Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in Pennsylvania by Out of State Total Cost

Most Expensive Colleges in Pennsylvania by Out of State Total Cost

The highest priced four year colleges in Pennsylvania are listed by one year's out of state total cost list price for the 2021/2022 school year. Total cost includes tuition, room and board or estimated off campus living expenses, books and supplies and other fees.

What is the most expensive college in Pennsylvania? Leading the colleges list is University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia with an out of state total cost of $80,372.

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.

Pennsylvania's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Total Cost
College	Out of State Total Cost	Rating	Value
#1 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$80,372	96	98
#2 Haverford College Haverford, Private Not For Profit	$79,704	92	96
#3 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Private Not For Profit	$79,346	NA	NA
#4 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$76,074	91	90
#5 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Private Not For Profit	$75,576	85	79
#6 Villanova University Villanova, Private Not For Profit	$75,506	84	76
#7 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Private Not For Profit	$75,330	84	88
#8 Drexel University Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$75,324	76	62
#9 Dickinson College Carlisle, Private Not For Profit	$75,309	NA	NA
#10 Lafayette College Easton, Private Not For Profit	$74,784	85	93
#11 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Private Not For Profit	$74,690	NA	NA
#12 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Private Not For Profit	$73,941	91	98
#13 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Private Not For Profit	$73,800	88	94
#14 Ursinus College Collegeville, Private Not For Profit	$71,660	70	81
#15 Muhlenberg College Allentown, Private Not For Profit	$70,030	81	86
#16 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Private Not For Profit	$68,610	NA	NA
#17 The University of the Arts Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$67,474	NA	NA
#18 Allegheny College Meadville, Private Not For Profit	$66,950	67	87
#19 University of Scranton Scranton, Private Not For Profit	$65,852	66	44
#20 Widener University Main Campus Chester, Private Not For Profit	$65,846	59	41
#21 Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$65,490	NA	NA
#22 Juniata College Huntingdon, Private Not For Profit	$65,126	NA	NA
#23 Moravian University Bethlehem, Private Not For Profit	$64,401	NA	NA
#24 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Private Not For Profit	$64,264	73	90
#25 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$63,710	74	69
#26 Arcadia University Glenside, Private Not For Profit	$61,890	54	42
#27 Lebanon Valley College Annville, Private Not For Profit	$61,190	66	75
#28 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$60,396	NA	NA
#29 Lycoming College Williamsport, Private Not For Profit	$59,159	61	91
#30 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$59,070	67	53
#31 Cedar Crest College Allentown, Private Not For Profit	$58,110	61	77
#32 Mercyhurst College Erie, Private Not For Profit	$57,630	NA	NA
#33 Delaware Valley University Doylestown, Private Not For Profit	$57,230	50	34
#34 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit	$57,212	57	38
#35 King's College Wilkes-Barre, Private Not For Profit	$56,466	NA	NA
#36 DeSales University Center Valley, Private Not For Profit	$55,768	64	58
#37 Saint Francis University Loretto, Private Not For Profit	$55,110	55	38
#38 Alvernia University Reading, Private Not For Profit	$54,460	NA	NA
#39 Chatham University Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$54,103	NA	NA
#40 Philadelphia University Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$53,885	NA	NA
#41 Seton Hill University Greensburg, Private Not For Profit	$53,228	NA	NA
#42 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Private Not For Profit	$53,095	62	85
#43 Marywood University Scranton, Private Not For Profit	$52,872	49	55
#44 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$51,835	33	16
#45 Misericordia University Dallas, Private Not For Profit	$51,710	NA	NA
#46 Neumann University Aston, Private Not For Profit	$51,560	40	7
#47 Penn State Main Campus University Park, Public Not For Profit	$51,060	63	26
#48 Westminster College New Wilmington, Private Not For Profit	$50,900	55	75
#49 Messiah College Grantham, Private Not For Profit	$50,850	65	65
#50 Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, Private Not For Profit	$50,482	57	54
#51 Gannon University Erie, Private Not For Profit	$50,284	58	65
#52 La Salle University Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$49,500	NA	NA
#53 Thiel College Greenville, Private Not For Profit	$49,438	36	16
#54 Eastern University Saint Davids, Private Not For Profit	$49,078	48	42
#55 Point Park University Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$48,810	45	29
#56 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Private Not For Profit	$48,030	65	64
#57 Cabrini College Radnor, Private Not For Profit	$48,010	45	41
#58 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Public Not For Profit	$47,930	75	77
#59 Holy Family University Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$47,274	53	71
#60 Temple University Philadelphia, Public Not For Profit	$47,260	NA	NA
#61 Robert Morris University Moon Township, Private Not For Profit	$46,590	53	39
#62 Carlow University Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$46,418	47	44
#63 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$46,144	72	45
#64 La Roche College Pittsburgh, Private Not For Profit	$45,404	47	25
