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Pennsylvania Colleges by the Numbers
129 four-year Pennsylvania colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 129, with Pennsylvania medians up top.
Pennsylvania has 129 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus at 42,284 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is University of Pennsylvania at 5.4% admitted; the most open is Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $9,050 at the cheapest campus to $70,794 at the most expensive — a $61,744 spread inside Pennsylvania alone.
Pennsylvania's ten-year earnings benchmark of $62,101 sits 15% above the national median for college-goers. In Pennsylvania, 32 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 1 — Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania — still requires them.
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Pennsylvania medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82% | $33,730 | $62,101 | 59.9% |
Medians across 117 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Pennsylvania; the table below lists the 129 with complete admissions records.
All Pennsylvania colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright College | Reading | 76.3% | not considered | $29,082 | 1,217 | $58,700 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville | 54.6% | 1140–1350 | $56,550 | 1,156 | $62,069 |
| Alvernia University | Reading | 58.1% | 1066–1253 | $45,000 | 2,152 | $55,055 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | 80.2% | 1083–1310 | $49,610 | 1,948 | $58,336 |
| ASPIRA City College | Philadelphia | 50% | not considered | $12,147 | 8 | $34,857 |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | Bryn Athyn | 82.9% | 1060–1298 | $28,917 | 244 | $40,457 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | 29.4% | 1300–1470 | $65,920 | 1,359 | $75,217 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg | 28.9% | 1300–1450 | $67,812 | 3,876 | $93,807 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | Langhorne | 88.2% | 1050–1260 | $34,009 | 775 | $44,172 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh | 87% | — | $35,874 | 1,348 | $51,051 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | 11.7% | 1500–1570 | $66,246 | 7,304 | $114,862 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown | 84.1% | 1000–1230 | $46,314 | 834 | $59,460 |
| Central Penn College | Summerdale | 18.5% | not considered | $19,854 | 662 | $45,370 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | 62% | 1070–1290 | $44,626 | 1,232 | $52,410 |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia | 74.5% | not considered | $39,870 | 815 | $52,015 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | 93.1% | 970–1180 | $11,046 | 9,210 | $52,416 |
| Delaware Valley University | Doylestown | 93.2% | 1070–1270 | $44,850 | 1,628 | $55,838 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | 77.1% | 1090–1290 | $46,800 | 2,128 | $61,295 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | 42.1% | — | $65,650 | 2,273 | $70,204 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | 79.4% | 1230–1430 | $62,412 | 13,233 | $84,648 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | 83.6% | 1160–1350 | $48,986 | 5,350 | $74,742 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg | 92% | 970–1170 | $11,536 | 4,814 | $56,148 |
| Eastern University | Saint Davids | 90.8% | — | $38,400 | 2,404 | $51,655 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | 77.9% | 1090–1280 | $37,950 | 1,868 | $62,399 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | 28.2% | 1298–1460 | $70,794 | 1,799 | $76,124 |
| Gannon University | Erie | 74.2% | not considered | $40,656 | 2,365 | $58,845 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | 38.9% | 1240–1460 | $66,640 | 2,099 | $71,517 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | 89.6% | 1048–1180 | $40,122 | 1,067 | $67,145 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Harrisburg | 87.4% | not considered | $24,400 | 615 | $52,374 |
| Haverford College | Haverford | 12.4% | 1430–1540 | $70,688 | 1,430 | $79,966 |
| Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing | McKees Rocks | 82% | not considered | $22,800 | 71 | $79,831 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia | 71% | 950–1130 | $35,330 | 2,464 | $62,235 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata | 85.8% | 1050–1260 | $29,330 | 1,320 | $75,701 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana | 90.8% | 940–1170 | $11,380 | 6,764 | $51,019 |
| Johnson College | Scranton | 97.9% | 950–1140 | $21,225 | 590 | $55,194 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | 78.9% | 1070–1280 | $58,580 | 1,191 | $56,918 |
