Colleges in Pennsylvania

Search and filter all 295 degree-granting colleges and universities in Pennsylvania — by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach. 46 of them are community colleges.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi

Temple University

Public

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
80%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
75%
Students
20,970
To beach
2 mi

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Public

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
58%
SAT
1370
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
86%
Students
20,370
To beach
110 mi

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Public

West Chester, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 23 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
78%
SAT
1187
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
71%
Students
14,164
To beach
13 mi

Drexel University

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 1 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
79%
SAT
1345
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
78%
Students
13,233
To beach
3 mi

Community College of Philadelphia

Public

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 1 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
11,948
To beach
2 mi

University of Pennsylvania

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
5%
SAT
1553
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$111k
Grad rate
97%
Students
10,650
To beach
3 mi

Community College of Allegheny County

Public

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 1 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
24%
Students
9,544
To beach
108 mi

Harrisburg Area Community College

Public

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Small city · 2 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,533
To beach
66 mi

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Public

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 49 mi to Scranton

Admission
93%
SAT
1090
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
54%
Students
9,210
To beach
98 mi

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
91%
SAT
1248
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
34%
Students
7,877
To beach
124 mi

Northampton County Area Community College

Public

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 10 mi to Allentown

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
24%
Students
7,667
To beach
48 mi

Pennsylvania Western University

Public

California, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
94%
SAT
1063
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
52%
Students
7,451
To beach
136 mi

Carnegie Mellon University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
12%
SAT
1546
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$115k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,304
To beach
110 mi

Montgomery County Community College

Public

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
28%
Students
7,301
To beach
16 mi

Villanova University

Private

Villanova, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
27%
SAT
1460
Net price
$44k
Earnings
$100k
Grad rate
92%
Students
6,938
To beach
12 mi

Delaware County Community College

Public

Media, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 12 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
24%
Students
6,861
To beach
8 mi

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Public

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 32 mi to Youngstown

Admission
71%
SAT
1095
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
66%
Students
6,788
To beach
68 mi

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Public

Indiana, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 46 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
91%
SAT
1082
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
56%
Students
6,764
To beach
116 mi

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Public

Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 17 mi to Allentown

Admission
91%
SAT
1210
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
54%
Students
6,180
To beach
51 mi

Lehigh University

Private

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Small city · 6 mi to Allentown

Admission
26%
SAT
1440
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$106k
Grad rate
88%
Students
5,898
To beach
45 mi

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Public

Millersville, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 4 mi to Lancaster

Admission
86%
SAT
1110
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
58%
Students
5,728
To beach
34 mi

Duquesne University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · < 1 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
84%
SAT
1276
Net price
$38k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
77%
Students
5,350
To beach
110 mi

Bucks County Community College

Public

Newtown, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 22 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
32%
Students
5,289
To beach
16 mi

American College of Financial Services

Private

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
—
Students
5,144
To beach
17 mi

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 5 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
89%
SAT
1258
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$87k
Grad rate
79%
Students
4,948
To beach
6 mi

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Public

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 31 mi to Allentown

Admission
92%
SAT
1084
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
43%
Students
4,814
To beach
56 mi

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Public

Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Small city · 67 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
53%
Students
4,464
To beach
126 mi

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Public

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 7 mi to Allentown

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
30%
Students
4,148
To beach
54 mi

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Public

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 37 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
87%
SAT
1120
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
56%
Students
4,086
To beach
73 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Public

Middletown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 9 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
98%
SAT
1227
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
26%
Students
4,031
To beach
57 mi

Bucknell University

Private

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 47 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
29%
SAT
1410
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$94k
Grad rate
86%
Students
3,876
To beach
105 mi

Thomas Jefferson University

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · < 1 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
81%
SAT
1243
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$77k
Grad rate
69%
Students
3,755
To beach
1 mi

Reading Area Community College

Public

Reading, Pennsylvania · Small city · 28 mi to Lancaster

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
3,703
To beach
45 mi

University of Scranton

Private

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city · < 1 mi to Scranton

Admission
81%
SAT
1237
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
80%
Students
3,554
To beach
87 mi

