Best Pennsylvania Colleges
There are 163 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania enrolling 586,714 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, Swarthmore College, Haverford 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.
List of the Best Pennsylvania Colleges
Montgomery County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Blue Bell, PA
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A public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and health sciences. The suburban Blue Bell campus serves students from the Philadelphia area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,126
Moore College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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Moore is a private women's college of art and design known for undergraduate fashion design, fine arts, and graphic design. The urban campus is in center-city Philadelphia near major museums.
- SAT Range 1180-1380
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $43,626
Northampton County Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- Sep 4 application deadline
Northampton Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied-health programs. The main campus is in Bethlehem in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,682
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Media, PA
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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private technical college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and business technology. The suburban campus is in Media, a Philadelphia-area town in Delaware County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,980
Penn State New Kensington
- Public 4 Year
- New Kensington, PA
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Penn State New Kensington is a small regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering technology, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits in the Allegheny Valley near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1110-1265
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $19,504
Penn State Shenango
- Public 4 Year
- Sharon, PA
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Penn State Shenango is a small regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is located in Sharon in western Pennsylvania's Shenango Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1230
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,383
Penn State Wilkes Barre
- Public 4 Year
- Dallas, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate surveying engineering and engineering technology. The wooded campus sits in the Back Mountain region near Dallas.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $16,621
Penn State Scranton
- Public 4 Year
- Dunmore, PA
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Penn State Scranton is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing, business, and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is located in Dunmore near Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $17,536
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
Penn State Lehigh Valley is a small public commonwealth campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is set in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,066
Penn State Beaver
- Public 4 Year
- Monaca, PA
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Penn State Beaver is a small public regional campus known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus sits in Monaca near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $18,581
Penn State DuBois
- Public 4 Year
- DuBois, PA
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Penn State DuBois is a small public Penn State campus known for undergraduate engineering technology, business, and wildlife technology. The compact campus is located in a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,880
Penn State Fayette Eberly
- Public 4 Year
- Lemont Furnace, PA
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Penn State Fayette is a small public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing, business, and administration of justice. The rural campus is located in Lemont Furnace in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1120-1250
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $15,112
Penn State Hazleton
- Public 4 Year
- Hazleton, PA
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Penn State Hazleton is a public regional campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The small campus is located in Hazleton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1090-1290
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $17,512
Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Public 4 Year
- McKeesport, PA
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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and psychology. The campus is located in McKeesport in the greater Pittsburgh area.
- SAT Range 1080-1280
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $15,574
Penn State Mont Alto
- Public 4 Year
- Mont Alto, PA
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Penn State Mont Alto is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate forestry and nursing. The wooded campus borders Michaux State Forest in rural south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1300
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $19,675
Penn State Schuylkill
- Public 4 Year
- Schuylkill Haven, PA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
Penn State Schuylkill is a small public Penn State campus known for undergraduate nursing, business, and biology. The campus is set in the small town of Schuylkill Haven in eastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,039
Penn State York
- Public 4 Year
- York, PA
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Penn State York is a regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The suburban campus in York offers a smaller setting with pathways to complete degrees at University Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1245
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $18,887
Peirce College
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Peirce is a private college known for undergraduate business, information technology, and legal studies. The urban Center City campus primarily serves working adult students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,290