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Which colleges are most affordable for Pennsylvania residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Pennsylvania residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Pennsylvania.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swarthmore College | 8600 | 88100 | 0.9028 | 1,623 | 1520 | 0.0746 | |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | 10700 | 86800 | 0.8771 | 7,824 | 1528 | 0.1166 | |
| 3 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 11900 | 30400 | 0.6092 | 724 | 965 | 0.7913 | |
| 3 | Lafayette College | 11900 | 84800 | 0.8598 | 2,775 | 1427 | 0.3145 | |
| 5 | Lincoln University | 12400 | 31000 | 0.598 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 6 | Bryn Mawr College | 12700 | 87100 | 0.8543 | 1,368 | 1383 | 0.2943 | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 12900 | 92700 | 0.8609 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 8 | Haverford College | 15400 | 96300 | 0.8405 | 1,431 | 1499 | 0.1237 | |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32200 | 0.4744 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 10 | Dickinson College | 17300 | 87800 | 0.803 | 2,311 | 1399 | 0.4209 | |
| 11 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | 17600 | 47700 | 0.6306 | 246 | 1117 | 0.8291 | |
| 11 | Waynesburg University | 17600 | 45000 | 0.6097 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 17700 | 32500 | 0.4555 | 352 | 1180 | 0.9647 | |
| 14 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 26700 | 0.3345 | 4,894 | 1090 | 0.8596 | |
| 15 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17900 | 28900 | 0.3805 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 18200 | 35500 | 0.487 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 17 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 18900 | 18900 | 0.0004 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.7816 | |
| 18 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 19500 | 32900 | 0.4083 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 19 | Allegheny College | 19600 | 71400 | 0.7258 | 1,171 | 1269 | 0.5452 | |
| 20 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19800 | 26500 | 0.2542 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 21 | Lehigh University | 20400 | 84700 | 0.7592 | 5,911 | 1436 | 0.2593 | |
| 22 | Grove City College | 20500 | 37200 | 0.449 | 2,341 | 1256 | 0.7232 | |
| 23 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 20700 | 33400 | 0.3819 | 8,012 | 1139 | 1 | |
| 24 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 20900 | 25300 | 0.174 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 25 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21200 | 29500 | 0.2814 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 21300 | 30400 | 0.2985 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 27 | Mount Aloysius College | 21400 | 48400 | 0.5577 | 2,942 | 1025 | 0.904 | |
| 28 | Holy Family University | 21500 | 53000 | 0.5931 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 28 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 21500 | 31400 | 0.3141 | 1,305 | 1155 | 0.9521 | |
| 30 | Muhlenberg College | 21900 | 74000 | 0.7041 | 1,788 | 1324 | 0.6401 | |
| 31 | Lycoming College | 22200 | 65800 | 0.663 | 807 | 1189 | 0.7407 | |
| 32 | Gannon University | 22300 | 45400 | 0.5091 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 33 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22400 | 52800 | 0.5763 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 33 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 22400 | 33100 | 0.3219 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 35 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 22700 | 24900 | 0.0892 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 35 | Seton Hill University | 22700 | 62400 | 0.6365 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
| 37 | Albright College | 22800 | 48000 | 0.525 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 38 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 22900 | 29400 | 0.2195 | 4,421 | 1099 | 0.8555 | |
| 39 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23100 | 40800 | 0.4345 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 23200 | 58200 | 0.6018 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 41 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5993 | 3,769 | 1180 | 0.9057 | |
| 42 | Washington & Jefferson College | 23500 | 43700 | 0.4623 | 1,306 | 1159 | 0.8064 | |
| 43 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 23600 | 32000 | 0.2602 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 44 | Keystone College | 23900 | 43000 | 0.4432 | 894 | 1035 | 0.848 | |
| 45 | La Roche University | 24300 | 53600 | 0.5464 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 45 | Wilson College | 24300 | 43300 | 0.4385 | 1,180 | 1040 | 0.9532 | |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 24400 | 36400 | 0.3293 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 48 | Geneva College | 24500 | 48900 | 0.4989 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 48 | Westminster College | 24500 | 56900 | 0.57 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 50 | Eastern University | 24900 | 50500 | 0.507 | 2,500 | 1105 | 0.9096 | |
