The Best Pennsylvania Small Colleges

Haverford College

#1 Best Value in Pennsylvania

• 1,421enrollment
• $23,476net price
• 14%acceptance rate
• 1430-1540SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Swarthmore College

#3 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,625enrollment
• $20,715net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1440-1560SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 4

Franklin and Marshall College

#6 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,990enrollment
• $31,135net price
• 36%acceptance rate
• 1310-1440SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Lafayette College

#7 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,729enrollment
• $37,186net price
• 34%acceptance rate
• 1330-1480SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Gettysburg College

#10 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,854enrollment
• $33,882net price
• 56%acceptance rate
• 1350-1440SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Bryn Mawr College

#11 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,742enrollment
• $39,072net price
• 31%acceptance rate
• 1280-1495SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.85Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Muhlenberg College

#12 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,959enrollment
• $32,926net price
• 66%acceptance rate
• 1200-1400SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.44Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Allegheny College

#15 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,353enrollment
• $26,719net price
• 70%acceptance rate
• 1114-1372SAT range
• 23-30ACT range
• 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

Ursinus College

#17 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,527enrollment
• $33,546net price
• 82%acceptance rate
• 1180-1380SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due May 1

Lebanon Valley College

#19 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,080enrollment
• $26,743net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1120-1280SAT range
• 23-31ACT range
• 3.79Avg GPA

Moravian University

#20 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,533enrollment
• $31,168net price
• 67%acceptance rate
• 1060-1253SAT range
• 21-26ACT range
• 3.55Avg GPA

DeSales University

#21 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,991enrollment
• $29,104net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1100-1280SAT range
• 23-29ACT range
• 3.39Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 1

Washington & Jefferson College

#22 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,151enrollment
• $25,636net price
• 88%acceptance rate
• 1010-1250SAT range
• 19-28ACT range
• 3.54Avg GPA

Elizabethtown College

#23 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,021enrollment
• $26,723net price
• 81%acceptance rate
• 1070-1280SAT range
• 25-30ACT range
• 3.66Avg GPA

Juniata College

#24 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,212enrollment
• $29,926net price
• 76%acceptance rate
• 1120-1340SAT range
• 26-30ACT range
• 3.81Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 15

Chatham University

#25 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,387enrollment
• $28,322net price
• 66%acceptance rate
• 1060-1270SAT range
• 21-29ACT range
• 3.86Avg GPA

Gwynedd Mercy College

#26 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,091enrollment
• $28,122net price
• 58%acceptance rate
• 1015-1235SAT range
• -ACT range
• 3.34Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 20

Susquehanna University

#27 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 2,231enrollment
• $28,605net price
• 77%acceptance rate
• 1088-1280SAT range
• 23-30ACT range
• 3.67Avg GPA