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Lancaster, PA
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#6 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Franklin and Marshall College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$50,150 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$48,868 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$60,019 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$59,480 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$57,074 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$55,526 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$59,666 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$54,822 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$54,822 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$54,822 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$55,888 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$54,822 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$55,586 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$56,770 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$56,084 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$56,514 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$56,386 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Franklin and Marshall College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,108 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$3,018 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,548 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$8,382 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,982 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,814 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$5,396 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$5,300 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$106 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$21,808 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$7,989 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$4,154 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$17,534 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$5,144 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$4,874 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$14,244 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$9,584 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$28,554 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$41,464 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$12,214 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$17,982 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$49,094 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$23,289 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Franklin and Marshall College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$61,800 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$54,846 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$58,985 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$61,995 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$48,991 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$53,984 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$56,574 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$59,863 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$60,227 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$53,022 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$56,544 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$59,928 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$44,880 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$52,865 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$59,858 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,412 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,750 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$70,794 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,736 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$51,162 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$57,538 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$50,820 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$63,454 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,330 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$63,133 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$56,154 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$70,794 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$61,841 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$59,710 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$53,828 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$61,795 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$61,317 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$63,342 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$62,222 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$55,090 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$60,802 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$61,963 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$70,794 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$55,496 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$62,169 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Franklin and Marshall College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$9,118 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$7,998 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$2,036 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$8,106 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$5,564 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,692 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,544 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,480 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$2,777 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$34,984 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$5,266 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$92 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$618 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$8,398 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,632 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$1,051 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,879 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$3,084 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,526 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$15,314 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$90 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$8,106 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,738 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$488 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,714 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$906 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$12,023 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$236 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,152 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,642 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$17,774 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$314 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$9,794 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$5,564 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,713 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$17,504 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,714 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$13,134 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,624 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,234 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$4,186 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$7,244 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$3,428 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$23,044 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,520 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$452 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$2,749 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,504 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$21,684 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Franklin and Marshall College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$4,520 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$25,248 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$17,118 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,444 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$44,936 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$17,210 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$11,724 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$13,684 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$11,024 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$19,638 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$2,690 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$60 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$6,744 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$12,145 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$20,314 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$32,066 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$9,908 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$17,974 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$18,674 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$3,016 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$13,812 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$39,624 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$40,594 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$12,891 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$37,004 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$30,290 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	$22,797 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$37,605 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=212577.

Last updated: August 2026