Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Pennsylvania

Most Affordable Colleges in the state of Pennsylvania for 2026

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Which colleges are most affordable for Pennsylvania residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Pennsylvania residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Pennsylvania.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.

“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
Pennsylvania
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 Carnegie Mellon University 6800 90200 0.9249 7,377 1528 0.1166
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$90,200

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

7,377

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

11.7 %

2 Swarthmore College 8500 92800 0.9081 1,623 1520 0.0746
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA

Sticker Price

$92,800

% Savings

91%

Undergraduates

1,623

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

7.5 %

3 Haverford College 10100 96600 0.8949 1,431 1499 0.1237
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Haverford College
Haverford, PA

Sticker Price

$96,600

% Savings

89%

Undergraduates

1,431

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

12.4 %

4 Bryn Mawr College 10900 87300 0.8749 1,360 1383 0.2943
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA

Sticker Price

$87,300

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

1,360

Est. Median SAT

1,383

Acceptance Rate

29.4 %

5 University of Pennsylvania 11100 92700 0.8803 11,478 1536 0.054
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$92,700

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

11,478

Est. Median SAT

1,536

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

6 Lafayette College 12900 84800 0.848 2,775 1427 0.3145
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Sticker Price

$84,800

% Savings

85%

Undergraduates

2,775

Est. Median SAT

1,427

Acceptance Rate

31.5 %

7 Grove City College 14200 39700 0.6421 2,341 1266 0.7232
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Grove City College
Grove City, PA

Sticker Price

$39,700

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

2,341

Est. Median SAT

1,266

Acceptance Rate

72.3 %

8 Lincoln University 15100 31200 0.5158 1,545 890 0.6572
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA

Sticker Price

$31,200

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

890

Acceptance Rate

65.7 %

9 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny 15500 40700 0.6186 352 1180 0.9647
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PA

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

352

Est. Median SAT

1,180

Acceptance Rate

96.5 %

10 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 15700 27100 0.4213 617 0 0
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA

Sticker Price

$27,100

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

617

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

11 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 15800 27600 0.4277 7,353 1085 0.9077
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Sticker Price

$27,600

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

7,353

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

90.8 %

12 Lehigh University 15900 88600 0.8206 5,911 1436 0.2593
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Sticker Price

$88,600

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

5,911

Est. Median SAT

1,436

Acceptance Rate

25.9 %

13 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 16100 26900 0.4031 9,847 1090 0.9309
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$26,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

9,847

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

93.1 %

14 Franklin and Marshall College 17000 89400 0.8093 1,808 1396 0.2819
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$89,400

% Savings

81%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

14 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto 17000 40700 0.5812 581 1132 0.9821
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

581

Est. Median SAT

1,132

Acceptance Rate

98.2 %

16 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 17100 17100 0.0005 14,449 1195 0.784
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Sticker Price

$17,100

% Savings

0%

Undergraduates

14,449

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

78.4 %

17 Waynesburg University 17600 45000 0.61 1,030 1093 0.8982
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA

Sticker Price

$45,000

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,030

Est. Median SAT

1,093

Acceptance Rate

89.8 %

18 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 18200 25400 0.2803 6,835 1090 0.7147
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA

Sticker Price

$25,400

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

6,835

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

18 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown 18200 35400 0.4852 1,813 1109 0.9484
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA

Sticker Price

$35,400

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

1,813

Est. Median SAT

1,109

Acceptance Rate

94.8 %

20 Muhlenberg College 18300 74000 0.7527 1,737 1353 0.7199
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA

Sticker Price

$74,000

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

1,737

Est. Median SAT

1,353

Acceptance Rate

72.0 %

21 Rosemont College 18500 38100 0.5135 486 1085 0.7634
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rosemont College
Rosemont, PA

Sticker Price

$38,100

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

486

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

76.3 %

22 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford 18800 33400 0.437 1,009 1115 0.8854
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, PA

Sticker Price

$33,400

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,009

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

88.5 %

23 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver 19000 38800 0.5102 482 1195 0.9565
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Monaca, PA

Sticker Price

$38,800

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

482

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

95.7 %

24 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 19400 26700 0.2746 4,891 1095 0.9205
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$26,700

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

4,891

Est. Median SAT

1,095

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

25 Pennsylvania Western University 19600 29100 0.3269 7,586 1045 0.9433
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA

Sticker Price

$29,100

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

7,586

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

94.3 %

26 Westminster College 20100 56900 0.6474 1,137 1149 0.9256
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA

Sticker Price

$56,900

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

1,137

Est. Median SAT

1,149

Acceptance Rate

92.6 %

27 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg 20200 31400 0.3564 1,321 1155 0.9521
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$31,400

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,321

Est. Median SAT

1,155

Acceptance Rate

95.2 %

27 Villanova University 20200 87900 0.7702 7,004 1457 0.2698
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Sticker Price

$87,900

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

7,004

Est. Median SAT

1,457

Acceptance Rate

27.0 %

29 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill 20500 32900 0.3779 624 1125 0.9664
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

624

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

30 Saint Vincent College 20900 64600 0.6765 1,284 1135 0.6173
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA

Sticker Price

$64,600

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

1,284

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

61.7 %

31 Albright College 21400 48400 0.5584 1,230 1050 0.7633
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albright College
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$48,400

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

1,230

Est. Median SAT

1,050

Acceptance Rate

76.3 %

31 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 21400 24900 0.1414 5,823 1115 0.8619
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

5,823

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

33 Seton Hill University 21500 65100 0.6696 1,501 1134 0.7953
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

1,501

Est. Median SAT

1,134

Acceptance Rate

79.5 %

34 Gannon University 21600 53000 0.5931 2,768 1133 0.7416
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gannon University
Erie, PA

Sticker Price

$53,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,768

Est. Median SAT

1,133

Acceptance Rate

74.2 %

35 Bucknell University 21700 88600 0.7547 3,920 1396 0.2893
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Sticker Price

$88,600

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

3,920

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.9 %

36 Holy Family University 22100 55000 0.5983 2,643 1030 0.7104
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$55,000

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,643

Est. Median SAT

1,030

Acceptance Rate

71.0 %

36 La Roche University 22100 72700 0.6963 1,828 1059 0.7576
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$72,700

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

1,828

Est. Median SAT

1,059

Acceptance Rate

75.8 %

38 Lycoming College 22200 65800 0.6632 1,012 1189 0.7407
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA

Sticker Price

$65,800

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

1,012

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

74.1 %

39 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 22400 34100 0.3445 4,371 1084 0.865
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$34,100

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

4,371

Est. Median SAT

1,084

Acceptance Rate

86.5 %

40 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 22500 89800 0.7493 414 0 0.9924
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$89,800

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

414

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

99.2 %

41 Carlow University 22800 57800 0.6056 1,355 1065 0.8695
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$57,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,355

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

87.0 %

41 Juniata College 22800 70100 0.6753 1,242 1229 0.7891
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA

Sticker Price

$70,100

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

1,242

Est. Median SAT

1,229

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

43 York College of Pennsylvania 22900 44900 0.4907 3,369 1153 0.7374
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

Sticker Price

$44,900

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

3,369

Est. Median SAT

1,153

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

44 Robert Morris University 23200 58000 0.5997 4,325 1145 0.8989
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

Sticker Price

$58,000

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

4,325

Est. Median SAT

1,145

Acceptance Rate

89.9 %

44 Washington & Jefferson College 23200 43400 0.4652 1,306 1138 0.8064
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA

Sticker Price

$43,400

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,306

Est. Median SAT

1,138

Acceptance Rate

80.6 %

46 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington 23300 36400 0.3595 2,884 1175 0.9677
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA

Sticker Price

$36,400

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

2,884

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

47 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 23400 41500 0.4349 502 1189 0.9641
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA

Sticker Price

$41,500

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

502

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

96.4 %

48 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 23600 32100 0.2651 6,306 1214 0.9075
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA

Sticker Price

$32,100

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

6,306

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

90.8 %

49 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 24000 50400 0.5237 245 1178 0.8294
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA

Sticker Price

$50,400

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

245

Est. Median SAT

1,178

Acceptance Rate

82.9 %

50 Lackawanna College 24100 35600 0.3216 2,211 0 0
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$35,600

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

2,211

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

51 Pennsylvania College of Technology 24300 34700 0.2987 4,526 0 0
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

Sticker Price

$34,700

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

4,526

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

52 Mount Aloysius College 24400 48400 0.4957 2,942 1045 0.8205
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA

Sticker Price

$48,400

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

2,942

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

82.1 %

53 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 24900 40600 0.3868 25,900 1375 0.5808
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$40,600