| 51 | Rosemont College | 25100 | 38100 | 0.3409 | 484 | 1085 | 0.7451 | |
| 52 | La Salle University | 25800 | 58100 | 0.5559 | 2,675 | 1005 | 0.9552 | |
| 52 | Lebanon Valley College | 25800 | 71500 | 0.6397 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 52 | Villanova University | 25800 | 87800 | 0.7064 | 7,006 | 1457 | 0.2698 | |
| 55 | Chatham University | 26100 | 59800 | 0.5635 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 56 | King's College | 26300 | 62400 | 0.5778 | 1,568 | 1180 | 0.9305 | |
| 57 | Marywood University | 26600 | 52600 | 0.4946 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 58 | Franklin and Marshall College | 26800 | 89400 | 0.6996 | 1,808 | 1396 | 0.2819 | |
| 59 | Point Park University | 26900 | 56200 | 0.5215 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 27000 | 34700 | 0.2207 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 61 | Juniata College | 27100 | 66200 | 0.5903 | 1,242 | 1193 | 0.7891 | |
| 62 | Neumann University | 27200 | 45000 | 0.396 | 1,658 | 975 | 0.8128 | |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 27200 | 33900 | 0.1958 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 64 | Susquehanna University | 27500 | 76800 | 0.6424 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 65 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 27600 | 40400 | 0.3167 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 66 | University of Valley Forge | 27700 | 50000 | 0.4457 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 67 | Delaware Valley University | 27900 | 63800 | 0.5626 | 1,768 | 1180 | 0.9326 | |
| 68 | Bucknell University | 28000 | 87500 | 0.6804 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 28400 | 41400 | 0.3143 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 70 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 28500 | 38300 | 0.2552 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 71 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 28600 | 36800 | 0.2232 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 72 | Chestnut Hill College | 28700 | 74900 | 0.6169 | 972 | 995 | 0.7913 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28900 | 42000 | 0.3112 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 74 | Elizabethtown College | 29100 | 53200 | 0.4537 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 75 | Messiah University | 29300 | 50400 | 0.4176 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 76 | Gettysburg College | 29400 | 86500 | 0.66 | 2,104 | 1337 | 0.389 | |
| 76 | Lackawanna College | 29400 | 35800 | 0.1799 | 1,939 | 0 | 0.8619 | |
| 76 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 29400 | 35600 | 0.1741 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 79 | Temple University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1875 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 80 | Cedar Crest College | 29800 | 65100 | 0.5424 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 81 | Misericordia University | 29900 | 65100 | 0.5403 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 82 | DeSales University | 30800 | 72900 | 0.5779 | 2,172 | 1175 | 0.7709 | |
| 83 | Cairn University-Langhorne | 31100 | 50500 | 0.3841 | 846 | 1080 | 0.8817 | |
| 84 | Clarks Summit University | 31200 | 45800 | 0.3182 | 345 | 1039 | 0.901 | |
| 84 | Manor College | 31200 | 39000 | 0.2004 | 602 | 905 | 0.9576 | |
| 86 | University of Scranton | 32300 | 76300 | 0.5763 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 87 | Widener University | 32500 | 74900 | 0.5652 | 2,811 | 1155 | 0.8402 | |
| 88 | Ursinus College | 33300 | 83700 | 0.6022 | 1,502 | 1303 | 0.9177 | |
| 89 | Saint Vincent College | 33600 | 60700 | 0.446 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 89 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 91 | Arcadia University | 33700 | 71600 | 0.5287 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 92 | Thomas Jefferson University | 34000 | 63300 | 0.4632 | 3,772 | 1255 | 0.8098 | |
| 93 | Saint Francis University | 34100 | 61600 | 0.4462 | 2,450 | 1150 | 0.7916 | |
| 94 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 34200 | 40400 | 0.1539 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 95 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 95 | Immaculata University | 34600 | 45900 | 0.2462 | 1,652 | 1245 | 0.8578 | |
| 97 | Duquesne University | 37900 | 70500 | 0.4621 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
| 98 | Alvernia University | 39100 | 68500 | 0.4296 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 99 | Moravian University | 40200 | 79400 | 0.4944 | 1,992 | 1184 | 0.5417 | |
| 100 | Mercyhurst University | 40500 | 64400 | 0.3714 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 101 | Drexel University | 40800 | 82600 | 0.5059 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 102 | Saint Joseph's University | 42400 | 74500 | 0.4308 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 103 | University of the Arts | 45000 | 86400 | 0.4793 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 104 | Thiel College | 46800 | 69200 | 0.3238 | 831 | 1065 | 0.7189 | |
| 105 | Moore College of Art and Design | 58000 | 83900 | 0.3086 | 390 | 1170 | 0.6051 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.