,198	75.1%
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	public	20,370	58.1%	1280–1460	$21,926	$30,434	85.5%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester	public	14,164	78.4%	1100–1270	$10,775	$23,331	70.5%
Drexel University	Philadelphia	private	13,233	79.4%	1240–1440	$62,412	$38,509	78.2%
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	private	10,650	5.4%	1510–1570	$68,686	$28,699	96.5%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg	public	9,210	93.1%	990–1190	$11,046	$15,699	54.5%
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	University Park	public	7,877	91.2%	1090–1335	$15,356	$19,550	34.2%
Pennsylvania Western University	California	public	7,451	94.3%	940–1140	$11,436	$18,256	51.9%
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	private	7,304	11.7%	1500–1570	$66,246	$31,944	94.1%
Villanova University	Villanova	private	6,938	27%	1395–1510	$67,776	$43,756	91.9%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock	public	6,788	71.5%	980–1190	$10,568	$19,608	65.6%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana	public	6,764	90.8%	970–1180	$11,380	$16,804	55.5%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown	public	6,180	90.8%	1120–1310	$11,314	$21,331	53.8%
Lehigh University	Bethlehem	private	5,898	25.9%	1370–1500	$64,980	$36,931	87.9%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville	public	5,728	86.2%	1020–1210	$11,128	$20,787	57.6%
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	private	5,350	83.6%	1180–1340	$48,986	$37,730	77.5%
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private	4,948	88.8%	1170–1350	$53,260	$29,689	78.8%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg	public	4,814	92.1%	1000–1180	$11,536	$18,134	43.1%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg	public	4,086	86.5%		$13,720	$23,726	55.7%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	Middletown	public	4,031	97.6%	1120–1310	$15,972	$23,330	26.1%
Bucknell University	Lewisburg	private	3,876	28.9%	1310–1470	$67,812	$40,766	86.3%
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	private	3,755	81%	1160–1330	$47,505	$28,928	68.6%
University of Scranton	Scranton	private	3,554	81.2%	1160–1318	$53,983	$32,568	79.8%
York College of Pennsylvania	York	private	3,265	73.7%	1020–1270	$25,588	$18,556	64.1%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	Erie	public	3,240	96.8%	1120–1310	$15,972	$24,558	43.6%
Widener University	Chester	private	2,951	70.9%	1080–1290	$55,730	$25,759	68.3%
Robert Morris University	Moon Township	private	2,896	89.9%		$35,970	$23,003	65.7%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	Abington	public	2,877	96.8%	1070–1265	$15,268	$18,071	19.8%
Lafayette College	Easton	private	2,757	31.5%	1350–1500	$65,398	$34,433	87.6%
Holy Family University	Philadelphia	private	2,464	71%	910–1150	$35,330	$13,143	60.9%
Eastern University	Saint Davids	private	2,404	90.8%		$38,400	$26,662	54%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	Altoona	public	2,367	98.1%	1070–1290	$15,972	$22,213	16.5%
Gannon University	Erie	private	2,365	74.2%		$40,656	$22,553	66.4%
Point Park University	Pittsburgh	private	2,331	96.9%		$39,570	$25,942	58.5%
Dickinson College	Carlisle	private	2,273	42.1%	1310–1460	$65,650	$37,607	79.8%
Messiah University	Mechanicsburg	private	2,259	79%	1110–1350	$42,240	$26,502	75%
Grove City College	Grove City	private	2,216	72.3%	1141–1388	$21,700		83.2%
Mercyhurst University	Erie	private	2,191	81%		$45,770	$19,444	60.2%
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove	private	2,163	81.4%	1100–1300	$59,850	$28,819	81.7%
Alvernia University	Reading	private	2,152	58.1%	1093–1286	$45,000	$28,138	55.5%
DeSales University	Center Valley	private	2,128	77.1%	1090–1260	$46,800	$31,643	72.2%
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg	private	2,099	38.9%	1270–1460	$66,640	$31,490	82.5%
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre	private	1,985	90.6%	1020–1250	$43,496	$27,743	63.2%
La Salle University	Philadelphia	private	1,953	96.6%		$37,800	$19,409	57.1%
Moravian University	Bethlehem	private	1,949	54.2%	1070–1285	$53,500	$30,670	71.7%
Arcadia University	Glenside	private	1,948	80.2%	1065–1265	$49,610	$29,466	66.7%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	Reading	public	1,872	98.7%	1090–1275	$15,972	$24,356	31.5%
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown	private	1,868	77.9%	1105–1310	$37,950	$26,598	76.2%
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	Johnstown	public	1,808	94.8%	985–1220	$14,906	$18,202	55.8%
Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster	private	1,799	28.2%	1310–1463	$70,794	$36,425	83.8%
Marywood University	Scranton	private	1,784	60.6%	1060–1250	$41,420	$23,388	71.7%
Muhlenberg College	Allentown	private	1,727	72%	1250–1410	$62,805	$28,905	82.2%