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

25,900

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

53 Wilson College 24900 44400 0.4404 1,379 1055 0.9211
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA

Sticker Price

$44,400

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,379

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

55 Mercyhurst University 25000 65600 0.6189 2,274 1090 0.8102
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA

Sticker Price

$65,600

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

2,274

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

81.0 %

55 Neumann University 25000 45000 0.4449 1,658 1005 0.8128
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Neumann University
Aston, PA

Sticker Price

$45,000

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,658

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

81.3 %

57 Geneva College 25100 50300 0.5006 1,260 1143 0.7905
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA

Sticker Price

$50,300

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

1,260

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

79.1 %

58 Susquehanna University 25200 76800 0.6723 2,246 1204 0.8143
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA

Sticker Price

$76,800

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

2,246

Est. Median SAT

1,204

Acceptance Rate

81.4 %

59 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 25400 38300 0.3361 2,371 1189 0.9806
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA

Sticker Price

$38,300

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

2,371

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

98.1 %

60 La Salle University 25700 58100 0.5576 2,080 1159 0.9659
#60

#60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$58,100

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

2,080

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

61 King's College 25900 60200 0.569 1,568 1170 0.9311
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Sticker Price

$60,200

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

1,568

Est. Median SAT

1,170

Acceptance Rate

93.1 %

61 Temple University 25900 36100 0.2828 21,457 1135 0.8041
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$36,100

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

21,457

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

80.4 %

63 Point Park University 26000 56200 0.5376 2,337 1140 0.9691
#63

#63 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

2,337

Est. Median SAT

1,140

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

64 Messiah University 26100 50400 0.4812 2,618 1241 0.7897
#64

#64 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$50,400

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

2,618

Est. Median SAT

1,241

Acceptance Rate

79.0 %

64 Saint Francis University 26100 61600 0.5761 2,567 1150 0.7682
#64

#64 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$61,600

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

2,567

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

66 Marywood University 26200 67800 0.613 1,833 1160 0.6058
#66

#66 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Marywood University
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$67,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,833

Est. Median SAT

1,160

Acceptance Rate

60.6 %

67 Keystone College 27000 35100 0.2321 894 1020 0.848
#67

#67 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Keystone College
La Plume, PA

Sticker Price

$35,100

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

894

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

68 Immaculata University 27100 46000 0.4093 1,652 1245 0.8576
#68

#68 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Sticker Price

$46,000

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

1,652

Est. Median SAT

1,245

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

69 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine 27900 37500 0.2564 1,236 1193 0.9811
#69

#69 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

1,236

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

98.1 %

70 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 28000 41600 0.3261 42,604 1336 0.6056
#70

#70 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA

Sticker Price

$41,600

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

42,604

Est. Median SAT

1,336

Acceptance Rate

60.6 %

71 Chestnut Hill College 28100 58500 0.5199 868 995 0.7446
#71

#71 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$58,500

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

868

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

74.5 %

72 Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School 28400 47900 0.4073 1,793 1174 0.5589
#72

#72 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$47,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

1,793

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

55.9 %

73 Chatham University 28900 60900 0.5253 1,550 1197 0.6196
#73

#73 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$60,900

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

1,550

Est. Median SAT

1,197

Acceptance Rate

62.0 %

73 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College 28900 41400 0.3022 3,244 1224 0.9683
#73

#73 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PA

Sticker Price

$41,400

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

3,244

Est. Median SAT

1,224

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

75 Eastern University 29100 59200 0.5087 2,500 1105 0.9077
#75

#75 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA

Sticker Price

$59,200

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

2,500

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

90.8 %

75 Elizabethtown College 29100 54600 0.4673 1,903 1214 0.7787
#75

#75 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$54,600

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

77 Gettysburg College 29300 86500 0.6606 2,104 1369 0.389
#77

#77 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA

Sticker Price

$86,500

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

2,104

Est. Median SAT

1,369

Acceptance Rate

38.9 %

78 Cairn University-Langhorne 29400 57800 0.4911 856 1080 0.8817
#78

#78 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA

Sticker Price

$57,800

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

856

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

88.2 %

79 Misericordia University 29600 65100 0.5453 1,720 1145 0.7093
#79

#79 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Misericordia University
Dallas, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,720

Est. Median SAT

1,145

Acceptance Rate

70.9 %

80 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 30100 36700 0.1804 1,880 1185 0.9867
#80

