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 University of Pennsylvania 4300 92700 0.9537 10,013 1528 0.054
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$92,700

% Savings

95%

Undergraduates

10,013

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

2 Bryn Mawr College 6700 87100 0.9232 1,368 1383 0.2943
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA

Sticker Price

$87,100

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

1,368

Est. Median SAT

1,383

Acceptance Rate

29.4 %

3 Haverford College 6900 96300 0.9288 1,431 1499 0.1237
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Haverford College
Haverford, PA

Sticker Price

$96,300

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

1,431

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

12.4 %

4 Carnegie Mellon University 7200 86800 0.9174 7,824 1528 0.1166
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$86,800

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

7,824

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

11.7 %

5 Swarthmore College 8600 88100 0.9028 1,623 1520 0.0746
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA

Sticker Price

$88,100

% Savings

90%

Undergraduates

1,623

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

7.5 %

6 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 11900 30400 0.6092 724 965 0.7913
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA

Sticker Price

$30,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

724

Est. Median SAT

965

Acceptance Rate

79.1 %

6 Lafayette College 11900 84800 0.8598 2,775 1427 0.3145
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Sticker Price

$84,800

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

2,775

Est. Median SAT

1,427

Acceptance Rate

31.5 %

8 Lincoln University 12400 31000 0.598 1,545 890 0.6572
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA

Sticker Price

$31,000

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

890

Acceptance Rate

65.7 %

9 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford 16900 32200 0.4744 1,002 1115 0.8898
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, PA

Sticker Price

$32,200

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,002

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

89.0 %

10 Dickinson College 17300 87800 0.803 2,311 1399 0.4209
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Sticker Price

$87,800

% Savings

80%

Undergraduates

2,311

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

42.1 %

11 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 17600 47700 0.6306 246 1117 0.8291
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA

Sticker Price

$47,700

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

246

Est. Median SAT

1,117

Acceptance Rate

82.9 %

11 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny 17600 32500 0.4586 352 1180 0.9647
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PA

Sticker Price

$32,500

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

352

Est. Median SAT

1,180

Acceptance Rate

96.5 %

11 Waynesburg University 17600 45000 0.6094 1,088 1099 0.9169
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA

Sticker Price

$45,000

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,088

Est. Median SAT

1,099

Acceptance Rate

91.7 %

14 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 17800 26700 0.3345 4,894 1090 0.8596
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$26,700

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

4,894

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

86.0 %

15 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 17900 28900 0.3805 7,353 1085 0.9077
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Sticker Price

$28,900

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

7,353

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

90.8 %

16 Grove City College 18100 39700 0.5441 2,341 1256 0.7232
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Grove City College
Grove City, PA

Sticker Price

$39,700

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

2,341

Est. Median SAT

1,256

Acceptance Rate

72.3 %

17 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver 18200 35500 0.487 482 1195 0.9565
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Monaca, PA

Sticker Price

$35,500

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

482

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

95.7 %

18 Rosemont College 18400 38100 0.5155 484 1085 0.7451
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rosemont College
Rosemont, PA

Sticker Price

$38,100

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

484

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

74.5 %

19 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 18900 18900 0.0004 14,449 1195 0.7816
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Sticker Price

$18,900

% Savings

0%

Undergraduates

14,449

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

20 Muhlenberg College 19100 74000 0.7419 1,788 1324 0.6401
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA

Sticker Price

$74,000

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

1,788

Est. Median SAT

1,324

Acceptance Rate

64.0 %

21 Allegheny College 19600 71400 0.7257 1,171 1269 0.5452
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Allegheny College
Meadville, PA

Sticker Price

$71,400

% Savings

73%

Undergraduates

1,171

Est. Median SAT

1,269

Acceptance Rate

54.5 %

21 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill 19600 32900 0.4053 624 1115 0.9664
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

624

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

23 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 19800 26500 0.2542 9,967 1080 0.9475
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

9,967

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

94.8 %

24 Lehigh University 20400 84700 0.7592 5,911 1436 0.2593
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Sticker Price