Luzerne County Community College

Public

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 23 mi to Scranton

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
23%
Students
3,317
To beach
96 mi

York College of Pennsylvania

Private

York, Pennsylvania · Midsize suburb · 23 mi to Lancaster

Admission
74%
SAT
1162
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
64%
Students
3,265
To beach
42 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Public

Erie, Pennsylvania · Midsize suburb · 5 mi to Erie

Admission
97%
SAT
1228
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
44%
Students
3,240
To beach
4 mi

Widener University

Private

Chester, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 12 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1180
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
68%
Students
2,951
To beach
1 mi

Robert Morris University

Private

Moon Township, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 13 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
66%
Students
2,896
To beach
100 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

Public

Abington, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 12 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
97%
SAT
1181
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
20%
Students
2,877
To beach
8 mi

Lafayette College

Private

Easton, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Allentown

Admission
31%
SAT
1424
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$91k
Grad rate
88%
Students
2,757
To beach
48 mi

Holy Family University

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 12 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1060
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
61%
Students
2,464
To beach
4 mi

Westmoreland County Community College

Public

Youngwood, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
31%
Students
2,441
To beach
131 mi

Eastern University

Private

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 13 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
91%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
54%
Students
2,404
To beach
13 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

Public

Altoona, Pennsylvania · Small city · 82 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
98%
SAT
1187
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
17%
Students
2,367
To beach
130 mi

Gannon University

Private

Erie, Pennsylvania · Small city · < 1 mi to Erie

Admission
74%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
66%
Students
2,365
To beach
1 mi

Point Park University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · < 1 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
59%
Students
2,331
To beach
109 mi

Dickinson College

Private

Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Small city · 17 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
42%
SAT
1391
Net price
$38k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
80%
Students
2,273
To beach
70 mi

Messiah University

Private

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 10 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
79%
SAT
1236
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
75%
Students
2,259
To beach
61 mi

Grove City College

Private

Grove City, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 30 mi to Youngstown

Admission
72%
SAT
1272
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
83%
Students
2,216
To beach
61 mi

Mercyhurst University

Private

Erie, Pennsylvania · Small city · 2 mi to Erie

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
60%
Students
2,191
To beach
3 mi

Susquehanna University

Private

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 36 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
81%
SAT
1232
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
82%
Students
2,163
To beach
95 mi

Alvernia University

Private

Reading, Pennsylvania · Small city · 27 mi to Lancaster

Admission
58%
SAT
1170
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
56%
Students
2,152
To beach
43 mi

DeSales University

Private

Center Valley, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 8 mi to Allentown

Admission
77%
SAT
1186
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
72%
Students
2,128
To beach
41 mi

Gettysburg College

Private

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 35 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
39%
SAT
1379
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
2,099
To beach
52 mi

Wilkes University

Private

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Small city · 16 mi to Scranton

Admission
91%
SAT
1136
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,985
To beach
96 mi

La Salle University

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 6 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
57%
Students
1,953
To beach
5 mi

Moravian University

Private

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Small city · 6 mi to Allentown

Admission
54%
SAT
1183
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
72%
Students
1,949
To beach
46 mi

Arcadia University

Private

Glenside, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 10 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
80%
SAT
1190
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
67%
Students
1,948
To beach
8 mi

Lackawanna College

Private

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city · < 1 mi to Scranton

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,947
To beach
87 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

Public

Reading, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 28 mi to Lancaster

Admission
99%
SAT
1174
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
32%
Students
1,872
To beach
47 mi

Elizabethtown College

Private

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 17 mi to Lancaster

Admission
78%
SAT
1204
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
76%
Students
1,868
To beach
49 mi

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Public

Johnstown, Pennsylvania · Small suburb · 62 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
95%
SAT
1105
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
56%
Students
1,808
To beach
133 mi

Franklin and Marshall College

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Small city · 1 mi to Lancaster

