Four Year Colleges in Pennsylvania

How much does it cost to attend four year college in Pennsylvania?   The average annual in-state four year college tuition in Pennsylvania was $27,215 for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is a change of $2,334 from the 2015-2016 average of $24,881 and represents a 9.38% 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 $56,450.

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Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

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.

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School	Tuition	Rating	$Value
Albright College Reading, 1,887 Students	$44,206	-	-
Allegheny College  Best Value Meadville, 1,724 Students	$47,040	79	67
Alvernia University Reading, 1,946 Students	$34,070	44	39
Arcadia University Glenside, 2,456 Students	$42,880	67	58
Baptist Bible College and Seminary Clarks Summit, 475 Students	$23,890	-	-
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, 7,836 Students	$7,716	45	63
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, 292 Students	$21,360	39	58
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, 1,632 Students	$51,130	-	-
Bucknell University  Best Value Lewisburg, 3,621 Students	$55,788	93	59
Cabrini College Radnor, 1,582 Students	$30,950	-	-
Cairn University Langhorne, 811 Students	$26,979	52	63
California University of Pennsylvania California, 4,999 Students	$7,716	28	37
Carlow University Pittsburgh, 1,246 Students	$28,788	37	52
Carnegie Mellon University  Best Value Pittsburgh, 13,160 Students	$54,244	97	69
Cedar Crest College Allentown, 1,018 Students	$38,616	62	65
Chatham University Pittsburgh, 1,790 Students	$36,276	-	-
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, 1,248 Students	$35,950	21	-
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, 433 Students	$7,716	-	-
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, 3,409 Students	$7,716	26	29
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, 1,916 Students	$36,960	62	53
DeSales University Center Valley, 2,361 Students	$36,000	62	55
DeVry University Pennsylvania Fort Washington, 1,010 Students	$15,835	-	-
Dickinson College Carlisle, 2,361 Students	$54,186	-	-
Drexel University  Best Value Philadelphia, 18,312 Students	$50,874	68	39
Duquesne University  Best Value Pittsburgh, 8,867 Students	$38,178	70	56
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, 5,550 Students	$8,288	41	62
Eastern University Saint Davids, 1,834 Students	$32,492	58	59
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, 3,840 Students	$7,716	37	58
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, 1,641 Students	$46,940	67	58
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, 2,290 Students	$56,450	-	-
Gannon University Erie, 3,268 Students	$31,180	54	60
Geneva College Beaver Falls, 1,232 Students	$26,730	70	71
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, 2,433 Students	$54,480	-	-
Gratz College Melrose Park, 60 Students	$18,792	-	-
Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, 2,654 Students	$32,820	29	20
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, 4,158 Students	$23,900	-	-
Haverford College  Best Value Haverford, 1,308 Students	$54,100	97	75
Holy Family University Philadelphia, 1,628 Students	$29,338	41	61
Immaculata University Immaculata, 1,018 Students	$26,500	55	43
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, 9,377 Students	$9,570	29	34
Juniata College Huntingdon, 1,348 Students	$44,772	-	-
Keystone College La Plume, 1,124 Students	$24,920	-	-
King's College Wilkes-Barre, 2,136 Students	$35,668	-	-
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, 7,232 Students	$7,716	38	47
La Roche College Pittsburgh, 1,187 Students	$27,714	23	6
La Salle University Philadelphia, 3,621 Students	$29,810	-	-
Lafayette College  Best Value Easton, 2,603 Students	$52,415	94	72
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, 1,070 Students	$24,290	53	60
Lebanon Valley College Annville, 1,746 Students	$42,420	64	57
Lehigh University  Best Value Bethlehem, 6,093 Students	$52,480	95	71
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University, 2,155 Students	$7,868	39	53
Lock Haven University Lock Haven, 3,020 Students	$7,716	33	48
Lycoming College Williamsport, 1,135 Students	$39,360	61	67
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, 1,462 Students	$9,450	30	35
Marywood University Scranton, 2,504 Students	$33,160	56	55
Mercyhurst College Erie, 2,501 Students	$34,500	-	-
Messiah College  Best Value Grantham, 2,787 Students	$34,320	66	57
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, 5,786 Students	$9,570	48	59
Misericordia University Dallas, 1,957 Students	$31,530	52	50
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, 373 Students	$40,052	78	51
Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary Bethlehem, 2,001 Students	$41,905	58	51
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, 1,028 Students	$21,870	19	-
