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Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is home to 307 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 656,594 students in total.

Of these, 86 are public and 221 private. The largest by enrollment include PSUC, UPC, and Temple. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 66% and the median average net price is $20,010.

Institutions
307
indexed
Combined enrollment
656,594
students
Median grad rate
66%
reporting
Median net price
$20,010
reporting
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How the 307 institutions in Pennsylvania break down

Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.

By control
Public
86
28% of all
State and locally governed
Private
221
72% of all
126 nonprofit · 95 for-profit
By level
4-year
145
47% of all
Bachelor's and above
2-year
73
24% of all
Associate degrees
Less-than-2-year
86
28% of all
Certificate programs

3 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.

221 institutionsPrivate · of 307

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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
77.9%
Enrollment
2,283
Net price
$26,598
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Lehigh Valley

Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
99
Net price
$17,293
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Center City Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
279
Net price
$17,520
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Cheltenham

Wyncote, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
152
Net price
$18,171
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Hanover

Hanover, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
55
Net price
$16,843
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
152
Net price
$17,329
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
85
Net price
$17,135
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Lebanon

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
49
Net price
$19,710
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Monroeville

Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
84
Net price
$16,162
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - NE Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
110
Net price
$18,100
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - North Hills

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
83
Net price
$18,083
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Pottsville

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
74
Net price
$17,576
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Reading

Reading, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
90
Net price
$18,160
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Shamokin Dam

Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
69
Net price
$17,847
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Springfield

Springfield, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
188
Net price
$17,290
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - West Mifflin

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
82
Net price
$17,759
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Wyoming Valley

Moosic, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
176
Net price
$17,372
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - York

York, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
90
Net price
$18,021
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Erie Institute of Technology Inc

Erie, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
221
Net price
$30,164
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Private (for-profit)

European Medical School of Massage

Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
37
Net price
$14,198
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Private (for-profit)

Falcon Institute of Health and Science

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
137
Net price
$28,869
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis Institute - Forty Fort

Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
15
Net price
$23,291
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis Institute - Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
372
Net price
$20,186
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Private (for-profit)

Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
45
Net price
$25,855
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
28.2%
Enrollment
1,808
Net price
$36,425
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
74.2%
Enrollment
4,189
Net price
$22,553
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Private (nonprofit)

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
665
Net price
$23,384
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
79.0%
Enrollment
1,366
Net price
$25,890
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
38.9%
Enrollment
2,812
Net price
$31,490
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Gratz College

Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
449
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Great Lakes Institute of Technology

Erie, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
75.9%
Enrollment
335
Net price
$17,540
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Grove City College

Grove City, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
72.3%
Enrollment
2,383
Net price
No federal aid
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
89.6%
Enrollment
2,017
Net price
$27,483
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Community CollegePrivate (nonprofit)

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
93.8%
Enrollment
908
Net price
$24,776
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
87.4%
Enrollment
3,650
Net price
$15,376
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Haverford College

Haverford, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
12.4%
Enrollment
1,431
Net price
$25,314
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Private (nonprofit)

Health and Technology Training Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
73.3%
Enrollment
20
Net price
$37,010
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Private (nonprofit)

Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing

McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
82.0%
Enrollment
71
Net price
$23,656
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
71.0%
Enrollment
3,225
Net price
$13,143
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
85.8%
Enrollment
2,512
Net price
$24,258
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Institute of Medical Careers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
845
Net price
$21,392
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Private (nonprofit)

International Institute for Restorative Practices

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
110
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Jean Madeline Aveda Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
244
Net price
$19,986
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
15
Net price
$19,404
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Community CollegePrivate (nonprofit)

Johnson College

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
97.9%
Enrollment
678
Net price
$19,954
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Private (nonprofit)

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
100
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
78.9%
Enrollment
1,321
Net price
$23,988
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
84.8%
Enrollment
952
Net price
$22,051
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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges and universities are in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 307 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 656,594 students.
What are the largest universities in Pennsylvania?
By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Pennsylvania are PSUC, UPC, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel.
What is the average graduation rate and net price in Pennsylvania?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 66%, and the median average net price is $20,010. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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