2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Pennsylvania

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

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#1 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#2 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Bucknell University

Lewisburg

Acceptance rate

32.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,474

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#3 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Lafayette College

Easton

Acceptance rate

31.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,874

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#4 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#5 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

Acceptance rate

31.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,025

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#6 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Muhlenberg College

Allentown

Acceptance rate

64.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$53,865

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#7 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster

Acceptance rate

31.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,216

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#8 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

Acceptance rate

47.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,960

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#9 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Ursinus College

Collegeville

Acceptance rate

91.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,600

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#10 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Dickinson College

Carlisle

Acceptance rate

43.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,158

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#11 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$37,684

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#12 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Allegheny College

Meadville

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#13 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

Acceptance rate

81.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$49,612

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#14 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Grove City College

Grove City

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$19,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#15 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Lycoming College

Williamsport

Acceptance rate

67.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#16 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Juniata College

Huntingdon

Acceptance rate

71.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$50,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#17 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

Acceptance rate

78.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$52,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#18 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

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

#19 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Johnstown

Acceptance rate

95.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#20 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Bradford

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#21 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Albright College

Reading

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$26,490

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#22 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Greensburg

Acceptance rate

97.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#23 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

Acceptance rate

90.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$23,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#24 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Thiel College

Greenville

Acceptance rate

70.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$32,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#25 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Peirce College

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,400

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

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