The Most Expensive Colleges in Pennsylvania by Average Net Price for 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|
#21 Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit |
$30,281 | 46% |
#22 Moravian UniversityBethlehem, Private Not For Profit |
$29,936 | 53% |
#23 DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Private Not For Profit |
$29,836 | 44% |
#24 Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Private Not For Profit |
$29,576 | 51% |
#25 Neumann UniversityAston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,471 | 40% |
#26 Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, Private Not For Profit |
$29,393 | 46% |
#27 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Private Not For Profit |
$29,098 | 59% |
#28 Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Private Not For Profit |
$28,952 | 32% |
#29 Lafayette CollegeEaston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,735 | 61% |
#30 Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Private Not For Profit |
$28,530 | 49% |
#31 Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$28,510 | 47% |
#32 Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$28,321 | 29% |
#33 Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$28,310 | 47% |
#34 Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$28,038 | 63% |
#35 Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Private Not For Profit |
$27,963 | 53% |
#36 Misericordia UniversityDallas, Private Not For Profit |
$27,693 | 46% |
#37 Messiah CollegeGrantham, Private Not For Profit |
$27,641 | 44% |
#38 King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit |
$27,561 | 50% |
#39 Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Private Not For Profit |
$27,477 | 57% |
#40 Alvernia UniversityReading, Private Not For Profit |
$27,129 | 49% |