2026 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Name: 2026 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania (Kollegio college rankings)
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97 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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$82,308

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#2 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Grove City College

Grove City

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$19,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#3 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#4 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

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 in Pennsylvania

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#6 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Lehigh University

Bethlehem

Acceptance rate

29.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#7 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Villanova University

Villanova

Acceptance rate

25.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,290

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#8 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Lafayette College

Easton

Acceptance rate

31.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,874

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#9 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Bucknell University

Lewisburg

Acceptance rate

32.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,474

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#10 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Saint Francis University

Loretto

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,852

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,361

#11 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$47,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#12 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

Acceptance rate

47.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,960

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#13 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Drexel University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,766

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#14 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

Acceptance rate

31.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,025

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#15 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

49.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,092

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#16 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

University of Scranton

Scranton

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,062

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#17 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Dickinson College

Carlisle

Acceptance rate

43.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,158

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#18 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Muhlenberg College

Allentown

Acceptance rate

64.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$53,865

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#19 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster

Acceptance rate

31.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,216

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#20 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

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 in Pennsylvania

Penn State University Park

University Park

Acceptance rate

54.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$18,368

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,638

#22 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

78.8%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$43,526

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#23 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Ursinus College

Collegeville

Acceptance rate

91.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,600

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#24 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

Acceptance rate

81.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$49,612

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#25 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$37,684

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

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