Muhlenberg College  Best Value Allentown, 2,248 Students	$51,860	81	54
Neumann University Aston, 1,587 Students	$30,000	39	41
Peirce College Philadelphia, 291 Students	$14,400	-	-
Penn State Abington Abington, 3,283 Students	$13,540	44	67
Penn State Altoona Altoona, 3,125 Students	$14,214	44	51
Penn State Beaver Monaca, 548 Students	$12,718	53	68
Penn State Berks Reading, 2,277 Students	$14,214	46	56
Penn State Brandywine Media, 1,208 Students	$13,484	42	63
Penn State Dubois Dubois, 447 Students	$12,718	42	58
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, 4,000 Students	$14,214	55	59
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus Uniontown, 570 Students	$12,718	37	63
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, 417 Students	$12,718	45	64
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, 4,146 Students	$14,214	55	61
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, 592 Students	$13,484	51	64
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, 764 Students	$13,484	48	70
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, 591 Students	$12,718	55	65
Penn State New Kensington Upper Burrell, 489 Students	$12,718	37	60
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, 490 Students	$13,484	32	58
Penn State Shenango Sharon, 230 Students	$12,474	27	38
Penn State Wilkes Barre Lehman, 366 Students	$12,718	46	70
Penn State Worthington Scranton Dunmore, 896 Students	$13,484	32	57
Penn State York York, 783 Students	$13,484	47	68
Penn State Main Campus  Best Value University Park, 45,140 Students	$17,416	85	70
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, 271 Students	$37,428	-	-
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, 242 Students	$24,250	-	-
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, 491 Students	$27,662	-	-
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, 4,378 Students	$14,250	-	-
Philadelphia University Philadelphia, 2,893 Students	$38,160	-	-
Point Park University Pittsburgh, 3,022 Students	$29,980	52	58
Robert Morris University Moon Township, 3,683 Students	$29,060	55	54
Rosemont College Rosemont, 596 Students	$18,900	35	43
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook Wynnewood, 171 Students	$19,420	-	-
Saint Francis University Loretto, 1,754 Students	$35,210	59	53
Saint Joseph's University  Best Value Philadelphia, 4,773 Students	$44,794	68	48
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, 1,717 Students	$34,520	65	67
Seton Hill University Greensburg, 1,812 Students	$35,248	-	-
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, 5,271 Students	$9,570	39	51
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, 7,587 Students	$7,716	51	66
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, 2,311 Students	$46,690	-	-
Swarthmore College  Best Value Swarthmore, 1,554 Students	$52,190	98	79
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, 123 Students	$9,075	-	-
Temple University Philadelphia, 34,382 Students	$16,080	-	-
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, 335 Students	$19,650	-	-
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, 1,865 Students	$44,780	-	-
Thiel College Greenville, 729 Students	$29,870	27	13
University of Pennsylvania  Best Value Philadelphia, 21,960 Students	$49,220	99	75
University of Phoenix Harrisburg Campus Harrisburg, 107 Students	$9,480	-	-
University of Phoenix Philadelphia Campus Wayne, 734 Students	$9,480	-	-
University of Phoenix Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, 124 Students	$9,480	-	-
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, 1,199 Students	$12,940	59	69
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, 1,426 Students	$12,940	59	70
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, 2,542 Students	$12,940	62	69
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus  Best Value Pittsburgh, 25,901 Students	$18,130	84	73
University of Scranton Scranton, 4,119 Students	$44,132	68	47
University of the Sciences Philadelphia, 2,011 Students	$23,300	74	54
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, 492 Students	$20,266	-	-
Ursinus College  Best Value Collegeville, 1,408 Students	$52,050	71	55
Villanova University  Best Value Villanova, 7,876 Students	$52,578	95	62
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, 1,351 Students	$47,384	-	-
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, 1,365 Students	$23,970	40	52
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, 14,079 Students	$7,716	60	67
Westminster College New Wilmington, 1,170 Students	$35,360	67	67
Widener University Main Campus Chester, 4,496 Students	$45,028	57	46
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, 2,693 Students	$34,454	58	55
Wilson College Chambersburg, 701 Students	$23,745	29	32
Yeshivath Beth Moshe Scranton, 33 Students	$9,200	-	-
York College Pennsylvania York, 3,760 Students	$18,180	59	63

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