The Best Value Colleges in Pennsylvania by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Pennsylvania schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Pennsylvania ranking goes to University of Pennsylvania with a 96th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $24,167 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
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#1 University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$24,167 | 96 | 98 |
#2 Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Private Not For Profit |
$20,360 | 91 | 98 |
#3 Haverford CollegeHaverford, Private Not For Profit |
$25,215 | 92 | 96 |
#4 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Private Not For Profit |
$29,098 | 88 | 94 |
#5 Lafayette CollegeEaston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,735 | 85 | 93 |
#6 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$36,983 | 91 | 90 |
#7 Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Private Not For Profit |
$34,850 | 84 | 88 |
#8 Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Private Not For Profit |
$27,477 | 73 | 90 |
#9 Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Private Not For Profit |
$26,376 | 67 | 87 |
#10 Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Private Not For Profit |
$35,152 | 81 | 86 |
#11 Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Private Not For Profit |
$31,400 | 70 | 81 |
#12 Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Private Not For Profit |
$39,359 | 85 | 79 |
#13 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Public Not For Profit |
$22,346 | 75 | 77 |
#14 Villanova UniversityVillanova, Private Not For Profit |
$38,303 | 84 | 76 |
#15 Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$35,780 | 74 | 69 |
#16 Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$39,463 | 76 | 62 |
#17 Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$32,408 | 67 | 53 |
#18 University of the SciencesPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$31,497 | 72 | 45 |
#19 University of ScrantonScranton, Private Not For Profit |
$36,093 | 66 | 44 |