2026 Best Colleges for Design in Pennsylvania

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41 Pennsylvania schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Design ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

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$82,308

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Design

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#2 Best Colleges for Design

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#3 Best Colleges for Design

Grove City College

Grove City

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$19,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#4 Best Colleges for Design

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#5 Best Colleges for Design

Lehigh University

Bethlehem

Acceptance rate

29.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#6 Best Colleges for Design

Drexel University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,766

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#7 Best Colleges for Design

Penn State University Park

University Park

Acceptance rate

54.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$18,368

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,638

#8 Best Colleges for Design

Ursinus College

Collegeville

Acceptance rate

91.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,600

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#9 Best Colleges for Design

Holy Family University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#10 Best Colleges for Design

Thomas Jefferson University-East Falls Campus

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,945

#11 Best Colleges for Design

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#12 Best Colleges for Design

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$37,684

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#13 Best Colleges for Design

Temple University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,488

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#14 Best Colleges for Design

Allegheny College

Meadville

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#15 Best Colleges for Design

Lebanon Valley College

Annville

Acceptance rate

74.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$45,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#16 Best Colleges for Design

Marywood University

Scranton

Acceptance rate

83.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,534

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#17 Best Colleges for Design

Robert Morris University

Moon Township

Acceptance rate

90.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$31,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#18 Best Colleges for Design

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$37,430

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#19 Best Colleges for Design

York College of Pennsylvania

York

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$20,260

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,685

#20 Best Colleges for Design

Lycoming College

Williamsport

Acceptance rate

67.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#21 Best Colleges for Design

Westminster College - New Wilmington, PA

New Wilmington

Acceptance rate

85.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$37,630

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,446

#22 Best Colleges for Design

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

Acceptance rate

78.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$52,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#23 Best Colleges for Design

Arcadia University

Glenside

Acceptance rate

79.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$45,520

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#24 Best Colleges for Design

Seton Hill University

Greensburg

Acceptance rate

75.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,518

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#25 Best Colleges for Design

Juniata College

Huntingdon

Acceptance rate

71.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$50,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

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