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.
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Colleges In Pennsylvania Statistics

There are 431 colleges in Pennsylvania - 126 public and 305 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,074 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $23,585. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,174 and the average acceptance rate is 75% for Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Pennsylvania. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Pennsylvania colleges at Pennsylvania Statistics page.
2021-2022 Colleges In Pennsylvania Statistics
Top 20 colleges in PennsylvaniaAll colleges in Pennsylvania
Number of Schools20 schools
(4 public, 16 private)
431 schools
(126 public, 305 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$18,180 (in-state)
$51,730 (out-of-state)
$14,149 (in-state)
$23,074 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$25,189 (in-state)
$32,267 (out-of-state)
$21,654 (in-state)
$23,585 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$31,333$11,098
Test Scores1,347 SAT, 31 ACT 1,174 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate52.78% 75.25%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)26.64% 39.17%
Population252,204851,318
Undergraduate179,856673,693
Graduate72,348177,625
Graduation Rate84.28%64.39%
Transfer-out Rate9.44%18.02%
Students to Faculty Ratio10.45 to 112.94 to 1

Top Colleges In Pennsylvania Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Pennsylvania for academic year 2021-2022. University of Pennsylvania ranked top in the Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison and Swarthmore College and Carnegie Mellon University follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $51,730 for undergraduate programs $32,267 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Pennsylvania is 1,347 and the acceptance rate is 52.78%. The average students to faculty ratio is 10.45 to 1 for top colleges in Pennsylvania. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 Top colleges in Pennsylvania Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 University of Pennsylvania
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Private, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA
$63,452 $43,362 28,0386% 1,525 SAT
34 ACT
6 to 1
2 Swarthmore College
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Private, 4-yearsSwarthmore, PA
$59,328 $41,377 1,6518% 1,495 SAT
34 ACT
8 to 1
3 Carnegie Mellon University
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Private, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA
$61,344 $39,371 15,05714% 1,520 SAT
34 ACT
5 to 1
4 Lehigh University
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Private, 4-yearsBethlehem, PA
$59,930 $28,703 7,26346% 1,408 SAT
32 ACT
10 to 1
5 Haverford College
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Private, 4-yearsHaverford, PA
$63,628 $51,927 1,42018% 1,480 SAT
34 ACT
8 to 1
6 Lafayette College
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Private, 4-yearsEaston, PA
$59,368 $36,325 2,72541% 1,380 SAT
32 ACT
10 to 1
7 Villanova University
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Private, 4-yearsVillanova, PA
$61,618 $38,028 10,87025% 1,420 SAT
33 ACT
11 to 1
8 Bucknell University
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Private, 4-yearsLewisburg, PA
$61,746 $35,048 3,75735% 1,373 SAT
31 ACT
9 to 1
9 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsUniversity Park, PA
$38,650
($19,834)
$9,887 88,91492% 1,250 SAT
28 ACT
15 to 1
10 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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Public, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA
$37,320
($21,080)
$11,907 33,23067% 1,360 SAT
31 ACT
14 to 1
11 Bryn Mawr College
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Private, 4-yearsBryn Mawr, PA
$59,330 $38,434 1,77839% - 9 to 1
12 Drexel University
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Private, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA
$58,965 $25,827 23,21683% 1,310 SAT
29 ACT
10 to 1
13 Saint Joseph's University
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Private, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA
$49,610 $26,602 6,46483% 1,215 SAT
28 ACT
10 to 1
14 Muhlenberg College
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Private, 4-yearsAllentown, PA
$58,205 $33,308 2,09568% 1,285 SAT
30 ACT
9 to 1
15 Elizabethtown College
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Private, 4-yearsElizabethtown, PA
$35,670 $17,321 1,93379% 1,175 SAT
26 ACT
12 to 1
16 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
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Public, 4-yearsErie, PA
$26,369
($15,903)
- 4,312- - 13 to 1
17 Duquesne University
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Private, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA
$45,376 $22,440 8,30084% 1,225 SAT
27 ACT
13 to 1
18 Ursinus College
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Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, PA
$58,016 $38,372 1,55683% 1,280 SAT
30 ACT
10 to 1
19 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
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Public, 4-yearsMiddletown, PA
$26,369
($15,903)
- 4,933- - 15 to 1
20 University of Scranton
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Private, 4-yearsScranton, PA
$50,312 $25,749 4,69280% 1,190 SAT
26 ACT
12 to 1
Average$51,730
($18,180)
$31,333 252,20452.78% 1,347 SAT
30.5294 ACT
10.45 to 1
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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022