Colleges with the lowest net price in Pennsylvania
Average net price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price. The gap between the two is often most of the cost.
15 colleges
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$23,149 net1490–1560 SAToptional
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA$25,314 net1460–1550 SAToptional
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$28,699 net1510–1570 SAT
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA$30,434 net1280–1460 SAToptional
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA$31,490 net1270–1460 SATOptional
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$31,759 net1280–1510 SAToptional
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$31,944 net1500–1570 SATRequired
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$32,875 net1240–1420 SAToptional
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA$34,433 net1350–1500 SAToptional
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA$36,425 net1310–1463 SAToptional
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$36,931 net1370–1500 SAToptional
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$37,607 net1310–1460 SAToptional
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$38,509 net1240–1440 SATRequired
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$40,766 net1310–1470 SAToptional
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$43,756 net1395–1510 SAToptional
Acceptance rate and cost from U.S. Department of Education reporting; admitted SAT, ACT and GPA from each college’s Common Data Set where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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