Pennsylvania Public Colleges

There are 53 public colleges and universities in Pennsylvania enrolling 306,243 students. Explore the list below to find the public college match for you. Public college tend to be larger in size and more affordable than private schools when attended by students with Pennsylvania state residency.  Pennsylvania is home to popular public schools like Penn State Main Campus and University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus.

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Bucks County Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Newtown, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Bucks County Community College is a public community college known for associate degrees and transfer programs. The suburban main campus is located in Newtown in Bucks County.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $5,176
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Harrisburg Area Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

HACC is a community college known for associate degree programs in nursing, allied health, and business. Most students commute to the Harrisburg campus and other locations across central Pennsylvania.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $12,059
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Indiana, PA
  • | 0 reviews

IUP is a public university known for undergraduate criminology, education, and safety sciences. Students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Indiana in western Pennsylvania.

#18 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $17,626
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Media, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.

#16 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1310
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 98%
  • Net Price $22,710
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Erie, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Penn State Behrend is a public college campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering, plastics engineering, and business. The wooded campus sits on a former estate outside downtown Erie.

#3 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1310
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $23,764
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Penn State Lehigh Valley Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Center Valley, PA
  • 2.0 | 1 reviews

Penn State Lehigh Valley is a small public commonwealth campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is set in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1320
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $19,066
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Johnstown, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Pitt-Johnstown is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The residential campus sits on a wooded hillside in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.

#6 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 985-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Acceptance Rate 95%
  • Net Price $18,452
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bradford, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Pitt-Bradford is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate nursing, biology, and business. The rural campus lies near the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.

#5 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.28
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $15,830
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Reading, PA
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews

Penn State Berks is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, engineering, and information sciences. The suburban campus is located just outside Reading.

#12 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1275
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $23,721
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Penn State Scranton Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Dunmore, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Penn State Scranton is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing, business, and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is located in Dunmore near Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1270
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $17,536
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Penn State Schuylkill Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Schuylkill Haven, PA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews

Penn State Schuylkill is a small public Penn State campus known for undergraduate nursing, business, and biology. The campus is set in the small town of Schuylkill Haven in eastern Pennsylvania.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1230
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $19,039
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Lancaster, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jun 30 application deadline

Thaddeus Stevens is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in construction technology, machining, and automotive technology. The residential campus is in Lancaster.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1215
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $6,960
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Lehigh Carbon Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Schnecksville, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 7 application deadline

Lehigh Carbon is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The main campus sits in suburban Schnecksville in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $8,645
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Reading Area Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Reading, PA
  • | 0 reviews

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
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Northampton County Area Community College Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Sep 4 application deadline

Northampton Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied-health programs. The main campus is in Bethlehem in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,682
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University of Pittsburgh Titusville Campus
 

  • Public 2 Year
  • Titusville, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Pitt-Titusville is a small regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh focused on undergraduate nursing. The compact campus is located in the rural town of Titusville in northwestern Pennsylvania.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1170
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 35%
  • Net Price $12,314
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Penn State York Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • York, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Penn State York is a regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The suburban campus in York offers a smaller setting with pathways to complete degrees at University Park.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1245
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $18,887
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Penn State Hazleton Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Hazleton, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Penn State Hazleton is a public regional campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The small campus is located in Hazleton in northeastern Pennsylvania.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1290
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 96%
  • Net Price $17,512
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