Top Rated Pennsylvania Private Colleges

University of Pennsylvania

#16 Best Colleges in America

• 26,552enrollment
• $24,167net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Haverford College

#2 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,307enrollment
• $25,215net price
• 18%acceptance rate
• 1360-1520SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Swarthmore College

#19 Best Value Colleges in America

• 1,437enrollment
• $20,360net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1395-1540SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Carnegie Mellon University

#4 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 13,519enrollment
• $36,983net price
• 17%acceptance rate
• 1460-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.85Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Lehigh University

#5 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 7,067enrollment
• $29,098net price
• 50%acceptance rate
• 1260-1433SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.81Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Lafayette College

#6 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,514enrollment
• $28,735net price
• 36%acceptance rate
• 1250-1440SAT range
• 28-33ACT range
• 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Bucknell University

#7 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 3,726enrollment
• $39,359net price
• 38%acceptance rate
• 1250-1430SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.61Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Villanova University

#8 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 11,032enrollment
• $38,303net price
• 31%acceptance rate
• 1320-1460SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• 4.23Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Jan 7

Muhlenberg College

#9 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,067enrollment
• $35,152net price
• 62%acceptance rate
• 1170-1350SAT range
• 26-31ACT range
• 3.41Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

Drexel University

#10 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 23,589enrollment
• $39,463net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1180-1380SAT range
• 25-31ACT range
• 3.77Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Saint Joseph's University

#11 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 6,779enrollment
• $35,780net price
• 80%acceptance rate
• 1100-1290SAT range
• 23-29ACT range
• 3.6Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 1

University of the Sciences

#12 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,375enrollment
• $31,497net price
• 71%acceptance rate
• 1110-1320SAT range
• 22-29ACT range
• 3.7Avg GPA

Applications Due Apr 15

Allegheny College

#13 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,667enrollment
• $26,376net price
• 73%acceptance rate
• 1140-1350SAT range
• 24-30ACT range
• 3.5Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

Ursinus College

#14 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,493enrollment
• $31,400net price
• 80%acceptance rate
• 1150-1330SAT range
• 25-30ACT range
• 3.25Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

University of Scranton

#15 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 4,957enrollment
• $36,093net price
• 79%acceptance rate
• 1100-1280SAT range
• 23-28ACT range
• 3.6Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Mar 15

Duquesne University

#16 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 8,830enrollment
• $32,408net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1120-1270SAT range
• 23-28ACT range
• 3.76Avg GPA

Elizabethtown College

#17 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,881enrollment
• $25,767net price
• 86%acceptance rate
• 1080-1280SAT range
• 20-26ACT range
• 3.5Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due May 1

Lebanon Valley College

#18 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,959enrollment
• $27,963net price
• 78%acceptance rate
• 1070-1260SAT range
• 20-27ACT range
• 3.75Avg GPA