Four Year Colleges in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Four Year Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2021

How much does it cost to attend four year college in Pennsylvania? The average annual in-state four year college tuition in Pennsylvania was $27,708 for the 2019-2020 academic year. This is a change of $60 from the 2018-2019 average of $27,648 and represents a 0.22% annual increase. The list of Pennsylvania four year colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 129 four year colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, the most popular being Penn State Main Campus with 45,140 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $17,416. Franklin and Marshall College is the most expensive four year school in Pennsylvania with an in-state tuition of $58,615.

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All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2018-2019 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Explore Pennsylvania Colleges

School	Tuition	Rating	Value
Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania	$24,500	NA	NA
Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania	$48,760	71	93
Alvernia University Reading, Pennsylvania	$35,350	44	18
Arcadia University Glenside, Pennsylvania	$43,740	55	47
Baptist Bible College and Seminary Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania	$26,082	NA	NA
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	$7,716	41	7
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	$22,785	39	24
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	$53,180	NA	NA
Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	$57,882	85	76
Cabrini College Radnor, Pennsylvania	$31,875	51	53
Cairn University Langhorne, Pennsylvania	$28,328	44	29
California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania	$7,716	35	10
Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$29,652	43	38
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$55,816	88	94
Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania	$39,774	52	60
Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$37,363	NA	NA
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$36,950	40	11
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania	$7,716	NA	NA
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, Pennsylvania	$7,716	31	3
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, Pennsylvania	$38,070	49	33
DeSales University Center Valley, Pennsylvania	$37,200	62	57
DeVry University Pennsylvania Fort Washington, Pennsylvania	$15,835	NA	NA
Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$55,948	NA	NA
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$52,146	76	68
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$39,992	67	60
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$8,504	33	3
Eastern University Saint Davids, Pennsylvania	$33,304	60	72
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pennsylvania	$7,716	34	6
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	$32,000	68	93
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$58,615	NA	NA
Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania	$32,270	57	66
Geneva College Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	$27,670	61	76
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$56,390	NA	NA
Gratz College Melrose Park, Pennsylvania	$18,792	NA	NA
Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania	$33,800	57	55
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	$23,900	NA	NA
Haverford College Haverford, Pennsylvania	$56,200	92	98
Holy Family University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$29,990	48	56
Immaculata University Immaculata, Pennsylvania	$26,500	52	22
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, Pennsylvania	$9,570	32	2
Juniata College Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	$46,250	NA	NA
Keystone College La Plume, Pennsylvania	$24,920	30	2
King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$36,774	NA	NA
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania	$7,716	38	3
La Roche College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$28,614	36	17
La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$30,700	NA	NA
Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania	$54,512	86	95
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$25,490	39	14
Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania	$43,650	65	75
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	$54,790	89	95
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	$8,026	22	2
Lock Haven University Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	$7,716	30	3
Lycoming College Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$40,896	58	88
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pennsylvania	$7,716	35	16
Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania	$34,154	55	56
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania	$37,500	NA	NA
Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania	$35,280	66	60
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Pennsylvania	$9,570	43	6
Misericordia University Dallas, Pennsylvania	$32,800	59	52
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$41,654	61	26
Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	$43,581	NA	NA
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pennsylvania	$22,420	NA	NA
Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania	$53,865	79	85
Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania	$31,500	38	16
Peirce College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$14,400	NA	NA
Penn State Abington Abington, Pennsylvania	$13,540	NA	NA
Penn State Altoona Altoona, Pennsylvania	$14,214	NA	NA
Penn State Beaver Monaca, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Berks Reading, Pennsylvania	$14,214	NA	NA
Penn State Brandywine Media, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State Dubois Dubois, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, Pennsylvania	$14,214	NA	NA
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus Uniontown, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, Pennsylvania	$14,214	NA	NA
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State New Kensington Upper Burrell, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State Shenango Sharon, Pennsylvania	$12,474	NA	NA
Penn State Wilkes Barre Lehman, Pennsylvania	$12,718	NA	NA
Penn State Worthington Scranton Dunmore, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State York York, Pennsylvania	$13,484	NA	NA
Penn State Main Campus University Park, Pennsylvania	$17,416	72	44
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$38,926	NA	NA
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$25,000	NA	NA
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$28,540	NA	NA
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$14,670	NA	NA
Philadelphia University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$38,160	NA	NA
Point Park University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$31,180	45	30
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania	$29,930	51	35
Rosemont College Rosemont, Pennsylvania	$19,500	36	8
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook Wynnewood, Pennsylvania	$20,600	NA	NA
Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania	$36,970	57	44
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$46,350	75	69
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania	$35,520	60	83
Seton Hill University Greensburg, Pennsylvania	$36,306	NA	NA
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	$9,570	41	9
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	$7,716	41	11
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	$48,560	NA	NA
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	$54,256	92	98
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$9,350	NA	NA
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$16,080	NA	NA
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$19,650	NA	NA
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$46,530	NA	NA
Thiel College Greenville, Pennsylvania	$30,766	36	11
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$51,156	96	98
University of Phoenix Harrisburg Campus Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	$9,480	NA	NA
University of Phoenix Philadelphia Campus Wayne, Pennsylvania	$9,480	NA	NA
University of Phoenix Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$9,480	NA	NA
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania	$13,198	48	34
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania	$13,198	43	24
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$13,198	48	26
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$18,628	75	74
University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania	$45,390	68	48
University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$23,300	74	36
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	$20,780	NA	NA
Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania	$53,610	69	82
Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania	$54,550	84	81
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania	$48,758	NA	NA
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	$24,690	46	37
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania	$7,716	53	17
Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$36,700	59	84
Widener University Main Campus Chester, Pennsylvania	$46,378	56	41
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$35,814	59	55
Wilson College Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	$24,450	36	11
Yeshivath Beth Moshe Scranton, Pennsylvania	$9,400	NA	NA
York College Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania	$18,910	54	36