Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison
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Top 20 colleges in Pennsylvania | All colleges in Pennsylvania | |
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Number of Schools | 20 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 Scores | 1,347 SAT, 31 ACT | 1,174 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 52.78% | 75.25% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 26.64% | 39.17% |
Population | 252,204 | 851,318 |
Undergraduate | 179,856 | 673,693 |
Graduate | 72,348 | 177,625 |
Graduation Rate | 84.28% | 64.39% |
Transfer-out Rate | 9.44% | 18.02% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.45 to 1 | 12.94 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 | $63,452 | $43,362 | 28,038 | 6% | 1,525 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
2 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSwarthmore, PA | $59,328 | $41,377 | 1,651 | 8% | 1,495 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $61,344 | $39,371 | 15,057 | 14% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Lehigh UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsBethlehem, PA | $59,930 | $28,703 | 7,263 | 46% | 1,408 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
5 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHaverford, PA | $63,628 | $51,927 | 1,420 | 18% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
6 | Lafayette CollegePrivate, 4-yearsEaston, PA | $59,368 | $36,325 | 2,725 | 41% | 1,380 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
7 | Villanova UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsVillanova, PA | $61,618 | $38,028 | 10,870 | 25% | 1,420 SAT 33 ACT |
11 to 1 |
8 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsLewisburg, PA | $61,746 | $35,048 | 3,757 | 35% | 1,373 SAT 31 ACT |
9 to 1 |
9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsUniversity Park, PA | $38,650 ($19,834) |
$9,887 | 88,914 | 92% | 1,250 SAT 28 ACT |
15 to 1 |
10 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $37,320 ($21,080) |
$11,907 | 33,230 | 67% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT |
14 to 1 |
11 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBryn Mawr, PA | $59,330 | $38,434 | 1,778 | 39% | - | 9 to 1 |
12 | Drexel UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $58,965 | $25,827 | 23,216 | 83% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT |
10 to 1 |
13 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $49,610 | $26,602 | 6,464 | 83% | 1,215 SAT 28 ACT |
10 to 1 |
14 | Muhlenberg CollegePrivate, 4-yearsAllentown, PA | $58,205 | $33,308 | 2,095 | 68% | 1,285 SAT 30 ACT |
9 to 1 |
15 | Elizabethtown CollegePrivate, 4-yearsElizabethtown, PA | $35,670 | $17,321 | 1,933 | 79% | 1,175 SAT 26 ACT |
12 to 1 |
16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePublic, 4-yearsErie, PA | $26,369 ($15,903) |
- | 4,312 | - | - | 13 to 1 |
17 | Duquesne UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPittsburgh, PA | $45,376 | $22,440 | 8,300 | 84% | 1,225 SAT 27 ACT |
13 to 1 |
18 | Ursinus CollegePrivate, 4-yearsCollegeville, PA | $58,016 | $38,372 | 1,556 | 83% | 1,280 SAT 30 ACT |
10 to 1 |
19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPublic, 4-yearsMiddletown, PA | $26,369 ($15,903) |
- | 4,933 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
20 | University of ScrantonPrivate, 4-yearsScranton, PA | $50,312 | $25,749 | 4,692 | 80% | 1,190 SAT 26 ACT |
12 to 1 |
Average | $51,730 ($18,180) |
$31,333 | 252,204 | 52.78% | 1,347 SAT 30.5294 ACT |
10.45 to 1 |