2026 Best Financial Aid in Pennsylvania

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

Showing 1–25 of 97 colleges · How we rank colleges

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Cost of attendance after aid

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$77,180

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

Academics

Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

Mean ACT

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#1 Best Financial Aid

Holy Family University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#2 Best Financial Aid

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Lincoln University

Acceptance rate

78.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$8,228

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,977

#3 Best Financial Aid

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#4 Best Financial Aid

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Bradford

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#5 Best Financial Aid

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#6 Best Financial Aid

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

#7 Best Financial Aid

East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg

Acceptance rate

86.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,288

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#8 Best Financial Aid

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster

Acceptance rate

95.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$26,690

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#9 Best Financial Aid

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

Acceptance rate

81.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$23,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#10 Best Financial Aid

Pennsylvania Western University

California

Acceptance rate

94.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#11 Best Financial Aid

Peirce College

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,400

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#12 Best Financial Aid

Lycoming College

Williamsport

Acceptance rate

67.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#13 Best Financial Aid

Carlow University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

87.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$31,458

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#14 Best Financial Aid

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 Financial Aid

Penn State Worthington Scranton

Dunmore

Acceptance rate

94.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,338

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,536

#16 Best Financial Aid

Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton

Acceptance rate

91.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,338

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,062

#17 Best Financial Aid

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

Acceptance rate

74.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#18 Best Financial Aid

Keystone College

La Plume

Acceptance rate

79.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$24,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#19 Best Financial Aid

La Salle University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#20 Best Financial Aid

Penn State Abington

Abington

Acceptance rate

92.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,532

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,818

#21 Best Financial Aid

Geneva College

Beaver Falls

Acceptance rate

91.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$29,160

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#22 Best Financial Aid

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#23 Best Financial Aid

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

79.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$37,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#24 Best Financial Aid

Albright College

Reading

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$26,490

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#25 Best Financial Aid

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Johnstown

Acceptance rate

95.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

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