Lebanon Valley College	Annville	private	1,684	83.8%	1140–1302	$52,080	$26,979	65%
Misericordia University	Dallas	private	1,672	70.9%		$40,370	$37,485	71.7%
Delaware Valley University	Doylestown	private	1,628	93.2%	1090–1303	$44,850	$28,278	55.9%
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	private	1,613	7.5%	1490–1560	$65,494	$23,149	92.3%
Lancaster Bible College	Lancaster	private	1,569	55.9%	1070–1280	$29,990	$25,480	66.7%
Saint Francis University	Loretto	private	1,557	76.8%	1050–1230	$44,000	$23,526	74.4%
Lincoln University	Lincoln University	public	1,539	65.7%	820–960	$12,512	$14,977	43.6%
Neumann University	Aston	private	1,533	81.3%		$39,100	$27,804	53.7%
Seton Hill University	Greensburg	private	1,492	79.5%	1020–1240	$42,944	$22,204	67.4%
Ursinus College	Collegeville	private	1,491	91.8%	1200–1385	$61,210	$30,536	73.3%
King's College	Wilkes-Barre	private	1,484	93.1%	1070–1270	$44,100	$23,093	59.9%
Haverford College	Haverford	private	1,430	12.4%	1460–1550	$70,688	$25,314	89.6%
Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr	private	1,359	29.4%	1280–1510	$65,920	$31,759	81.8%
Carlow University	Pittsburgh	private	1,348	87%	960–1168	$35,874	$20,786	59.9%
Immaculata University	Immaculata	private	1,320	85.8%	1156–1323	$29,330	$24,258	71%
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	Greensburg	public	1,305	95.2%	1055–1253	$14,710	$17,945	39.7%
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington	private	1,295	80.6%		$29,392	$25,002	69.5%
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe	private	1,259	61.7%	1020–1230	$42,396	$23,510	68.6%
Chatham University	Pittsburgh	private	1,232	62%	1070–1295	$44,626	$29,954	63.1%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	Media	public	1,223	98.1%	1080–1310	$15,208	$22,585	26%
Albright College	Reading	private	1,217	76.3%		$29,082	$20,024	50.7%
Juniata College	Huntingdon	private	1,191	78.9%	1130–1320	$58,580	$23,988	73.5%
Allegheny College	Meadville	private	1,156	54.6%	1173–1358	$56,550	$22,940	72.6%
Geneva College	Beaver Falls	private	1,096			$33,450	$25,890	61%
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson	private	1,094	82.1%	918–1168	$27,072	$22,344	56.9%
Gwynedd Mercy University	Gwynedd Valley	private	1,067	89.6%	1023–1186	$40,122	$27,483	56.9%
Westminster College	New Wilmington	private	1,041	92.6%		$40,290	$19,859	64.6%
Waynesburg University	Waynesburg	private	1,009	89.8%	930–1250	$30,480	$18,235	65.5%
Lycoming College	Williamsport	private	996	74.1%	1080–1300	$50,029	$19,140	59.6%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	Bradford	public	995	88.5%	1010–1200	$14,770	$15,350	47.6%
Wilson College	Chambersburg	private	865	92.1%	930–1180	$27,100	$21,741	48.2%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	Center Valley	public	859	97.4%	1130–1320	$15,208	$18,220	17.8%
Cedar Crest College	Allentown	private	834	84.1%		$46,314	$18,659	60.4%
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia	private	815	74.5%		$39,870	$27,970	48.8%
Peirce College	Philadelphia	private	799			$15,060	$12,148	10%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	Dunmore	public	793	98.5%	1100–1270	$15,208	$17,910	39.3%
Thiel College	Greenville	private	788	71.6%		$38,344	$22,347	48.7%
Cairn University-Langhorne	Langhorne	private	775	88.2%	1000–1160	$34,009	$27,642	59.7%
Keystone College	La Plume	private	771	84.8%		$18,300	$22,051	35.9%
La Roche University	Pittsburgh	private	751	75.8%	940–1200	$34,052	$20,794	57.2%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	York	public	668	97.4%	1050–1245	$15,208	$19,047	16.3%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	Schuylkill Haven	public	620	96.6%	1020–1230	$15,208	$19,659	31.9%
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney	public	617			$10,904	$14,265	40.6%
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	Harrisburg	private	615	87.4%		$24,400	$15,376	33.9%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	Mont Alto	public	559	98.2%	980–1300	$14,408	$19,454	33.7%
Moore College of Art and Design	Philadelphia	private	535	56.5%	1180–1380	$52,812	$43,086	57.1%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	Hazleton	public	501	96.4%	1090–1290	$15,208	$17,597	26.2%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Pennsylvania?

100 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 30 public and 70 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Pennsylvania?

By acceptance rate, University of Pennsylvania (5.4%), Swarthmore College (7.5%), Carnegie Mellon University (11.7%), Haverford College (12.4%), Lehigh University (25.9%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Pennsylvania?

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $10,568 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.