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Pennsylvania Colleges by the Numbers
136 college profiles in our Pennsylvania directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Pennsylvania has 136 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus at 42,284 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at University of Pennsylvania at 5.4% admitted; the highest is at UPMC Jameson School of Nursing at 99.6%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) 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 of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Pennsylvania, 0 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 36 reported not considering them. 5 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Each Pennsylvania profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Pennsylvania schools.
Pennsylvania medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81.7% | $33,730 | $62,101 | 59.9% |
Medians across 117 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Pennsylvania; the directory below lists 136 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Pennsylvania colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright College | Reading | 76.3% | not considered | $29,082 | 1,217 | $58,700 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville | 54.6% | 1173–1358 | $56,550 | 1,156 | $62,069 |
| Alvernia University | Reading | 58.1% | 1093–1286 | $45,000 | 2,152 | $55,055 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | 80.2% | 1065–1265 | $49,610 | 1,948 | $58,336 |
| ASPIRA City College | Philadelphia | — | not considered | $12,147 | 8 | $34,857 |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | Bryn Athyn | 82.9% | — | $28,917 | 244 | $40,457 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | 29.4% | 1280–1510 | $65,920 | 1,359 | $75,217 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg | 28.9% | 1310–1470 | $67,812 | 3,876 | $93,807 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | Langhorne | 88.2% | 1000–1160 | $34,009 | 775 | $44,172 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh | 86.9% | 960–1168 | $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% | not considered | $46,314 | 834 | $59,460 |
| Central Penn College | Summerdale | 18.5% | not considered | $19,854 | 662 | $45,370 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | 62% | 1070–1295 | $44,626 | 1,232 | $52,410 |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia | 74.5% | not considered | $39,870 | 815 | $52,015 |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | — | — | $10,904 | 617 | $37,837 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | 93.1% | 990–1190 | $11,046 | 9,210 | $52,416 |
| Delaware Valley University | Doylestown | 93.2% | 1090–1303 | $44,850 | 1,628 | $55,838 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | 77.1% | 1090–1260 | $46,800 | 2,128 | $61,295 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | 42.1% | 1310–1460 | $65,650 | 2,273 | $70,204 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | 79.4% | 1240–1440 | $62,412 | 13,233 | $84,648 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | 83.6% | 1180–1340 | $48,986 | 5,350 | $74,742 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg | 92.1% | 1000–1180 | $11,536 | 4,814 | $56,148 |
| Eastern University | Saint Davids | 90.8% | — | $38,400 | 2,404 | $51,655 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | 77.9% | 1105–1310 | $37,950 | 1,868 | $62,399 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | 28.2% | 1310–1463 | $70,794 | 1,799 | $76,124 |
| Gannon University | Erie | 74.2% | not considered | $40,656 | 2,365 | $58,845 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls | — | — | $33,450 | 1,096 | $50,004 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | 38.9% | 1270–1460 | $66,640 | 2,099 | $71,517 |
| Gratz College | Melrose Park | — | — | — | 143 | — |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | 89.6% | 1023–1186 | $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% | 1460–1550 | $70,688 | 1,430 | $79,966 |
| Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing | McKees Rocks | 82.1% | not considered | $22,800 | 71 | $79,831 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia | 71% | 910–1150 | $35,330 | 2,464 | $62,235 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata | 85.8% | 1156–1323 | $29,330 | 1,320 | $75,701 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana | 90.8% | 970–1180 | $11,380 | 6,764 | $51,019 |
| Johnson College | Scranton | 97.9% | — | $21,225 | 590 | $55,194 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | 78.9% | 1130–1320 | $58,580 | 1,191 | $56,918 |
| Keystone College | La Plume | 84.8% | — | $18,300 | 771 | $44,976 |
| King's College | Wilkes-Barre | 93.1% | 1070–1270 | $44,100 | 1,484 | $59,498 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | 90.8% | 1120–1310 | $11,314 | 6,180 | $53,775 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh | 75.8% | 940–1200 | $34,052 | 751 | $52,341 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia | 96.6% | not considered | $37,800 | 1,953 | $67,416 |
| Lafayette College | Easton | 31.4% | 1350–1500 | $65,398 | 2,757 | $91,410 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | 55.9% | 1070–1280 | $29,990 | 1,569 | $44,096 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage | 85.3% | not considered | $13,431 | 163 | $28,311 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Uniontown | 76.9% | not considered | $13,713 | 515 | $30,819 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | 83.8% | 1140–1302 | $52,080 | 1,684 | $62,621 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | 25.9% | 1370–1500 | $64,980 | 5,898 | $105,584 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University | 65.7% | 820–960 | $12,512 | 1,539 | $43,167 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | 74.1% | 1080–1300 | $50,029 | 996 | $56,210 |
