The Most Expensive Colleges in Pennsylvania by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Pennsylvania are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. The University of the Arts leads the list with a $40,269 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$40,269 | 40% |
#2 Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$40,141 | 39% |
#3 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$39,823 | 34% |
#4 Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$39,463 | 48% |
#5 Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Private Not For Profit |
$39,359 | 48% |
#6 Villanova UniversityVillanova, Private Not For Profit |
$38,303 | 49% |
#7 Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Private Not For Profit |
$37,342 | 50% |
#8 Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Private Not For Profit |
$37,015 | 50% |
#9 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$36,983 | 51% |
#10 University of ScrantonScranton, Private Not For Profit |
$36,093 | 45% |
#11 Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$35,780 | 44% |
#12 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary OverbrookWynnewood, Private Not For Profit |
$35,337 | 10% |
#13 Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Private Not For Profit |
$35,152 | 50% |
#14 Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Private Not For Profit |
$34,850 | 54% |
#15 Widener University Main CampusChester, Private Not For Profit |
$32,695 | 50% |
#16 Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$32,408 | 45% |
#17 The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Private For Profit |
$31,516 | 15% |
#18 Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$31,499 | 27% |
#19 University of the SciencesPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$31,497 | 32% |
#20 Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Private Not For Profit |
$31,400 | 56% |