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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for University of Pennsylvania
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$48,042 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$46,760 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$57,911 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$57,372 lower in-state tuition	86% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$53,418 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$52,714 lower in-state tuition	93% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$52,714 lower in-state tuition	93% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$53,478 lower in-state tuition	93% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$52,714 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$53,478 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$52,714 lower in-state tuition	94% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$53,478 lower in-state tuition	94% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$53,478 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$53,478 lower in-state tuition	91% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$54,278 lower in-state tuition	91% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$54,278 lower in-state tuition	90% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$53,976 lower in-state tuition	90% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$54,278 lower in-state tuition	91% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$54,278 lower in-state tuition	93% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$54,406 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$54,278 lower in-state tuition	90% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for University of Pennsylvania
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$910 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$2,440 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$6,274 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$874 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$3,706 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$3,288 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,192 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,002 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,881 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$2,046 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$3,036 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$2,108 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,766 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$7,476 lower in-state tuition	87% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$15,874 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$46,986 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Pennsylvania
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$59,692 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$52,738 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$56,877 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$59,887 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$46,883 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$51,876 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$57,755 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$58,119 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$50,914 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$42,772 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$50,757 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$57,750 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$61,304 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$47,642 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$68,686 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$49,628 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$55,430 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$48,712 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$61,346 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$61,222 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$54,046 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$68,686 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$59,733 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$51,720 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$59,855 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$68,686 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$60,061 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Pennsylvania
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$7,010 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,890 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$72 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,998 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$3,456 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$584 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,436 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$628 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$669 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$3,158 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2,016 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$2,726 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$6,290 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,524 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$3,159 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$3,771 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$976 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$418 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2,018 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,998 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$11,630 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$1,620 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,606 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$1,202 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$9,915 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,344 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$11,534 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$1,794 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$7,686 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$3,456 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,605 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$606 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$11,026 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$15,516 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$126 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$5,136 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$9,412 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$1,656 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$641 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,396 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$10,336 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$6,841 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,510 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,086 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$15,146 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$274 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$5,224 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$11,536 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$9,288 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Pennsylvania
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$3,411 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$364 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=215062.

Last updated: August 2026