Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Pennsylvania

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Pennsylvania, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 99 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania98.9%5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania98.0%12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 3Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania95.1%27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 4Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania94.0%7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 5Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania93.8%12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 6Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania93.7%26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 7Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania93.7%29%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 8Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania92.6%61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 9Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania92.2%29%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi 10University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania92.0%58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 11Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania92.0%42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 12Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania91.2%39%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 13Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania90.2%28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 14Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania89.9%72%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 15Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania89.7%31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 16Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania89.5%79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 17Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania88.7%89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 18Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania88.6%79%1236$27k$54k75%2,25961 mi 19Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania88.3%72%1272——83%2,21661 mi 20Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania86.9%92%1310$31k$74k73%1,49123 mi 21Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania86.3%81%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 22University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania85.4%81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 23Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania84.4%87%1080$21k$51k60%1,348110 mi 24Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania84.2%84%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 25Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania84.0%71%1095$20k$53k66%6,78868 mi 26Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania83.7%78%1204$27k$62k76%1,86849 mi 27Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania83.4%97%1210$18k$63k18%85942 mi 28Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, Pennsylvania83.3%79%1227$24k$57k74%1,191113 mi 29Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania83.3%97%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 30Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania83.2%90%—$23k$62k66%2,896100 mi 31West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania83.1%78%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 32DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania83.0%77%1186$32k$61k72%2,12841 mi 33Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania83.0%86%1260$24k$76k71%1,32016 mi 34Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, Pennsylvania83.0%77%1155$24k$62k74%1,557135 mi 35Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania83.0%84%1240$27k$63k65%1,68458 mi 36Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania82.9%98%1160$19k$63k34%55963 mi 37Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania82.6%80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 38Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania82.5%81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 39Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania82.3%62%1116$24k$60k69%1,259130 mi 40Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania82.1%98%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 41Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania81.2%81%—$25k$68k70%1,295120 mi 42Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania81.0%93%—$20k$54k65%1,04160 mi 43Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, Pennsylvania80.9%80%1117$22k$52k67%1,492126 mi 44Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania80.6%56%1282$43k$38k57%5352 mi 45Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania79.8%61%1162$23k$56k72%1,78486 mi 46Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania79.8%81%—$19k$47k60%2,1913 mi 47Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania79.5%98%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 48Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania79.4%56%1180$25k$44k67%1,56937 mi 49Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania79.3%99%1190$18k$63k39%79386 mi 50Moravian UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania79.2%54%1183$31k$62k72%1,94946 mi 51Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania78.8%80%1190$29k$58k67%1,9488 mi 52Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania78.5%——$26k$50k61%1,09682 mi 53Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania78.4%71%1180$26k$71k68%2,9511 mi 54Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania78.2%97%1130$20k$63k32%62069 mi 55York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania78.2%74%1162$19k$61k64%3,26542 mi 56Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania77.9%55%1275$23k$62k73%1,15628 mi 57Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania77.8%62%1198$30k$52k63%1,232110 mi 58Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania77.8%91%1210$21k$54k54%6,18051 mi 59Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania77.7%71%1060$13k$62k61%2,4644 mi 60Misericordia UniversityDallas, Pennsylvania77.6%71%—$37k$64k72%1,672103 mi 61Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania77.6%93%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 62Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania77.5%90%1090$27k$67k57%1,06716 mi 63Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania77.2%97%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 64Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania77.1%86%1110$21k$55k58%5,72834 mi 65Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania76.8%97%1140$19k$63k16%66841 mi 66Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania76.8%87%1120$24k$56k56%4,08673 mi 67Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania76.8%99%1174$24k$63k32%1,87247 mi 68Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania76.6%88%1110$28k$44k60%77512 mi 69Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania76.2%74%—$23k$59k66%2,3651 mi 70Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, Pennsylvania76.1%74%1160$19k$56k60%996126 mi 71King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania75.7%93%1170$23k$59k60%1,48496 mi 72Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania75.3%91%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 73Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania75.1%96%1200$18k$63k26%50185 mi 74University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania75.1%95%1105$18k$66k56%1,808133 mi 75Wilson CollegeChambersburg, Pennsylvania74.5%92%1000$22k$43k48%86573 mi 76Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania73.9%97%—$26k$46k59%2,331109 mi 77La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania73.9%97%—$19k$67k57%1,9535 mi 78Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania73.9%87%—$15k$52k34%61564 mi 79Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania73.4%66%920$15k$43k44%1,53914 mi 80Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania73.3%72%—$22k$50k49%78840 mi 81Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania72.6%98%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 82East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania72.1%92%1084$18k$56k43%4,81456 mi 83Neumann UniversityAston, Pennsylvania72.1%81%—$28k$58k54%1,5334 mi 84Alvernia UniversityReading, Pennsylvania72.0%58%1170$28k$55k56%2,15243 mi 85Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania71.7%94%1063$18k$47k52%7,451136 mi 86Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Pennsylvania71.6%90%1090$18k$59k66%1,009136 mi 87Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania71.6%91%1136$28k$63k63%1,98596 mi 88Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania71.0%84%—$19k$59k60%83447 mi 89Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania69.3%93%1204$28k$56k56%1,62821 mi 90University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania69.1%95%1160$18k$66k40%1,305128 mi 91La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania68.8%76%1055$21k$52k57%751101 mi 92Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, Pennsylvania68.5%——$14k$38k41%61710 mi 93Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania65.8%91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 94University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, Pennsylvania65.6%89%1125$15k$66k48%99550 mi 95Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania65.5%91%—$27k$52k54%2,40413 mi 96Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania62.4%74%—$28k$52k49%81510 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.