| Keystone College | La Plume | 84.8% | 910–1130 | $18,300 | 771 | $44,976 |
| King's College | Wilkes-Barre | 93.1% | 1060–1240 | $44,100 | 1,484 | $59,498 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | 90.8% | 1070–1270 | $11,314 | 6,180 | $53,775 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh | 75.8% | 1055–1235 | $34,052 | 751 | $52,341 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia | 96.6% | not considered | $37,800 | 1,953 | $67,416 |
| Lafayette College | Easton | 31.4% | 1340–1490 | $65,398 | 2,757 | $91,410 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | 55.9% | 1080–1270 | $29,990 | 1,569 | $44,096 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage | 85.3% | not considered | $13,431 | 163 | $28,311 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Uniontown | 76.8% | not considered | $13,713 | 515 | $30,819 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | 83.8% | 1093–1300 | $52,080 | 1,684 | $62,621 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | 25.9% | 1350–1490 | $64,980 | 5,898 | $105,584 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University | 65.7% | 870–1050 | $12,512 | 1,539 | $43,167 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | 74.1% | 1070–1273 | $50,029 | 996 | $56,210 |
| Manor College | Jenkintown | 94.9% | 725–935 | $21,780 | 443 | $46,825 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | 60.6% | 1050–1240 | $41,420 | 1,784 | $55,817 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | 81% | not considered | $45,770 | 2,191 | $47,452 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | 79% | 1100–1340 | $42,240 | 2,259 | $54,064 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | 86.2% | 1030–1210 | $11,128 | 5,728 | $55,246 |
| Misericordia University | Dallas | 70.9% | not considered | $40,370 | 1,672 | $64,313 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Philadelphia | 56.5% | 1233–1411 | $52,812 | 535 | $37,839 |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem | 54.2% | 1060–1230 | $53,500 | 1,949 | $61,860 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson | 82% | 900–1105 | $27,072 | 1,094 | $46,165 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | 72% | 1230–1400 | $62,805 | 1,727 | $69,107 |
| Neumann University | Aston | 81.3% | not considered | $39,100 | 1,533 | $57,817 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | 55.8% | not considered | $13,654 | 265 | $31,736 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Lancaster | 99.2% | not considered | $32,150 | 400 | $33,301 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | 60.6% | 1220–1400 | $20,644 | 42,284 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington | 96.8% | 1090–1310 | $15,268 | 2,877 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Altoona | 98.1% | 1050–1260 | $15,972 | 2,367 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | Monaca | 95.7% | 1050–1320 | $14,408 | 482 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Reading | 98.7% | 1090–1310 | $15,972 | 1,872 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | Media | 98.1% | 1110–1340 | $15,208 | 1,223 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | DuBois | 97.1% | 1060–1250 | $14,408 | 349 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie | 96.8% | 1110–1320 | $15,972 | 3,240 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly | Lemont Furnace | 95.5% | 1080–1265 | $14,408 | 402 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | McKeesport | 96.5% | 1020–1215 | $14,408 | 349 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown | 97.6% | 1110–1320 | $15,972 | 4,031 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | Hazleton | 96.4% | 1060–1320 | $15,208 | 501 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley | Center Valley | 97.4% | 1140–1315 | $15,208 | 859 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | Mont Alto | 98.2% | 1080–1230 | $14,408 | 559 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington | New Kensington | 95.3% | 1030–1270 | $14,408 | 416 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | Schuylkill Haven | 96.6% | 990–1180 | $15,208 | 620 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | Dunmore | 98.5% | 1070–1280 | $15,208 | 793 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango | Sharon | 92.2% | 1040–1230 | $14,024 | 256 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Dallas | 97% | 1060–1305 | $14,280 | 313 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York | York | 97.4% | 1070–1270 | $15,208 | 668 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park | 91.1% | 1100–1340 | $15,356 | 7,877 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania Western University | California | 94.3% | 940–1170 | $11,436 | 7,451 | $47,295 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | 96.9% | 1035–1240 | $39,570 | 2,331 | $45,856 |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | Reading | 29.3% | not considered | $12,225 | 294 | $74,572 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township | 89.9% | — | $35,970 | 2,896 | $62,105 |
