Dickinson College Comparisons

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Dickinson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$45,006 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$43,724 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$54,875 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$54,336 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$51,930 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$50,382 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$54,522 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$49,678 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$49,678 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$49,678 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$50,744 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$49,678 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$50,442 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$51,626 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$50,940 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$51,370 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$51,242 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Dickinson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$3,036 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,126 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$596 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,238 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,162 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$670 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$252 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$156 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$5,038 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$16,664 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$2,845 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$990 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$12,390 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$5,144 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$270 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$9,100 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$4,440 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$23,410 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$36,320 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$7,070 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$12,838 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$43,950 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$18,145 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Dickinson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$56,656 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$49,702 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$52,406 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$53,841 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$56,851 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$43,847 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$48,840 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$51,430 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$54,719 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$55,083 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$47,878 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$51,400 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$54,784 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$39,736 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$47,721 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$54,714 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$58,268 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$44,606 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$65,650 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$46,018 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$52,394 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$45,676 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$58,310 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$58,186 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$57,989 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$51,010 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$65,650 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$56,697 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$54,566 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$48,684 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$56,651 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$56,173 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$58,198 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$57,078 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$49,946 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$55,658 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$56,819 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$65,650 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$50,352 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$57,025 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Dickinson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$3,974 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$2,854 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$3,108 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$2,962 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$420 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,452 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,600 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$3,664 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$2,367 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$29,840 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$122 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$5,052 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,762 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$512 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$6,195 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$735 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,060 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,618 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$10,170 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$2,962 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$4,656 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,430 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$4,238 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$6,879 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$5,380 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$1,992 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$8,498 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$12,630 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,830 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$4,650 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$420 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,569 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$12,360 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,430 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$7,990 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$12,480 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,910 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$958 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$2,100 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,716 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$17,900 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$6,376 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,692 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$2,395 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,640 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$16,540 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$12,250 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$7,300 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,805 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Dickinson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$624 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$20,104 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$11,974 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$3,700 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$39,792 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$12,066 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$6,580 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$8,540 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$5,880 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$14,494 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$2,454 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$5,084 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$1,600 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$7,001 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$15,170 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$26,922 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$4,764 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$12,830 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$13,530 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$2,128 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$8,668 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$34,480 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$35,450 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$7,747 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$31,860 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$25,146 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	$17,653 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$32,461 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=212009.

Last updated: August 2026