84 colleges in Pennsylvania with an average net price under $30,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley at $12,029.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA |
$12,029$22,102 | 18% | 97% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA |
$12,204$22,446 | 31% | 99% |
| 3 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA |
$12,255$26,773 | 20% | — |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA |
$12,374$21,701 | 18% | 97% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA |
$12,651$21,968 | 51% | 91% |
| 6 | Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA |
$12,882$42,222 | 67% | 71% |
| 7 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA |
$13,517$29,069 | 45% | 66% |
| 8 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA |
$13,598$29,542 | 38% | 89% |
| 9 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA |
$14,133$35,865 | 36% | 87% |
| 10 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA |
$14,209$28,255 | 23% | 96% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA |
$14,429$24,858 | 22% | 97% |
| 12 | Central Penn College Summerdale, PA |
$15,056$29,003 | 53% | 18% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA |
$15,199$27,360 | 32% | 97% |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA |
$16,375$30,152 | 55% | 95% |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA |
$16,748$25,108 | 40% | 98% |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA |
$16,753$27,186 | 27% | 98% |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA |
$17,075$30,594 | 45% | 95% |
| 18 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA |
$17,391$27,286 | 52% | 91% |
| 19 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA |
$17,392$88,696 | 92% | 7% |
| 20 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA |
$17,468$26,335 | 54% | 93% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA |
$17,839$26,786 | 51% | 94% |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA |
$18,053$27,779 | 19% | 98% |
| 23 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA |
$18,810$45,024 | 54% | 90% |
| 24 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA |
$18,815$66,587 | 58% | 74% |
| 25 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA |
$18,817$25,590 | 55% | 86% |
| 26 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA |
$19,090$46,087 | 63% | — |
| 27 | Lackawanna College Scranton, PA |
$19,225$27,902 | 42% | — |
| 28 | Westminster College New Wilmington, PA |
$19,484$54,168 | 60% | 93% |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA |
$19,570$28,258 | 29% | 99% |
| 30 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA |
$19,758$49,842 | 60% | 97% |
| 31 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA |
$19,972$25,971 | 68% | 71% |
| 32 | Albright College Reading, PA |
$20,596$44,881 | 51% | 76% |
| 33 | Wilson College Chambersburg, PA |
$20,699$39,715 | 55% | 92% |
| 34 | Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA |
$20,972$57,117 | 49% | 74% |
| 35 | Marywood University Scranton, PA |
$21,059$55,880 | 68% | 61% |
| 36 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA |
$21,084$31,163 | 46% | 92% |
| 37 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA |
$21,129$30,416 | 49% | 87% |
| 38 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA |
$21,439$57,805 | 61% | 93% |
| 39 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA |
$21,445$52,537 | 64% | 90% |
| 40 | Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA |
$21,483$41,773 | 53% | 82% |
| 41 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA |
$21,690$44,620 | 66% | 81% |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA |
$21,714$30,876 | 16% | 98% |
| 43 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA |
$21,886$38,436 | 62% | 74% |
| 44 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA |
$22,146$30,537 | 55% | 91% |
| 45 | Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA |
$22,455$51,454 | 69% | 87% |
| 46 | Keystone College La Plume, PA |
$22,909$31,687 | 38% | 85% |
| 47 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA |
$23,058$41,338 | 73% | 80% |
| 48 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA |
$23,122$57,715 | 70% | 62% |
| 49 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA |
$23,165$31,913 | 47% | 97% |
| 50 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA |
$23,513$60,971 | 60% | 84% |
| 51 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA |
$23,811$43,363 | 63% | 86% |
| 52 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA |
$23,895$73,363 | 70% | 55% |
| 53 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA |
$24,001$74,817 | 69% | 79% |
| 54 | Gannon University Erie, PA |
$24,443$56,456 | 71% | 74% |
| 55 | Thiel College Greenville, PA |
$24,478$56,463 | 53% | 72% |
| 56 | Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA |
$24,761$33,428 | 51% | — |
| 57 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA |
$24,778$30,531 | 68% | 78% |
| 58 | Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA |
$24,806$45,172 | 69% | 56% |
| 59 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA |
$25,253$80,300 | 83% | 72% |
| 60 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA |
$25,272$84,497 | 85% | 26% |
| 61 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA |
$25,397$66,617 | 58% | 80% |
| 62 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA |
$25,502$61,097 | 64% | 62% |
| 63 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA |
$25,519$58,078 | 67% | 80% |
| 64 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA |
$25,555$62,828 | 71% | 81% |
| 65 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA |
$25,682$52,061 | 82% | 78% |
| 66 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA |
$25,799$57,565 | 59% | 91% |
| 67 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA |
$25,955$58,158 | 78% | 79% |
| 68 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
$26,028$55,211 | 54% | 97% |
| 69 | Widener University Chester, PA |
$26,151$73,168 | 67% | 71% |
| 70 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA |
$26,486$60,498 | 61% | 81% |
| 71 | Alvernia University Reading, PA |
$27,122$60,249 | 51% | 58% |
| 72 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA |
$27,449$54,708 | 46% | 76% |
| 73 | Eastern University Saint Davids, PA |
$27,498$55,960 | 58% | 91% |
| 74 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA |
$27,541$56,211 | 58% | 90% |
| 75 | Neumann University Aston, PA |
$27,749$59,180 | 46% | 81% |
| 76 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA |
$28,059$69,861 | 69% | 84% |
| 77 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA |
$28,219$61,203 | 77% | 77% |
| 78 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA |
$28,226$61,066 | 50% | 93% |
| 79 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA |
$28,585$78,385 | 79% | 81% |
| 80 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA |
$28,634$85,984 | 74% | 42% |
| 81 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster, PA |
$29,148$35,543 | 59% | 41% |
| 82 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA |
$29,183$61,819 | 70% | 77% |
| 83 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA |
$29,362$38,719 | 86% | 58% |
| 84 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
$29,577$92,288 | 97% | 5% |