2026 Best Colleges for Humanities in Pennsylvania

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

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Humanities

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#2 Best Colleges for Humanities

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 Humanities

Villanova University

Villanova

Acceptance rate

25.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,290

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#4 Best Colleges for Humanities

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$37,684

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#5 Best Colleges for Humanities

Drexel University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,766

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#6 Best Colleges for Humanities

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#7 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Scranton

Scranton

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,062

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#8 Best Colleges for Humanities

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

Acceptance rate

79.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#9 Best Colleges for Humanities

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$47,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#10 Best Colleges for Humanities

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#11 Best Colleges for Humanities

Bucknell University

Lewisburg

Acceptance rate

32.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,474

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#12 Best Colleges for Humanities

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

Acceptance rate

91.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$37,994

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#13 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

49.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,092

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#14 Best Colleges for Humanities

Saint Francis University

Loretto

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,852

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,361

#15 Best Colleges for Humanities

Penn State University Park

University Park

Acceptance rate

54.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$18,368

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,638

#16 Best Colleges for Humanities

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

78.8%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$43,526

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#17 Best Colleges for Humanities

Misericordia University

Dallas

Acceptance rate

84.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#18 Best Colleges for Humanities

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#19 Best Colleges for Humanities

Immaculata University

Immaculata

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$26,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#20 Best Colleges for Humanities

Holy Family University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#21 Best Colleges for Humanities

La Salle University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#22 Best Colleges for Humanities

Temple University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,488

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#23 Best Colleges for Humanities

Widener University

Chester

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,724

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#24 Best Colleges for Humanities

Gannon University

Erie

Acceptance rate

76.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,575

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#25 Best Colleges for Humanities

Penn State Mont Alto

Mont Alto

Acceptance rate

90.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$13,552

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,993

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