2026 Best Return on Investment in Pennsylvania

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96 Pennsylvania schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Return on Investment ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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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

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Return on Investment

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#2 Best Return on Investment

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#3 Best Return on Investment

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#4 Best Return on Investment

Holy Family University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#5 Best Return on Investment

Lafayette College

Easton

Acceptance rate

31.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,874

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#6 Best Return on Investment

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 Return on Investment

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#8 Best Return on Investment

Lehigh University

Bethlehem

Acceptance rate

29.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#9 Best Return on Investment

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster

Acceptance rate

31.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,216

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#10 Best Return on Investment

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Bradford

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#11 Best Return on Investment

Dickinson College

Carlisle

Acceptance rate

43.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,158

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#12 Best Return on Investment

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Johnstown

Acceptance rate

95.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#13 Best Return on Investment

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Greensburg

Acceptance rate

97.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$13,394

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#14 Best Return on Investment

Saint Francis University

Loretto

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,852

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,361

#15 Best Return on Investment

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

#16 Best Return on Investment

La Salle University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#17 Best Return on Investment

East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg

Acceptance rate

86.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,288

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#18 Best Return on Investment

Penn State Abington

Abington

Acceptance rate

92.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,532

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,818

#19 Best Return on Investment

York College of Pennsylvania

York

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$20,260

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,685

#20 Best Return on Investment

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

49.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,092

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#21 Best Return on Investment

Penn State Worthington Scranton

Dunmore

Acceptance rate

94.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,338

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,536

#22 Best Return on Investment

Villanova University

Villanova

Acceptance rate

25.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,290

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#23 Best Return on Investment

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

86.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$47,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#24 Best Return on Investment

Penn State York

York

Acceptance rate

92.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$14,338

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,922

#25 Best Return on Investment

Drexel University

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,766

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

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