Admission
28%
SAT
1392
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
84%
Students
1,799
To beach
36 mi

Butler County Community College

Public

Butler, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,789
To beach
86 mi

Marywood University

Private

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city · 2 mi to Scranton

Admission
61%
SAT
1162
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
72%
Students
1,784
To beach
86 mi

Muhlenberg College

Private

Allentown, Pennsylvania · Midsize city · 1 mi to Allentown

Admission
72%
SAT
1343
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
82%
Students
1,727
To beach
47 mi

Lebanon Valley College

Private

Annville, Pennsylvania · Small suburb · 20 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
84%
SAT
1240
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
65%
Students
1,684
To beach
58 mi

Misericordia University

Private

Dallas, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 17 mi to Scranton

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
72%
Students
1,672
To beach
103 mi

Delaware Valley University

Private

Doylestown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 24 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
93%
SAT
1204
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
56%
Students
1,628
To beach
21 mi

Swarthmore College

Private

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
7%
SAT
1534
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
92%
Students
1,613
To beach
3 mi

Lancaster Bible College

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 3 mi to Lancaster

Admission
56%
SAT
1180
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
67%
Students
1,569
To beach
37 mi

Saint Francis University

Private

Loretto, Pennsylvania · Distant rural · 71 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
77%
SAT
1155
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,557
To beach
135 mi

Lincoln University

Public

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 26 mi to Lancaster

Admission
66%
SAT
920
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
44%
Students
1,539
To beach
14 mi

Neumann University

Private

Aston, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
54%
Students
1,533
To beach
4 mi

Seton Hill University

Private

Greensburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 25 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
80%
SAT
1117
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
67%
Students
1,492
To beach
126 mi

Ursinus College

Private

Collegeville, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 23 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
92%
SAT
1310
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
73%
Students
1,491
To beach
23 mi

King's College

Private

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Small city · 16 mi to Scranton

Admission
93%
SAT
1170
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
60%
Students
1,484
To beach
96 mi

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Public

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Small city · 1 mi to Lancaster

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
71%
Students
1,446
To beach
35 mi

Haverford College

Private

Haverford, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 8 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
12%
SAT
1513
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
90%
Students
1,430
To beach
9 mi

Bryn Mawr College

Private

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 9 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
29%
SAT
1396
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
82%
Students
1,359
To beach
11 mi

Carlow University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
87%
SAT
1080
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
60%
Students
1,348
To beach
110 mi

Immaculata University

Private

Immaculata, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 22 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
86%
SAT
1260
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
71%
Students
1,320
To beach
16 mi

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Public

Greensburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
95%
SAT
1160
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
40%
Students
1,305
To beach
128 mi

Washington & Jefferson College

Private

Washington, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 23 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
70%
Students
1,295
To beach
120 mi

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 3 mi to Lancaster

Admission
41%
SAT
—
Net price
$42k
Earnings
$87k
Grad rate
69%
Students
1,280
To beach
35 mi

Saint Vincent College

Private

Latrobe, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 33 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
62%
SAT
1116
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
69%
Students
1,259
To beach
130 mi

Community College of Beaver County

Public

Monaca, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 22 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
12%
Students
1,247
To beach
90 mi

Chatham University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 4 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
62%
SAT
1198
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,232
To beach
110 mi

Strayer University-Pennsylvania

For-profit

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 17 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
0%
Students
1,226
To beach
9 mi

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine

Public

Media, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 15 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
98%
SAT
1200
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
26%
Students
1,223
To beach
7 mi

Albright College

Private

Reading, Pennsylvania · Small city · 28 mi to Allentown

Admission
76%
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
51%
Students
1,217
To beach
45 mi

Juniata College

Private

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 62 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
79%
SAT
1227
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,191
To beach
113 mi

Allegheny College

Private

Meadville, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 33 mi to Erie

Admission
55%
SAT
1275
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
73%
Students
1,156
To beach
28 mi

Geneva College

Private

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 28 mi to Youngstown

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
61%
Students
1,096
To beach
82 mi