| Rosedale Technical College | Pittsburgh | 75% | not considered | $17,402 | 475 | $47,880 |
| Rosemont College | Rosemont | 76.3% | not considered | $23,845 | 486 | $48,555 |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook | Ambler | 100% | not considered | $25,774 | 38 | $55,225 |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto | 76.8% | 1020–1250 | $44,000 | 1,557 | $62,101 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | Lancaster | 41.2% | — | $32,933 | 1,280 | $86,881 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 88.8% | 1150–1330 | $53,260 | 4,948 | $86,881 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | 61.7% | 993–1231 | $42,396 | 1,259 | $59,982 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg | 79.5% | 1070–1270 | $42,944 | 1,492 | $51,748 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | 86.5% | 990–1210 | $13,720 | 4,086 | $56,351 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock | 71.5% | 980–1190 | $10,568 | 6,788 | $53,032 |
| South Hills School of Business & Technology | State College | 97.3% | not considered | $19,905 | 260 | $35,539 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | 81.4% | 1090–1290 | $59,850 | 2,163 | $61,723 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | 7.5% | 1460–1560 | $65,494 | 1,613 | $80,257 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | 80.4% | not considered | $23,011 | 20,970 | $63,727 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | 71.2% | 1020–1215 | $9,050 | 1,446 | $54,681 |
| Thiel College | Greenville | 71.5% | not considered | $38,344 | 788 | $49,714 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | 81% | 1150–1350 | $47,505 | 3,755 | $77,449 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 5.4% | 1500–1570 | $68,686 | 10,650 | $111,371 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | Bradford | 88.5% | 1030–1260 | $14,770 | 995 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | Greensburg | 95.2% | 1075–1275 | $14,710 | 1,305 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown | 94.8% | 1040–1255 | $14,906 | 1,808 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | 58.1% | 1270–1450 | $21,926 | 20,370 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Titusville | Titusville | 34.8% | — | $11,918 | 33 | $66,125 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton | 81.2% | 1150–1320 | $53,983 | 3,554 | $74,652 |
| University of Valley Forge | Phoenixville | 61.2% | not considered | $25,240 | 471 | $39,016 |
| UPMC Jameson School of Nursing | New Castle | 99.6% | not considered | $15,940 | 326 | $70,472 |
| UPMC Mercy School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | 87.9% | not considered | $16,190 | 308 | $68,337 |
| UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | 78% | not considered | $16,190 | 715 | $68,801 |
| UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | 80.8% | not considered | $16,190 | 97 | $67,327 |
| Ursinus College | Collegeville | 91.8% | 1160–1360 | $61,210 | 1,491 | $73,721 |
| Vet Tech Institute | Pittsburgh | 77.5% | not considered | $17,320 | 183 | $34,583 |
| Villanova University | Villanova | 27% | 1400–1510 | $67,776 | 6,938 | $100,423 |
| Walnut Hill College | Philadelphia | 42.7% | not considered | $29,499 | 175 | $36,689 |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Washington | 80.6% | not considered | $29,392 | 1,295 | $67,918 |
| Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | 89.8% | 1000–1220 | $30,480 | 1,009 | $58,537 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | 78.4% | 1100–1270 | $10,775 | 14,164 | $61,258 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | 100% | not considered | $13,410 | 164 | $56,487 |
| Westminster College | New Wilmington | 92.6% | not considered | $40,290 | 1,041 | $53,861 |
| Widener University | Chester | 70.9% | 1050–1260 | $55,730 | 2,951 | $70,920 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre | 90.6% | 1023–1270 | $43,496 | 1,985 | $63,454 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg | 92.1% | 940–1110 | $27,100 | 865 | $43,326 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | 73.7% | 1030–1230 | $25,588 | 3,265 | $61,012 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.