Best colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

There are 396 institutions in Pennsylvania: 299 private colleges and 95 public colleges.
Every university in Pennsylvania have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing) to 1209 (Temple University). Also Pennsylvania colleges have from 1:1 to 274:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is between 5% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Pennsylvania state is SAT - 100% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Pennsylvania universities range between 3,456$ to 44,544$. The average percent of Pennsylvania students with financial aid is 28%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Pennsylvania is between 6% and 97%. Average salary after attending the Pennsylvania’s institutions ranges between $12,200 and $167,400. Please look all the details below.

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Average Pennsylvania State Cost

$15,861

ABOVE AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Pennsylvania state colleges is 15,861$, that is above the national average by 1,933 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$3,456
Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood
$4,226
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown
$4,522
Butler County Community College in Butler
$5,428
Delaware County Community College in Media
$5,566
Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville
$6,003
L T International Beauty School in Philadelphia
$6,043
Northampton County Area Community College in Bethlehem
$6,242
Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh
$6,315
Education and Technology Institute in Greensburg
$6,601
Yeshivath Beth Moshe in Scranton
$6,968
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster
$7,121
Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke
$7,408
Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$7,648
Laurel Business Institute in Uniontown
$7,657
Mercer County Career Center in Mercer
$8,134
Laurel Technical Institute in MEADVILLE
$8,171
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
$8,635
Consolidated School of Business-Lancaster in Lancaster
$8,707
Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell
$8,806
New Castle School of Trades in New Castle
$8,879
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$8,886
All-State Career School-Pittsburgh in West Mifflin
$8,893
Community College of Beaver County in Monaca
$8,923
Laurel Technical Institute in Sharon
$8,998
Bucks County Community College in Newtown
$9,129
Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset
$9,251
Western Area Career & Technology Center in Canonsburg
$9,303
YTI Career Institute-Altoona in Altoona
$9,370
Consolidated School of Business-York in York
$9,383
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program in Uniontown

Acc.Rate
Institution
100%
Clarion County Career Center Practical Nursing Program in Shippenville
100%
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook in Wynnewood
100%
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program in Broomall
100%
New Castle School of Trades in New Castle
99%
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Edinboro
98%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
98%
Cairn University-Langhorne in Langhorne
97%
Valley Forge Military College in Wayne
96%
ITT Technical Institute-Dunmore in Dunmore
96%
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown
95%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus in Indiana
94%
Laurel Business Institute in Uniontown
94%
Westminster College in New Wilmington
94%
La Roche College in Pittsburgh
94%
Bidwell Training Center Inc in Pittsburgh
94%
Harcum College in Bryn Mawr
94%
Neumann University in Aston
93%
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program in Reynoldsville
93%
University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville
93%
Lock Haven University in Lock Haven
93%
Clarion University of Pennsylvania in Clarion
92%
South Hills School of Business & Technology in State College
92%
Keystone College in La Plume
91%
Carlow University in Pittsburgh
91%
ITT Technical Institute-Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
91%
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in Mansfield
90%
Laurel Technical Institute in MEADVILLE
90%
California University of Pennsylvania in California
89%
ITT Technical Institute-Plymouth Meeting in Plymouth Meeting
89%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks in Reading

Grad.Rate
Institution
97%
Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center in Mill Creek
96%
Schuylkill Technology Center in Frackville
96%
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
95%
South Hills Beauty Academy Inc in Pittsburgh
94%
Swarthmore College in Swarthmore
94%
Haverford College in Haverford
93%
Antonelli Medical and Professional Institute in Pottstown
91%
Prism Career Institute-Upper Darby in Upper Darby
91%
Hazleton Area Career Center in Hazleton
91%
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Allentown in Allentown
91%
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School in Washington
91%
Precision Manufacturing Institute in Meadville
90%
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center in Johnstown
90%
Villanova University in Villanova
90%
Berks Career & Technology Center in Leesport
90%
Bucknell University in Lewisburg
90%
Dean Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh
90%
Barber School of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
89%
Lafayette College in Easton
88%
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
88%
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School in Pittsburgh
87%
Education and Technology Institute in Greensburg
87%
Lehigh University in Bethlehem
87%
Levittown Beauty Academy in Levittown
87%
Douglas Education Center in Monessen
87%
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster
86%
Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology in Lewistown
86%
Clarion County Career Center Practical Nursing Program in Shippenville
86%
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap
86%
Muhlenberg College in Allentown

Salary
Institution
$167,400
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia
$97,000
Salus University in Elkins Park
$95,800
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
$86,300
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
$79,700
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
$76,700
Lehigh University in Bethlehem
$76,200
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
$73,900
Villanova University in Villanova
$69,100
Bucknell University in Lewisburg
$68,800
Lafayette College in Easton
$65,500
Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia
$63,300
Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing in Willow Grove
$62,600
Drexel University in Philadelphia
$62,400
Aria Health School of Nursing in Trevose
$58,400
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
$56,600
Haverford College in Haverford
$56,300
Muhlenberg College in Allentown
$55,200
University of Scranton in Scranton
$54,800
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in Reading
$54,600
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
$54,000
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown
$53,600
Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr
$53,300
Dickinson College in Carlisle
$52,900
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in West Mifflin
$52,900
Widener University-Harrisburg Campus in Harrisburg
$52,900
Widener University-Main Campus in Chester
$52,900
St Margaret School of Nursing in Pittsburgh
$52,700
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster
$52,600
Gettysburg College in Gettysburg
$52,100
Ursinus College in Collegeville

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1209
Temple University in Philadelphia
1146
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus in University Park
1080
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus in Pittsburgh
978
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
906
Drexel University in Philadelphia
873
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
591
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
555
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg in Harrisburg
504
Lehigh University in Bethlehem
477
Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh
435
Villanova University in Villanova
435
La Salle University in Philadelphia
408
Gannon University in Erie
381
Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood
381
Marywood University in Scranton
378
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
357
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus in Indiana
351
Arcadia University in Glenside
348
Messiah College in Mechanicsburg
339
Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke
336
Widener University-Main Campus in Chester
324
University of Scranton in Scranton
321
Mercyhurst University in Erie
303
West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester
303
Cedar Crest College in Allentown
282
Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville
273
Northampton County Area Community College in Bethlehem
270
Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport
267
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus in University Park
267
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