Cheapest colleges in Pennsylvania

50 colleges ranked by net price after aid

The 50 most affordable four-year colleges in Pennsylvania have an average net price of $20,992 per year — the typical amount families actually pay after grants and scholarships. Costs run from $9,837 at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania up to $26,198 at Elizabethtown College. 11 are public institutions and 39 are private.

#	College	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Median earnings (10yr)
1	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA	Public	$9,837	—	$37,837
2	Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	Private	$12,251	74%	$62,235
3	Peirce College Philadelphia, PA	Private	$12,905	—	$50,660
4	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	Public	$12,912	78%	$43,167
5	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA	Private	$13,766	82%	$52,374
6	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	Public	$15,089	93%	$56,148
7	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	Public	$17,216	91%	$51,019
8	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	Private	$18,686	7%	$80,257
9	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	Public	$18,877	95%	$52,416
10	Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	Private	$19,173	77%	$62,101
11	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	Private	$19,258	68%	$56,210
12	Central Penn College Summerdale, PA	Private	$19,279	26%	$45,370
13	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	Public	$19,352	94%	$47,295
14	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	Public	$19,524	75%	$53,032
15	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA	Private	$19,600	74%	$40,457
16	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	Private	$19,685	94%	$61,012
17	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	Public	$20,231	89%	$55,246
18	Rosemont College Rosemont, PA	Private	$20,356	75%	$48,555
19	Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA	Private	$20,748	90%	$46,165
20	Westminster College New Wilmington, PA	Private	$20,800	86%	$53,861
21	Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	$20,822	87%	$51,051
22	Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA	Private	$21,043	—	$50,004
23	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	Public	$21,205	95%	$53,775
24	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	Private	$21,241	90%	$43,326
25	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	Private	$21,409	86%	$67,416
26	Keystone College La Plume, PA	Private	$21,461	80%	$44,976
27	Albright College Reading, PA	Private	$21,664	86%	$58,700
28	Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA	Private	$21,873	90%	$38,818
29	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	Private	$21,900	59%	$62,069
30	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	$21,972	78%	$52,341
31	Marywood University Scranton, PA	Private	$22,222	84%	$55,817
32	Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA	Private	$22,558	76%	$51,748
33	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	Public	$22,673	79%	$61,258
34	Thiel College Greenville, PA	Private	$22,746	71%	$49,714
35	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	Private	$22,909	99%	$59,460
36	Gannon University Erie, PA	Private	$23,206	77%	$58,845
37	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	$23,281	93%	$59,498
38	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	Private	$23,331	59%	$59,982
39	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	Public	$23,553	86%	$56,351
40	Cabrini University Radnor, PA	Private	$24,051	69%	$59,038
41	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	$24,791	98%	$45,856
42	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	Private	$24,829	85%	$64,313
43	Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA	Private	$25,157	92%	$58,537
44	Haverford College Haverford, PA	Private	$25,210	13%	$79,966
45	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	Private	$25,544	82%	$67,918
46	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	$25,717	70%	$52,410
47	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	Private	$25,747	91%	$62,105
48	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	Private	$25,866	79%	$58,336
49	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	Private	$25,885	94%	$51,655
50	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	Private	$26,198	77%	$62,399

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