| Manor College | Jenkintown | 94.9% | 725–935 | $21,780 | 443 | $46,825 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | 60.6% | 1060–1250 | $41,420 | 1,784 | $55,817 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | 81% | not considered | $45,770 | 2,191 | $47,452 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | 79% | 1110–1350 | $42,240 | 2,259 | $54,064 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | 86.2% | 1020–1210 | $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% | 1180–1380 | $52,812 | 535 | $37,839 |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem | 54.2% | 1070–1285 | $53,500 | 1,949 | $61,860 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson | 82.1% | 918–1168 | $27,072 | 1,094 | $46,165 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | 72% | 1250–1410 | $62,805 | 1,727 | $69,107 |
| Neumann University | Aston | 81.3% | not considered | $39,100 | 1,533 | $57,817 |
| Peirce College | Philadelphia | — | — | $15,060 | 799 | $50,660 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | 55.8% | not considered | $13,654 | 265 | $31,736 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia | — | not considered | $44,600 | 23 | $29,881 |
| 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% | 1240–1420 | $20,644 | 42,284 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington | 96.8% | 1070–1265 | $15,268 | 2,877 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Altoona | 98.1% | 1070–1290 | $15,972 | 2,367 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | Monaca | 95.7% | 1080–1290 | $14,408 | 482 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Reading | 98.7% | 1090–1275 | $15,972 | 1,872 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | Media | 98.1% | 1080–1310 | $15,208 | 1,223 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | DuBois | 97.1% | 990–1210 | $14,408 | 349 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie | 96.8% | 1120–1310 | $15,972 | 3,240 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly | Lemont Furnace | 95.5% | 1120–1250 | $14,408 | 402 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | McKeesport | 96.5% | 1080–1280 | $14,408 | 349 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown | 97.6% | 1120–1310 | $15,972 | 4,031 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | Hazleton | 96.4% | 1090–1290 | $15,208 | 501 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley | Center Valley | 97.4% | 1130–1320 | $15,208 | 859 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | Mont Alto | 98.2% | 980–1300 | $14,408 | 559 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington | New Kensington | 95.3% | 1110–1265 | $14,408 | 416 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | Schuylkill Haven | 96.6% | 1020–1230 | $15,208 | 620 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | Dunmore | 98.5% | 1100–1270 | $15,208 | 793 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango | Sharon | 92.2% | — | $14,024 | 256 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Dallas | 97% | 1090–1330 | $14,280 | 313 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York | York | 97.4% | 1050–1245 | $15,208 | 668 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park | 91.2% | 1090–1335 | $15,356 | 7,877 | $63,435 |
| Pennsylvania Western University | California | 94.3% | 940–1140 | $11,436 | 7,451 | $47,295 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | 96.9% | not considered | $39,570 | 2,331 | $45,856 |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | Reading | 29.2% | 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 | — | not considered | $25,774 | 38 | $55,225 |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto | 76.8% | 1050–1230 | $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% | 1170–1350 | $53,260 | 4,948 | $86,881 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | 61.7% | 1020–1230 | $42,396 | 1,259 | $59,982 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg | 79.5% | 1020–1240 | $42,944 | 1,492 | $51,748 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | 86.5% | ACT 16–28 | $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 |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania | Trevose | — | — | $13,920 | 1,226 | $40,092 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | 81.4% | 1100–1300 | $59,850 | 2,163 | $61,723 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | 7.5% | 1490–1560 | $65,494 | 1,613 | $80,257 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 90.2% | not considered | $11,512 | 112 | — |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | 80.4% | not considered | $23,011 | 20,970 | $63,727 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | 71.2% | — | $9,050 | 1,446 | $54,681 |
| Thiel College | Greenville | 71.5% | not considered | $38,344 | 788 | $49,714 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | 81% | 1160–1330 | $47,505 | 3,755 | $77,449 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 5.4% | 1510–1570 | $68,686 | 10,650 | $111,371 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | Bradford | 88.5% | 1010–1200 | $14,770 | 995 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | Greensburg | 95.2% | 1055–1253 | $14,710 | 1,305 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown | 94.8% | 985–1220 | $14,906 | 1,808 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | 58.1% | 1280–1460 | $21,926 | 20,370 | $66,125 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Titusville | Titusville | 34.8% | — | $11,918 | 33 | $66,125 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton | 81.2% | 1160–1318 | $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 | — | 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% | 1200–1385 | $61,210 | 1,491 | $73,721 |
| Vet Tech Institute | Pittsburgh | 77.6% | not considered | $17,320 | 183 | $34,583 |
| Villanova University | Villanova | 27% | 1395–1510 | $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% | 930–1250 | $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 | — | 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% | 1080–1290 | $55,730 | 2,951 | $70,920 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre | 90.6% | 1020–1250 | $43,496 | 1,985 | $63,454 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg | 92.1% | 930–1180 | $27,100 | 865 | $43,326 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | 73.7% | 1020–1270 | $25,588 | 3,265 | $61,012 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.