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#51 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

Alvernia University Comparisons

Reading, Pennsylvania

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

T
Temple University

$18,889 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


B
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


S
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$29,530 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest California

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


L
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

$30,624 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$24,416 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


L
Lock Haven University

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


M
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

$29,530 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$23,712 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


E
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


C
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$23,712 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


P
Pennsylvania College of Technology

$23,650 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Edinboro

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Clarion

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Brandywine

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$23,712 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


M
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

$31,384 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Lehigh Valley

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

$25,440 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

$25,440 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Berks

$23,712 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Worthington Scranton

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Schuylkill

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State York

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Hazleton

$24,476 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Shenango

$25,532 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$25,440 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Mont Alto

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Wilkes Barre

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Dubois

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$25,276 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

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Robert Morris University

$6,710 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


D
Delaware Valley University

$400 higher in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


C
Cabrini College

$5,450 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


Y
York College Pennsylvania

$18,030 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


C
Cedar Crest College

$3,943 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


C
Chestnut Hill College

$150 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


M
Marywood University

$2,670 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern University

$3,236 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


K
Keystone College

$24,150 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


R
Rosemont College

$19,210 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


L
Lycoming College

$5,444 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


G
Gwynedd Mercy College

$3,048 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


H
Holy Family University

$7,592 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$7,766 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


C
Carlow University

$6,698 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


T
Thiel College

$5,480 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


W
Waynesburg University

$11,800 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


W
Wilson College

$13,900 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


M
Mount Aloysius College

$14,920 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


L
Lancaster Bible College

$11,340 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


P
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

$8,692 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

E
East Carolina University

$34,648 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$29,740 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$31,862 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


K
Kean University

$28,342 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$26,345 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$30,944 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater State University

$38,190 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


N
North Carolina Central University

$35,372 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


J
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

$32,170 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


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CUNY Queens College

$32,170 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Salem State University

$38,190 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$26,796 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


F
Framingham State University

$38,130 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$30,347 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


C
Central Connecticut State University

$32,630 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Buffalo

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleveland State University

$26,956 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


B
CUNY Brooklyn College

$32,170 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


W
Westfield State University

$38,130 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


F
Farmingdale State College

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$29,003 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


W
Worcester State University

$38,130 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


R
Rhode Island College

$29,619 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


F
Frostburg State University

$32,126 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


F
Fitchburg State University

$38,130 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$28,690 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


N
New Jersey City University

$25,716 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


K
Keene State College

$27,346 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Connecticut State University

$32,636 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Connecticut State University

$32,630 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Old Westbury

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


S
Shepherd University

$32,812 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Technology at Canton

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


M
Massachusetts Maritime Academy

$37,106 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


C
Concord University

$30,560 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


W
West Liberty University

$30,384 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


M
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

$38,070 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


C
Castleton State College

$27,268 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

$32,030 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Tri Campus

$23,428 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


N
University of New Hampshire at Manchester

$23,950 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University Institute of Technology

$31,252 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus

$23,428 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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Hampton University

$12,902 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


I
Iona College

$3,028 higher in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson & Wales University Providence

$1,204 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


M
Marymount University

$3,150 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


C
Curry College

$3,340 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$5,310 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


B
Barton College

$4,700 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Lynchburg

$4,600 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


M
College of Mount Saint Vincent

$400 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


F
Ferrum College

$1,700 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater College

$300 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


M
Mercy College

$18,582 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


W
William Peace University

$6,550 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


A
American International College

$1,450 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


N
Notre Dame College

$7,850 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


N
Nichols College

$1,950 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


A
Averett University

$1,460 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


R
Randolph Macon College

$5,830 higher in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


M
Mount Saint Mary College

$2,578 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


H
Hartwick College

$11,154 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$5,700 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


M
Manhattanville College

$560 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Bonaventure University

$1,480 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


F
Felician College

$5,240 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


M
Mary Baldwin College

$7,489 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$7,700 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


B
University of Bridgeport

$6,240 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


N
Nyack College

$12,100 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$2,144 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


B
Becker College

$2,800 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


C
Centenary University

$4,210 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


N
North Carolina Wesleyan College

$5,148 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
Muskingum University

$9,200 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


C
Cazenovia College

$3,074 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


H
Hiram College

$13,600 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia College New York

$4,600 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


H
Hilbert College

$11,700 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Nazarene College

$12,370 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


S
The College of Saint Rose

$3,996 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


M
Medaille College

$6,100 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


D
Dominican College of Blauvelt

$7,880 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


F
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus

$5,836 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Peter's University

$310 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


R
Randolph College

$11,830 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia Wesleyan College

$7,402 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin Pierce University

$45 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


K
Keuka College

$4,409 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


N
New England Institute of Technology

$7,000 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


L
Lake Erie College

$5,512 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

R
Reinhardt University

$13,100 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


G
Guilford College

$1,300 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


A
Adrian College

$779 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Schreiner University

$3,486 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$800 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


D
Dillard University

$20,820 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$15,310 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$5,750 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


P
Pfeiffer University

$7,160 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


Y
Young Harris College

$9,400 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


L
Limestone University

$13,900 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Johns University

$11,850 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson University

$21,716 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


A
Arizona Christian University

$9,250 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$3,464 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


N
Northwood University Michigan

$9,080 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Martin's University

$2,560 higher in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$6,200 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


C
Corban University

$4,401 lower in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntingdon College

$12,250 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


A
Avila University

$16,710 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


E
Emmanuel College

$16,636 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


R
Ripon College

$10,200 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


C
Coker College

$8,236 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$2,620 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


H
Hastings College

$6,500 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


S
Simpson University

$3,120 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$16,821 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


H
Hope International University

$4,600 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


C
Clarke University

$2,200 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


W
Williams Baptist College

$21,120 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


F
Friends University

$7,928 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Wesleyan University

$12,580 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


K
King College

$7,158 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


O
Oklahoma Baptist University

$9,770 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


K
Kuyper College

$13,730 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


M
Martin Methodist College

$30,100 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


C
Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary

$28,040 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Southwestern Adventist University

$15,700 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Methodist College of Nursing

$22,852 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Mountain Bible College

$29,950 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


V
VanderCook College of Music

$11,430 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate