Most expensive colleges in Pennsylvania
50 colleges ranked by net price after aid
These 50 priciest colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by net price after aid, run from $24,829 at Misericordia University to $45,022 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 3 are public and 47 are private.
| # | College | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Median earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | Private | $45,022 | 88% | $29,881 |
| 2 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | $44,876 | 25% | $100,423 |
| 3 | University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA | Private | $44,154 | 78% | $38,252 |
| 4 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | Private | $43,369 | 61% | $37,839 |
| 5 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | $40,690 | 31% | $75,217 |
| 6 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | $40,429 | 32% | $93,807 |
| 7 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | Private | $39,061 | 32% | $76,124 |
| 8 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private | $38,428 | 78% | $84,648 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | Private | $35,487 | 86% | $86,881 |
| 10 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $34,978 | 79% | $74,742 |
| 11 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | $33,549 | 29% | $105,584 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | $32,598 | 54% | $63,435 |
| 13 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | $32,496 | 31% | $91,410 |
| 14 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | Private | $32,191 | 43% | $70,204 |
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $31,671 | 11% | $114,862 |
| 16 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | $31,229 | 6% | $111,371 |
| 17 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA | Private | $30,528 | 84% | $74,652 |
| 18 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | Private | $30,485 | 87% | $73,721 |
| 19 | Widener University Chester, PA | Private | $30,470 | 84% | $70,920 |
| 20 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA | Private | $30,465 | 79% | $61,295 |
| 21 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | Private | $30,314 | 64% | $69,107 |
| 22 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | Private | $30,086 | 48% | $71,517 |
| 23 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,074 | 50% | $66,125 |
| 24 | Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA | Private | $29,944 | 79% | $52,015 |
| 25 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | Private | $29,843 | 54% | $61,860 |
| 26 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | Private | $29,577 | 84% | $44,172 |
| 27 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | Private | $29,464 | 78% | $75,701 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | Private | $29,266 | 46% | $33,301 |
| 29 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $29,219 | 83% | $63,727 |
| 30 | Neumann University Aston, PA | Private | $28,714 | 76% | $57,817 |
| 31 | Alvernia University Reading, PA | Private | $28,329 | 62% | $55,055 |
| 32 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Private | $28,163 | 86% | $77,449 |
| 33 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA | Private | $28,132 | 75% | $62,621 |
| 34 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | Private | $27,700 | 91% | $63,454 |
| 35 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | Private | $27,686 | 78% | $54,064 |
| 36 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | Private | $27,663 | 72% | $56,918 |
| 37 | University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA | Private | $27,499 | 78% | $39,016 |
| 38 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA | Private | $27,263 | 83% | $47,452 |
| 39 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | Private | $27,243 | 92% | $55,838 |
| 40 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | Private | $27,141 | 94% | $67,145 |
| 41 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA | Private | $26,539 | 79% | $61,723 |
| 42 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | Private | $26,198 | 77% | $62,399 |
| 43 | Eastern University Saint Davids, PA | Private | $25,885 | 94% | $51,655 |
| 44 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA | Private | $25,866 | 79% | $58,336 |
| 45 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | Private | $25,747 | 91% | $62,105 |
| 46 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $25,717 | 70% | $52,410 |
| 47 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | Private | $25,544 | 82% | $67,918 |
| 48 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | $25,210 | 13% | $79,966 |
| 49 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA | Private | $25,157 | 92% | $58,537 |
| 50 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA | Private | $24,829 | 85% | $64,313 |
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