Best colleges and universities in Philadelphia

There are 45 institutions in Philadelphia: 43 private colleges and 2 public colleges.
Every university in Philadelphia have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Academy of Vocal Arts) to 1151 (Temple University). Also Philadelphia colleges have from 2:1 to 49:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Philadelphia is between 5% and 98%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Philadelphia city is SAT - 98% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Philadelphia universities range between 6,003$ to 35,219$. The average percent of Philadelphia students with financial aid is 28%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Philadelphia is between 6% and 96%. Average salary after attending the Philadelphia’s institutions ranges between $16,700 and $167,400. Please look all the details below.

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Average Philadelphia City Cost

$17,648

ABOVE AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Philadelphia city colleges is 17,648$, that is above the national average by 3,714 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
$6,003
L T International Beauty School in Philadelphia
$7,408
Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$8,171
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
$8,879
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$9,607
Peirce College in Philadelphia
$11,793
Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia
$14,771
Philadelphia Technician Training in Philadelphia
$14,790
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$14,959
Holy Family University in Philadelphia
$15,230
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$15,386
Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$15,823
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute in Philadelphia
$17,144
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts in Philadelphia
$17,655
University of Phoenix-Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
$17,763
Lincoln Technical Institute-Northeast Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$19,310
Lincoln Technical Institute-Center City Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$19,592
Hussian College School of Art in Philadelphia
$19,918
Temple University in Philadelphia
$20,935
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia Mills in Philadelphia
$20,936
Star Career Academy-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$21,164
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$22,753
ITT Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$23,983
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$23,998
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
$24,370
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
$24,654
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
$24,667
La Salle University in Philadelphia
$25,215
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$26,047
The Art Institute of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$26,973
National Massage Therapy Institute in Philadelphia

Acc.Rate
Institution
98%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
87%
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia
85%
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
84%
ITT Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
81%
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
78%
La Salle University in Philadelphia
76%
Drexel University in Philadelphia
75%
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
75%
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
73%
Holy Family University in Philadelphia
70%
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia
65%
Hussian College School of Art in Philadelphia
64%
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia
62%
Temple University in Philadelphia
59%
Metropolitan Career Center Computer Technology Institute in Philadelphia
59%
Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia
58%
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
53%
Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia
10%
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
5%
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
-
National Massage Therapy Institute in Philadelphia
-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
-
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
-
L T International Beauty School in Philadelphia
-
Philadelphia Technician Training in Philadelphia
-
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts in Philadelphia
-
University of Phoenix-Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
-
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
-
Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia
-
The Art Institute of Philadelphia in Philadelphia

Grad.Rate
Institution
96%
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
82%
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
79%
L T International Beauty School in Philadelphia
76%
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute in Philadelphia
75%
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
73%
Metropolitan Career Center Computer Technology Institute in Philadelphia
73%
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
70%
Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia
69%
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
68%
Temple University in Philadelphia
68%
Drexel University in Philadelphia
65%
La Salle University in Philadelphia
65%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Northeast Philadelphia in Philadelphia
64%
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts in Philadelphia
63%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
62%
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia
62%
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia
61%
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia in Philadelphia
59%
National Massage Therapy Institute in Philadelphia
57%
Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia
55%
Star Career Academy-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
55%
Holy Family University in Philadelphia
53%
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
52%
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia
52%
Hussian College School of Art in Philadelphia
51%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Center City Philadelphia in Philadelphia
48%
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
46%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
44%
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
44%
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia Mills in Philadelphia

Salary
Institution
$167,400
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia
$95,800
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
$86,300
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
$79,700
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
$65,500
Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia
$62,600
Drexel University in Philadelphia
$58,400
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
$50,900
La Salle University in Philadelphia
$48,500
Holy Family University in Philadelphia
$48,300
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia
$47,200
Temple University in Philadelphia
$46,800
Peirce College in Philadelphia
$41,200
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$39,300
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$34,500
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$33,900
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia Mills in Philadelphia
$32,400
Hussian College School of Art in Philadelphia
$32,400
Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia
$32,100
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia
$31,300
Star Career Academy-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$31,000
Lincoln Technical Institute-Northeast Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$31,000
Lincoln Technical Institute-Center City Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$30,900
Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$30,600
The Art Institute of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$29,800
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia
$29,100
Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia
$26,200
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
$25,500
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute in Philadelphia
$24,900
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1151
Temple University in Philadelphia
972
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
922
Drexel University in Philadelphia
441
La Salle University in Philadelphia
399
Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
276
Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
255
Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
237
Holy Family University in Philadelphia
212
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia
153
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
151
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
135
The University of the Arts in Philadelphia
84
The Art Institute of Philadelphia in Philadelphia
66
Peirce College in Philadelphia
40
University of Phoenix-Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
39
Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia
36
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia
31
Star Career Academy-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
30
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
30
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
24
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia
24
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in Philadelphia
24
Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia
21
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia Mills in Philadelphia
20
Lincoln Technical Institute-Center City Philadelphia in Philadelphia
18
Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
18
Lincoln Technical Institute-Northeast Philadelphia in Philadelphia
15
Philadelphia Technician Training in Philadelphia
9
ITT Technical Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia
9
National Massage Therapy Institute in Philadelphia

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