Largest colleges in Pennsylvania

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 biggest colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 1,632 at Misericordia University to 41,862 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. 13 are public and 37 are private.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	Public	41,862	54%	$32,598
2	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	Public	21,249	83%	$29,219
3	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Public	20,189	50%	$30,074
4	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	Public	14,067	79%	$22,673
5	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	Private	13,509	78%	$38,428
6	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Private	10,768	6%	$31,229
7	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	Public	9,309	95%	$18,877
8	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	Public	8,134	94%	$19,352
9	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	7,187	11%	$31,671
10	Villanova University Villanova, PA	Private	7,005	25%	$44,876
11	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	Public	6,893	91%	$17,216
12	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	Public	6,728	75%	$19,524
13	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	Public	6,348	95%	$21,205
14	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	Private	5,803	29%	$33,549
15	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	Public	5,610	89%	$20,231
16	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	5,216	79%	$34,978
17	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	Private	4,742	86%	$35,487
18	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	Public	4,611	93%	$15,089
19	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	Public	4,179	86%	$23,553
20	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	Private	3,818	32%	$40,429
21	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Private	3,708	86%	$28,163
22	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	Private	3,589	84%	$30,528
23	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	Private	3,187	94%	$19,685
24	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	Private	2,866	91%	$25,747
25	Widener University Chester, PA	Private	2,765	84%	$30,470
26	Lafayette College Easton, PA	Private	2,746	31%	$32,496
27	Gannon University Erie, PA	Private	2,467	77%	$23,206
28	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	2,320	98%	$24,791
29	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	Private	2,318	78%	$27,686
30	Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	Private	2,298	74%	$12,251
31	Grove City College Grove City, PA	Private	2,221	73%	—
32	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	Private	2,217	83%	$27,263
33	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	Private	2,209	48%	$30,086
34	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	Private	2,157	43%	$32,191
35	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	Private	2,120	79%	$26,539
36	DeSales University Center Valley, PA	Private	2,113	79%	$30,465
37	Alvernia University Reading, PA	Private	2,042	62%	$28,329
38	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	Private	1,978	94%	$25,885
39	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	Private	1,970	54%	$29,843
40	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	Private	1,966	86%	$21,409
41	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	Private	1,904	32%	$39,061
42	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	1,893	91%	$27,700
43	Marywood University Scranton, PA	Private	1,821	84%	$22,222
44	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	Private	1,815	77%	$26,198
45	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	Private	1,799	79%	$25,866
46	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	Private	1,777	64%	$30,314
47	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	Public	1,712	78%	$12,912
48	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	Private	1,670	75%	$28,132
49	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	Private	1,644	92%	$27,243
50	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	Private	1,632	85%	$24,829

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