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) |
387 schools (96 public, 291 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $17,401 (in-state) $49,657 (out-of-state) | $14,028 (in-state) $22,923 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $23,453 (in-state) $31,113 (out-of-state) | $19,462 (in-state) $22,309 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $29,444 | $10,309 |
Test Scores | 1,308 SAT, 30 ACT | 1,118 SAT, 24 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 55.20% | 73.72% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 28.35% | 41.12% |
Population | 206,716 | 751,844 |
Undergraduate | 145,315 | 597,096 |
Graduate | 61,401 | 154,748 |
Graduation Rate | 82.95% | 63.98% |
Transfer-out Rate | 8.14% | 18.33% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.35 to 1 | 13.11 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 | $61,710 | $44,232 | 26,552 | 9% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
2 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSwarthmore, PA | $56,056 | $51,088 | 1,437 | 9% | 1,468 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
3 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $58,924 | $36,928 | 13,519 | 17% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
4 | Lehigh UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $57,470 | $43,288 | 7,067 | 50% | 1,347 SAT 31 ACT |
9 to 1 |
5 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHaverford, PA | $61,210 | $50,162 | 1,307 | 18% | 1,440 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
6 | Lafayette CollegePrivate, 4 yearsEaston, PA | $57,114 | $42,748 | 2,514 | 36% | 1,345 SAT 31 ACT |
9 to 1 |
7 | Villanova UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsVillanova, PA | $59,020 | $32,435 | 11,032 | 31% | 1,390 SAT 32 ACT |
11 to 1 |
8 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLewisburg, PA | $59,802 | $33,809 | 3,726 | 38% | 1,340 SAT 30 ACT |
9 to 1 |
9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsUniversity Park, PA | $35,514 ($18,450) |
$6,928 | 46,810 | 76% | 1,190 SAT 27 ACT |
14 to 1 |
10 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $35,394 ($20,362) |
$12,750 | 32,277 | 64% | 1,332 SAT 30 ACT |
14 to 1 |
11 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBryn Mawr, PA | $56,320 | $39,737 | 1,634 | 38% | 1,405 SAT | 8 to 1 |
12 | Drexel UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $57,136 | $25,373 | 23,589 | 77% | 1,280 SAT 28 ACT |
11 to 1 |
13 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $47,940 | $25,084 | 6,779 | 80% | 1,195 SAT 26 ACT |
11 to 1 |
14 | Muhlenberg CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | $55,830 | $32,069 | 2,067 | 62% | 1,260 SAT 29 ACT |
9 to 1 |
15 | Elizabethtown CollegePrivate, 4 yearsElizabethtown, PA | $34,600 | $16,715 | 1,881 | 86% | 1,180 SAT 23 ACT |
12 to 1 |
16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePublic, 4 yearsErie, PA | $24,916 ($15,206) |
$6,084 | 4,312 | 89% | 1,165 SAT | 13 to 1 |
17 | Duquesne UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $43,526 | $22,575 | 8,830 | 77% | 1,195 SAT 26 ACT |
13 to 1 |
18 | Ursinus CollegePrivate, 4 yearsCollegeville, PA | $56,600 | $36,269 | 1,493 | 80% | 1,240 SAT 28 ACT |
11 to 1 |
19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPublic, 4 yearsMiddletown, PA | $25,600 ($15,586) |
$6,147 | 4,933 | 88% | 1,170 SAT | 15 to 1 |
20 | University of ScrantonPrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $48,462 | $24,463 | 4,957 | 79% | 1,190 SAT 26 ACT |
12 to 1 |
Average | $49,657 ($17,401) |
$29,444 | 206,716 | 55.20% | 1,308 SAT 29.5294 ACT |
10.35 to 1 |