#65 Cairn University Langhorne, Private Not For Profit	$43,521	NA	NA
#66 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, Private Not For Profit	$43,072	NA	NA
#67 Immaculata University Immaculata, Private Not For Profit	$42,536	53	23
#68 Albright College Reading, Private Not For Profit	$42,154	NA	NA
#69 Geneva College Beaver Falls, Private Not For Profit	$41,920	NA	NA
#70 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, Private Not For Profit	$40,738	NA	NA
#71 Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Private Not For Profit	$40,330	52	55
#72 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Private Not For Profit	$40,198	57	60
#73 Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, Private Not For Profit	$39,574	40	19
#74 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook Wynnewood, Private Not For Profit	$39,281	NA	NA
#75 Wilson College Chambersburg, Private Not For Profit	$39,144	33	7
#76 Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Private Not For Profit	$39,024	NA	NA
#77 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Public Not For Profit	$38,701	NA	NA
#78 Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, Public Not For Profit	$38,640	NA	NA
#79 Penn State Altoona Altoona, Public Not For Profit	$38,640	NA	NA
#80 Penn State Berks Reading, Public Not For Profit	$38,640	NA	NA
#81 Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, Public Not For Profit	$38,640	NA	NA
#82 University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, Public Not For Profit	$38,017	43	46
#83 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, Public Not For Profit	$37,473	54	20
#84 Penn State Abington Abington, Public Not For Profit	$37,444	NA	NA
#85 Penn State Worthington Scranton Dunmore, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#86 Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#87 Penn State Brandywine Media, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#88 Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#89 Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#90 Penn State York York, Public Not For Profit	$37,190	NA	NA
#91 University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, Public Not For Profit	$37,087	50	46
#92 The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, Private For Profit	$36,928	NA	NA
#93 University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, Public Not For Profit	$36,593	51	78
#94 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Public Not For Profit	$36,326	43	5
#95 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, Private Not For Profit	$36,130	NA	NA
#96 Penn State New Kensington Upper Burrell, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#97 Penn State Beaver Monaca, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#98 Penn State Dubois Dubois, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#99 Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus Uniontown, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#100 Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#101 Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, Public Not For Profit	$36,026	NA	NA
#102 Penn State Wilkes Barre Lehman, Public Not For Profit	$35,910	NA	NA
#103 York College Pennsylvania York, Private Not For Profit	$35,600	56	33
#104 Penn State Shenango Sharon, Public Not For Profit	$35,498	NA	NA
#105 Rosemont College Rosemont, Private Not For Profit	$35,415	43	49
#106 University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, Private Not For Profit	$35,294	NA	NA
#107 Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, Private Not For Profit	$35,000	NA	NA
#108 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Public Not For Profit	$34,474	NA	NA
#109 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Public Not For Profit	$32,971	43	7
#110 Gratz College Melrose Park, Private Not For Profit	$32,672	NA	NA
#111 Lock Haven University Lock Haven, Public Not For Profit	$32,632	36	5
#112 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, Public Not For Profit	$31,010	36	4
#113 Keystone College La Plume, Private Not For Profit	$29,800	28	2
#114 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, Public Not For Profit	$29,251	NA	NA
#115 Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University, Public Not For Profit	$28,733	26	2
#116 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Public Not For Profit	$27,462	41	12
#117 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Public Not For Profit	$27,298	38	3
#118 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Public Not For Profit	$27,036	NA	NA
#119 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Public Not For Profit	$26,424	43	8
#120 California University of Pennsylvania California, Public Not For Profit	$26,382	35	7
#121 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, Public Not For Profit	$26,329	43	11
#122 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Public Not For Profit	$25,166	36	57
#123 DeVry University Pennsylvania Fort Washington, Private For Profit	$24,829	NA	NA
#124 Peirce College Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$23,036	NA	NA
#125 Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Private Not For Profit	$18,880	NA	NA
#126 University of Phoenix Philadelphia Campus Wayne, Private For Profit	$16,470	NA	NA
#127 University of Phoenix Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Private For Profit	$16,470	NA	NA
#128 University of Phoenix Harrisburg Campus Harrisburg, Private For Profit	$16,470	NA	NA
#129 Yeshivath Beth Moshe Scranton, Private Not For Profit	$13,420	NA	NA

Pennsylvania Out of State Total Cost Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in Pennsylvania by Out of State Total Cost