#80 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

1,880

Est. Median SAT

1,185

Acceptance Rate

98.7 %

81 Lebanon Valley College 30500 71500 0.574 1,720 1225 0.8377
#81

#81 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Sticker Price

$71,500

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

1,720

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

83.8 %

82 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia 30900 77600 0.6016 5,044 1274 0.8883
#82

#82 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$77,600

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

5,044

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

88.8 %

83 Cedar Crest College 31300 65100 0.5194 870 1115 0.8407
#83

#83 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

870

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

84.1 %

83 Delaware Valley University 31300 66900 0.5323 1,768 1208 0.9321
#83

#83 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA

Sticker Price

$66,900

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

1,768

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

93.2 %

85 Manor College 31400 39000 0.1947 567 836 0.9486
#85

#85 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Manor College
Jenkintown, PA

Sticker Price

$39,000

% Savings

19%

Undergraduates

567

Est. Median SAT

836

Acceptance Rate

94.9 %

86 University of Valley Forge 31500 49800 0.3673 517 970 0.612
#86

#86 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA

Sticker Price

$49,800

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

517

Est. Median SAT

970

Acceptance Rate

61.2 %

87 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 32300 37700 0.1441 4,047 1219 0.976
#87

#87 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA

Sticker Price

$37,700

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

4,047

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

97.6 %

88 University of Scranton 32500 78700 0.5868 3,613 1250 0.8123
#88

#88 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$78,700

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,613

Est. Median SAT

1,250

Acceptance Rate

81.2 %

89 Allegheny College 33300 72400 0.5394 1,171 1279 0.5457
#89

#89 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Allegheny College
Meadville, PA

Sticker Price

$72,400

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

1,171

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

54.6 %

89 Ursinus College 33300 83700 0.6026 1,502 1303 0.9177
#89

#89 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA

Sticker Price

$83,700

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

1,502

Est. Median SAT

1,303

Acceptance Rate

91.8 %

91 Wilkes University 33600 61900 0.4572 2,076 1144 0.9064
#91

#91 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

2,076

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

92 Arcadia University 33900 71600 0.5255 2,030 1170 0.8022
#92

#92 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arcadia University
Glenside, PA

Sticker Price

$71,600

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

2,030

Est. Median SAT

1,170

Acceptance Rate

80.2 %

93 DeSales University 34300 66900 0.4876 2,166 1185 0.7709
#93

#93 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA

Sticker Price

$66,900

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

2,166

Est. Median SAT

1,185

Acceptance Rate

77.1 %

94 Gwynedd Mercy University 34900 65100 0.4641 1,301 1110 0.8963
#94

#94 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

1,301

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

89.6 %

95 Thomas Jefferson University 35000 63300 0.4474 3,772 1255 0.8097
#95

#95 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$63,300

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

3,772

Est. Median SAT

1,255

Acceptance Rate

81.0 %

96 Duquesne University 37900 70500 0.4629 5,371 1274 0.8356
#96

#96 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$70,500

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

5,371

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

97 Drexel University 39100 83200 0.53 13,309 1339 0.7944
#97

#97 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$83,200

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

13,309

Est. Median SAT

1,339

Acceptance Rate

79.4 %

98 Alvernia University 39800 68500 0.4194 2,192 1195 0.5806
#98

#98 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Alvernia University
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$68,500

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

2,192

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

99 Moravian University 40100 79400 0.4947 1,992 1184 0.5417
#99

#99 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA

Sticker Price

$79,400

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

1,992

Est. Median SAT

1,184

Acceptance Rate

54.2 %

100 Dickinson College 41000 89600 0.5427 2,311 1393 0.4209
#100

#100 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Sticker Price

$89,600

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

2,311

Est. Median SAT

1,393

Acceptance Rate

42.1 %

101 Widener University 46000 78400 0.4132 2,975 1184 0.7093
#101

#101 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Widener University
Chester, PA

Sticker Price

$78,400

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

2,975

Est. Median SAT

1,184

Acceptance Rate

70.9 %

102 Thiel College 47500 69200 0.3137 833 1065 0.7155
#102

#102 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Thiel College
Greenville, PA

Sticker Price

$69,200

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

833

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

71.6 %

103 Moore College of Art and Design 53500 80500 0.3354 535 1292 0.5646
#103

#103 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$80,500

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

535

Est. Median SAT

1,292

Acceptance Rate

56.5 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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