Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison
View the Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
Top 20 colleges in Pennsylvania | All colleges in Pennsylvania | |
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Number of Schools | 20 schools (4 public, 16 private) |
413 schools (107 public, 306 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $18,412 (in-state) $53,929 (out-of-state) | $14,240 (in-state) $23,428 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $25,687 (in-state) $33,016 (out-of-state) | $20,362 (in-state) $23,021 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $30,964 | $11,583 |
Test Scores | 1,352 SAT, 30 ACT | 1,181 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 53.03% | 75.45% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 25.46% | 37.10% |
Population | 213,496 | 790,471 |
Undergraduate | 148,258 | 618,455 |
Graduate | 65,238 | 172,016 |
Graduation Rate | 79.40% | 55.74% |
Transfer-out Rate | 12.58% | 22.09% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.20 to 1 | 12.75 to 1 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $66,104 | $47,776 | 28,201 | 7% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
8 to 1 |
2 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSwarthmore, PA | $62,412 | $51,095 | 1,625 | 7% | 1,520 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $63,829 | $40,660 | 16,002 | 11% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Lehigh UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsBethlehem, PA | $62,180 | $44,678 | 7,394 | 37% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
5 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHaverford, PA | $68,300 | $55,489 | 1,421 | 14% | 1,500 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
6 | Lafayette CollegePrivate, 4-yearsEaston, PA | $62,574 | $25,351 | 2,729 | 34% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT |
10 to 1 |
7 | Villanova UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsVillanova, PA | $64,701 | $38,902 | 10,383 | 23% | 1,440 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
8 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsLewisburg, PA | $64,772 | $36,218 | 3,787 | 33% | 1,390 SAT 32 ACT |
9 to 1 |
9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsUniversity Park, PA | $40,188 ($20,234) |
$11,574 | 50,028 | 55% | 1,300 SAT 29 ACT |
15 to 1 |
10 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $39,890 ($21,524) |
$11,497 | 33,767 | 49% | 1,370 SAT 31 ACT |
13 to 1 |
11 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBryn Mawr, PA | $62,560 | $39,543 | 1,742 | 31% | 1,400 SAT 31 ACT |
8 to 1 |
12 | Drexel UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $60,663 | $27,159 | 22,344 | 80% | 1,330 SAT 29 ACT |
9 to 1 |
13 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $51,340 | $25,145 | 7,861 | 89% | 1,230 SAT 28 ACT |
10 to 1 |
14 | Muhlenberg CollegePrivate, 4-yearsAllentown, PA | $60,240 | $34,766 | 1,959 | 66% | 1,310 SAT 31 ACT |
8 to 1 |
15 | Elizabethtown CollegePrivate, 4-yearsElizabethtown, PA | $36,842 | $19,576 | 2,021 | 81% | 1,180 SAT 27 ACT |
13 to 1 |
16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePublic, 4-yearsErie, PA | $26,668 ($15,944) |
$10,004 | 3,295 | 95% | 1,205 SAT 25 ACT |
12 to 1 |
17 | Duquesne UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $47,146 | $22,716 | 8,107 | 87% | 1,240 SAT 28 ACT |
12 to 1 |
18 | Ursinus CollegePrivate, 4-yearsCollegeville, PA | $59,196 | $39,064 | 1,527 | 82% | 1,280 SAT 30 ACT |
10 to 1 |
19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPublic, 4-yearsMiddletown, PA | $26,668 ($15,944) |
$10,114 | 4,572 | 96% | 1,210 SAT 26 ACT |
14 to 1 |
20 | University of ScrantonPrivate, 4-yearsScranton, PA | $52,309 | $27,952 | 4,731 | 84% | 1,230 SAT 27 ACT |
12 to 1 |
Average | $53,929 ($18,412) |
$30,964 | 213,496 | 53.03% | 1,352 SAT 30.3500 ACT |
10.20 to 1 |