Pennsylvania has a number of colleges and universities with different qualities that should be considered. From a safety standpoint, California University of Pennsylvania beats out Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a safety score of 95.8 out of 100 to 95.1 out of 100.
The average student loan varies from school to school with Drexel University having the highest average outstanding student loan amount of $14,618. However, students are able to save some money by searching online for cheap textbooks with our textbook search engine located in the sidebar.
When determining the best overall college or university in Pennsylvania, including multiple factors such as quality of education, safety, cost and student reviews – Swarthmore College scores highest with a 98.6 out of 100 score, followed by Haverford College (98.4) and Carnegie Mellon University (97.9). For more detailed information on particular schools select from the list below:
- Albright College
- Allegheny College
- Alvernia College
- Arcadia University
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Baptist Bible College and Seminary
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini College
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Carlow University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cedar Crest College
- Chatham College
- Chestnut Hill College
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- College Misericordia
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Delaware Valley College
- DeSales University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Eastern University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Elizabethtown College
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Gannon University
- Geneva College
- Gettysburg College
- Gratz College
- Grove City College
- Gwynedd-Mercy College
- Haverford College
- Holy Family University
- Immaculata University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Jefferson College of Health Professions
- Juniata College
- Keystone College
- King’s College
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Lafayette College
- Lancaster Bible College
- La Roche College
- La Salle University
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh University
- Lincoln University
- Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
- Lycoming College
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Marywood University
- Mercyhurst College
- Messiah College
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Moore College of Art and Design
- Moravian College
- Mount Aloysius College
- Muhlenberg College
- Neumann College
- Peirce College
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Pennsylvania State-Erie, The Behrend College
- Pennsylvania State University-Abington
- Pennsylvania State University-University Park
- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
- Philadelphia Biblical University
- Philadelphia University
- Point Park University
- Robert Morris University
- Rosemont College
- Seton Hill University
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
- St. Francis University
- St. Joseph’s University
- St. Vincent College
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University
- Thiel College
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
- University of Scranton
- University of the Arts
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- Ursinus College
- Valley Forge Christian College
- Villanova University
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Waynesburg College
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Widener University
- Wilkes University
- Wilson College
- York College of Pennsylvania
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