Best Pennsylvania Colleges
Pennsylvania has 78 ranked four-year colleges, part of our national best colleges ranking. Rankings weigh admission scores, graduation rates, and selectivity using statistical data, not editorial picks.
Leading our 2027 rankings is University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, topping our list in Pennsylvania. The top rated public university is University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus. Also highly ranked: Swarthmore College, Haverford College and Carnegie Mellon University.
Compare tuition, acceptance rates, and enrollment across the colleges below. See how rankings are calculated on our methodology page. Sort by tuition, acceptance rate, or enrollment to find the school that fits you.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- East Stroudsburg, PA
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- Apr 1 application deadline
East Stroudsburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, athletic training, and exercise science. The campus sits in the Pocono Mountains near the Delaware Water Gap.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,610
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $27,422
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Indiana, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 970-1180
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,626
Mount Aloysius College
- Private 4 Year
- Cresson, PA
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Mount Aloysius is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in the mountain town of Cresson in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 918-1168
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $22,216
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies. The Chambersburg campus includes on-site stables and riding facilities.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $21,748
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln University, PA
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- May 1 application deadline
Lincoln University is a public HBCU known for undergraduate programs in education, business, and the sciences. The rural campus is set in Chester County in southern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 820-960
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,473