Best Philadelphia Colleges
17 ranked colleges are in Philadelphia, and 85 within 50 miles enrolling 463,193 students combined.
Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey ranks #1 nationally and leads the Philadelphia area. Temple University enrolls the most students with 29,640 currently taking classes. Camden County College has the lowest tuition at $4,416 per year.
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Community College of Philadelphia
- Public 2 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
Community College of Philadelphia is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, allied health, and transfer studies. The urban campus is based in Center City Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,148
Reading Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Reading, PA
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Reading Area Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificates. Most students commute to its campus in Reading in Berks County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,089
Walnut Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $26,675
Rosemont College
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemont, PA
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Rosemont is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and psychology. The historic Main Line campus sits in the Philadelphia suburbs.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $20,994
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook
- Private 4 Year
- Ambler, PA
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- Jul 15 application deadline
Saint Charles Borromeo is a Catholic seminary focused on undergraduate philosophy and formation for the priesthood. Seminarians live in a residential community structured around daily prayer and priestly preparation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. Most students live in a residential setting devoted to full-time religious learning in Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $11,885
Temple University
- Public 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Temple is a large public university known for undergraduate media and communication, business, and the performing arts. The urban campus sits in North Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $28,088
Thomas Jefferson University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- Jul 31 application deadline
Thomas Jefferson University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and architecture. Students study on urban campuses in Center City and East Falls Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $29,325
University of Valley Forge
- Private 4 Year
- Phoenixville, PA
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2.6 | 7 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
University of Valley Forge is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, theology, and worship arts. The residential campus sits in suburban Phoenixville northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $27,083
Valley Forge Military College
- Private 2 Year
- Wayne, PA
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- Aug 2 application deadline
Valley Forge Military College is a private two-year military college known for leadership education and military science. Cadets live in a structured Corps of Cadets on a suburban campus in Wayne near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,601
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
- Private 2 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,404
Triangle Tech Inc Bethlehem
- Private 2 Year
- Bethlehem, PA
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,902
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, NJ
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Bais Medrash Toras Chesed is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva focused on undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. Students pursue full-time traditional learning within Lakewood's large Orthodox community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $8,027