2026 Best Small Colleges in Pennsylvania

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

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Small Colleges

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#2 Best Small Colleges

Lafayette College

Easton

Acceptance rate

31.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,874

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#3 Best Small Colleges

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#4 Best Small Colleges

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

Acceptance rate

31.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,025

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#5 Best Small Colleges

Muhlenberg College

Allentown

Acceptance rate

64.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$53,865

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#6 Best Small Colleges

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster

Acceptance rate

31.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,216

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#7 Best Small Colleges

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

Acceptance rate

47.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,960

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#8 Best Small Colleges

Ursinus College

Collegeville

Acceptance rate

91.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,600

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#9 Best Small Colleges

Dickinson College

Carlisle

Acceptance rate

43.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,158

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#10 Best Small Colleges

Lebanon Valley College

Annville

Acceptance rate

74.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$45,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Best Small 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 Small Colleges

Allegheny College

Meadville

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#13 Best Small 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 Small 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 Small Colleges

Moravian University

Bethlehem

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$46,799

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#16 Best Small Colleges

Immaculata University

Immaculata

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$26,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#17 Best Small Colleges

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#18 Best Small Colleges

Saint Francis University

Loretto

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,852

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,361

#19 Best Small Colleges

Marywood University

Scranton

Acceptance rate

83.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,534

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#20 Best Small Colleges

Widener University

Chester

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,724

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#21 Best Small Colleges

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$37,430

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#22 Best Small Colleges

Misericordia University

Dallas

Acceptance rate

84.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#23 Best Small Colleges

DeSales University

Center Valley

Acceptance rate

78.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#24 Best Small Colleges

Arcadia University

Glenside

Acceptance rate

79.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$45,520

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#25 Best Small Colleges

Robert Morris University

Moon Township

Acceptance rate

90.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$31,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

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