Best Pennsylvania Colleges

Ranked list of Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania for 2025

There are 192 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania enrolling 621,895 students. Explore the list of top colleges in Pennsylvania below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in Pennsylvania offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.

 Pennsylvania is home to nationally ranked institutions like University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, Swarthmore College and Carnegie Mellon University. The highest ranked college in Pennsylvania is University of Pennsylvania and the top rated public state college is University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus.

Local college options can be explored in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh or other cities.

Pennsylvania Public Private For-Profit 4 year 2 year

192 results

List of the Best Pennsylvania Colleges

Fortis Institute Erie
F
Erie, PA
 

Fortis Institute Erie

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 194enrollment
  • -net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Triangle Tech Inc Erie
T
Erie, PA
 

Triangle Tech Inc Erie

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 15enrollment
  • $15,532net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Triangle Tech Inc Pittsburgh
T
Pittsburgh, PA
 

Triangle Tech Inc Pittsburgh

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 90enrollment
  • $20,392net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Triangle Tech Inc Greensburg
T
Greensburg, PA
 

Triangle Tech Inc Greensburg

Private 2 Year

1 reviews

 

  • 100enrollment
  • $20,880net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Triangle Tech Inc Dubois
T
DuBois, PA
 

Triangle Tech Inc Dubois

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 79enrollment
  • $18,004net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.0Avg GPA

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University of Valley Forge
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V
Phoenixville, PA
 

University of Valley Forge

Private 4 Year

7 reviews

 

  • 573enrollment
  • $27,854net price
  • 78%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.33Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 1

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Valley Forge Military College
V
Wayne, PA
 

Valley Forge Military College

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 86enrollment
  • $28,985net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.0Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 2

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Westmoreland County Community College
W
Youngwood, PA
 

Westmoreland County Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 4,275enrollment
  • $5,111net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Yeshivath Beth Moshe
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Y
Scranton, PA
 

Yeshivath Beth Moshe

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 41enrollment
  • $8,354net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Yorktowne Business Institute
Y
York, Pennsylvania
 

Yorktowne Business Institute

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 260enrollment
  • $17,013net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Fortis Institute Forty Fort
F
Forty Fort, PA
 

Fortis Institute Forty Fort

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 159enrollment
  • $19,314net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Laurel Business Institute
L
Uniontown, PA
 

Laurel Business Institute

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 397enrollment
  • $9,188net price
  • 86%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.75Avg GPA

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Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology
P
Mount Braddock, PA
 

Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology

Private 2 Year

1 reviews

 

  • 8enrollment
  • -net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
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P
Williamsport, PA

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 4,307enrollment
  • $24,650net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.05Avg GPA

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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
C
Pleasant Gap, PA
 

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 126enrollment
  • $7,723net price
  • 95%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Fortis Institute Scranton
F
Scranton, PA
 

Fortis Institute Scranton

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 205enrollment
  • $23,984net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
P
Johnstown, PA
 

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 2,286enrollment
  • $5,790net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
J
Philadelphia, PA
 

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Private 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 31enrollment
  • $13,860net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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