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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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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HSI

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
61.2%
Enrollment
589
Net price
$32,265
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Private (nonprofit)

UPMC Jameson School of Nursing

New Castle, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
99.6%
Enrollment
326
Net price
$22,889
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Private (nonprofit)

UPMC Mercy School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
87.9%
Enrollment
308
Net price
$33,159
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Private (nonprofit)

UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
78.0%
Enrollment
715
Net price
$29,374
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Private (nonprofit)

UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
80.8%
Enrollment
97
Net price
$27,327
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
91.8%
Enrollment
1,502
Net price
$30,536
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Community CollegePrivate (nonprofit)

Valley Forge Military College

Wayne, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
94.5%
Enrollment
97
Net price
$6,398
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Private (for-profit)

Venus Beauty Academy

Aston, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
56
Net price
$16,491
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Vet Tech Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
77.5%
Enrollment
183
Net price
$16,531
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R2 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
27.0%
Enrollment
10,041
Net price
$43,756
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Private (for-profit)

Walnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
42.7%
Enrollment
175
Net price
$32,351
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
80.6%
Enrollment
1,309
Net price
$25,002
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Private (nonprofit)

Washington Health System School of Nursing

Washington, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
37
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
89.8%
Enrollment
1,231
Net price
$18,235
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Private (for-profit)

Welder Training and Testing Institute

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
55
Net price
$22,503
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Private (for-profit)

West Virginia Junior College - United Career Institute

Irwin, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
61
Net price
$19,285
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Private (nonprofit)

Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
164
Net price
$25,163
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Westminster College

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
92.6%
Enrollment
1,191
Net price
$19,859
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Private (nonprofit)

Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
1,183
Net price
Grad-only
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
70.9%
Enrollment
5,713
Net price
$25,759
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
90.6%
Enrollment
5,381
Net price
$27,743
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Community CollegePrivate (nonprofit)

Williamson College of the Trades

Media, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
21.9%
Enrollment
322
Net price
$1,545
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Wilson College

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
92.1%
Enrollment
1,907
Net price
$21,741
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Private (nonprofit)

Won Institute of Graduate Studies

Warminster, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
118
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

World A Cuts Barber Institute

York, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
20
Net price
$27,746
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Private (nonprofit)

Yeshivath Beth Moshe

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
34
Net price
$9,800
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
73.7%
Enrollment
3,825
Net price
$18,556
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

YTI Career Institute - Altoona

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
32
Net price
$20,822
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

YTI Career Institute - York

York, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
642
Net price
$14,637
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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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