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% |
#21 Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit |
$30,281 | 47% |
#22 Moravian UniversityBethlehem, Private Not For Profit |
$29,936 | 54% |
#23 DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Private Not For Profit |
$29,836 | 46% |
#24 Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Private Not For Profit |
$29,576 | 52% |
#25 Neumann UniversityAston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,471 | 43% |
#26 Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, Private Not For Profit |
$29,393 | 47% |
#27 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Private Not For Profit |
$29,098 | 61% |
#28 Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Private Not For Profit |
$28,952 | 32% |
#29 Lafayette CollegeEaston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,735 | 62% |
#30 Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Private Not For Profit |
$28,530 | 50% |
#31 Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$28,510 | 47% |
#32 Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$28,321 | 30% |
#33 Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$28,310 | 48% |
#34 Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$28,038 | 65% |
#35 Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Private Not For Profit |
$27,963 | 54% |
#36 Misericordia UniversityDallas, Private Not For Profit |
$27,693 | 46% |
#37 Messiah CollegeGrantham, Private Not For Profit |
$27,641 | 46% |
#38 King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit |
$27,561 | 51% |
#39 Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Private Not For Profit |
$27,477 | 57% |
#40 Alvernia UniversityReading, Private Not For Profit |
$27,129 | 50% |
#41 Mercyhurst CollegeErie, Private Not For Profit |
$26,942 | 53% |
#42 Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Private Not For Profit |
$26,917 | 42% |
#43 Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Private Not For Profit |
$26,597 | 61% |
#44 Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Private Not For Profit |
$26,376 | 61% |
#45 Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Private Not For Profit |
$25,767 | 46% |
#46 Penn State Main CampusUniversity Park, Public Not For Profit |
$25,548 | 24% |
#47 La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$25,401 | 49% |
#48 Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Private Not For Profit |
$25,268 | 15% |
#49 Gwynedd Mercy CollegeGwynedd Valley, Private Not For Profit |
$25,219 | 50% |
#50 Haverford CollegeHaverford, Private Not For Profit |
$25,215 | 68% |
#51 Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$24,892 | 52% |
#52 Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, Private Not For Profit |
$24,524 | 62% |
#53 University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$24,167 | 70% |
#54 Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$23,980 | 51% |
#55 Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Private Not For Profit |
$23,961 | 51% |
#56 La Roche CollegePittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$23,932 | 47% |
#57 Thiel CollegeGreenville, Private Not For Profit |
$23,513 | 52% |
#58 Cairn UniversityLanghorne, Private Not For Profit |
$23,396 | 46% |
#59 Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Public Not For Profit |
$23,254 | 32% |
#60 Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, Private Not For Profit |
$23,008 | 57% |
#61 Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Public Not For Profit |
$22,973 | 26% |
#62 York College PennsylvaniaYork, Private Not For Profit |
$22,876 | 36% |
#63 Gannon UniversityErie, Private Not For Profit |
$22,839 | 55% |
#64 Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Private Not For Profit |
$22,438 | 61% |
#65 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Public Not For Profit |
$22,346 | 32% |
#66 Wilson CollegeChambersburg, Private Not For Profit |
$22,318 | 43% |
#67 Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, Private Not For Profit |
$22,082 | 43% |
#68 Cabrini CollegeRadnor, Private Not For Profit |
$21,875 | 54% |
#69 University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,680 | 39% |
#70 Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Public Not For Profit |
$21,673 | 8% |
#71 Marywood UniversityScranton, Private Not For Profit |
$21,657 | 59% |
#72 Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Public Not For Profit |
$21,631 | 17% |
#73 Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Public Not For Profit |
$21,599 | 19% |
#74 Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, Private Not For Profit |
$21,212 | 54% |
#75 Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Private Not For Profit |
$21,169 | 60% |
#76 Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, Private Not For Profit |
$21,101 | 59% |
#77 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main CampusIndiana, Public Not For Profit |
$20,933 | 22% |
#78 Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Private Not For Profit |
$20,736 | 48% |
#79 Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Private Not For Profit |
$20,360 | 72% |
#80 Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Private Not For Profit |
$20,029 | 50% |
#81 Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, Private Not For Profit |
$19,967 | 52% |
#82 Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, Private Not For Profit |
$19,659 | 67% |
#83 Albright CollegeReading, Private Not For Profit |
$19,553 | 54% |
#84 Clarion University of PennsylvaniaClarion, Public Not For Profit |
$19,526 | 23% |
#85 Lock Haven UniversityLock Haven, Public Not For Profit |
$19,521 | 15% |
#86 West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Public Not For Profit |
$19,336 | 25% |
#87 Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, Private Not For Profit |
$19,129 | 52% |
#88 California University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, Public Not For Profit |
$19,116 | 15% |
#89 East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Public Not For Profit |
$18,500 | 25% |
#90 University of Phoenix Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Private For Profit |
$18,430 | -12% |
#91 Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Public Not For Profit |
$18,302 | 20% |
#92 Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, Private Not For Profit |
$18,178 | 48% |
#93 Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Public Not For Profit |
$18,117 | 19% |
#94 University of Phoenix Philadelphia CampusWayne, Private For Profit |
$17,877 | -9% |
#95 University of Phoenix Harrisburg CampusHarrisburg, Private For Profit |
$17,774 | -8% |
#96 University of Pittsburgh JohnstownJohnstown, Public Not For Profit |
$17,574 | 31% |
#97 Rosemont CollegeRosemont, Private Not For Profit |
$17,516 | 51% |
#98 Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln University, Public Not For Profit |
$17,405 | 25% |
#99 University of Pittsburgh BradfordBradford, Public Not For Profit |
$15,519 | 38% |
#100 Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$15,234 | 68% |
#101 University of Pittsburgh GreensburgGreensburg, Public Not For Profit |
$15,211 | 42% |
#102 Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, Private Not For Profit |
$14,339 | 60% |
#103 Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboro, Public Not For Profit |
$14,170 | 40% |
#104 Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfield, Public Not For Profit |
$12,010 | 47% |
#105 Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, Public Not For Profit |
$11,068 | 50% |
#106 Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$8,993 | 61% |
#107 Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, Private Not For Profit |
$8,584 | 36% |
#108 Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Private Not For Profit |
$8,560 | 55% |