2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts in Pennsylvania

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

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#1 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#2 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#3 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#4 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$47,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#5 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

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 Performing Arts

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

49.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,092

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#7 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

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 Performing Arts

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$37,684

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#9 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Temple University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,488

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#10 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Gannon University

Erie

Acceptance rate

76.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,575

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#11 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

La Salle University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#12 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Chatham University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

70.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$39,443

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#13 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Penn State Abington

Abington

Acceptance rate

92.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,532

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,818

#14 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Greensburg

Acceptance rate

97.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#15 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Bradford

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#16 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

Acceptance rate

94.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#17 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona

Altoona

Acceptance rate

97.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$15,086

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,704

#18 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg

Acceptance rate

86.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,288

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#19 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Pennsylvania State University

University Park

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$15,204

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,478

#20 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Neumann University

Aston

Acceptance rate

76.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,760

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#21 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Albright College

Reading

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$26,490

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#22 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Eastern University

St. Davids

Acceptance rate

93.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,990

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#23 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#24 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Keystone College

La Plume

Acceptance rate

79.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$24,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

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