$84,700

% Savings

76%

Undergraduates

5,911

Est. Median SAT

1,436

Acceptance Rate

25.9 %

25 Franklin and Marshall College 20800 89400 0.7668 1,808 1396 0.2819
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$89,400

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

25 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 20800 33400 0.3789 8,012 1139 1
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA

Sticker Price

$33,400

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

8,012

Est. Median SAT

1,139

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

27 Saint Vincent College 20900 64600 0.6765 1,284 0 0.6173
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA

Sticker Price

$64,600

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

1,284

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

61.7 %

27 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 20900 25300 0.174 6,853 1090 0.7147
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA

Sticker Price

$25,300

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

6,853

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

29 Pennsylvania Western University 21200 29500 0.2814 7,586 1070 0.9433
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA

Sticker Price

$29,500

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

7,586

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

94.3 %

30 Mount Aloysius College 21300 48400 0.5598 2,942 1025 0.904
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA

Sticker Price

$48,400

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

2,942

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

90.4 %

30 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown 21300 30400 0.2985 1,809 1109 0.9484
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA

Sticker Price

$30,400

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

1,809

Est. Median SAT

1,109

Acceptance Rate

94.8 %

32 Holy Family University 21500 53000 0.5931 2,650 1030 0.7104
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$53,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,650

Est. Median SAT

1,030

Acceptance Rate

71.0 %

32 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg 21500 31400 0.3146 1,305 1155 0.9521
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$31,400

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

1,305

Est. Median SAT

1,155

Acceptance Rate

95.2 %

34 Lycoming College 22200 65800 0.6628 807 1189 0.7407
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA

Sticker Price

$65,800

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

807

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

74.1 %

35 Gannon University 22300 45400 0.5091 2,768 1174 0.7416
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gannon University
Erie, PA

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

2,768

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

74.2 %

36 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto 22400 33100 0.3219 581 1129 0.9821
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

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

Sticker Price

$33,100

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

581

Est. Median SAT

1,129

Acceptance Rate

98.2 %

37 Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School 22500 52800 0.5744 1,778 1115 0.9519
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$52,800

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

1,778

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

95.2 %

38 Albright College 22700 48000 0.5271 1,328 1050 0.8615
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albright College
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$48,000

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

1,328

Est. Median SAT

1,050

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

38 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 22700 24900 0.0892 5,823 1150 0.8619
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

5,823

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

38 Seton Hill University 22700 62400 0.6365 1,597 1150 0.7579
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$62,400

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

1,597

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

75.8 %

41 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 22900 29400 0.2195 4,421 1099 0.8555
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$29,400

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

4,421

Est. Median SAT

1,099

Acceptance Rate

85.6 %

42 York College of Pennsylvania 23000 40800 0.437 3,308 1135 0.942
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

Sticker Price

$40,800

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

3,308

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

94.2 %

43 Carlow University 23200 58200 0.6018 1,355 1080 0.8696
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$58,200

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

1,355

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

87.0 %

44 Robert Morris University 23300 58000 0.5993 3,769 1180 0.9057
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

Sticker Price

$58,000

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

3,769

Est. Median SAT

1,180

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

45 Washington & Jefferson College 23500 43700 0.4623 1,306 1159 0.8064
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA

Sticker Price

$43,700

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

1,306

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

80.6 %

46 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 23600 32000 0.2602 6,306 1214 0.9075
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA

Sticker Price

$32,000

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

6,306

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

90.8 %

47 Keystone College 23900 43000 0.4432 894 1035 0.848
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Keystone College
La Plume, PA

Sticker Price

$43,000

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

894

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

48 La Roche University 24300 53600 0.5464 1,986 1150 0.7761
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,986

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

77.6 %

49 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington 24500 36400 0.3266 2,884 1175 0.9677
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA

Sticker Price

$36,400

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

2,884

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

49 Westminster College 24500 56900 0.57 1,136 1190 0.9256
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA

Sticker Price

$56,900

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

1,136

Est. Median SAT

1,190

Acceptance Rate

92.6 %

51 Wilson College 24800 44400 0.4412 1,180 1040 0.9532
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA

Sticker Price

$44,400

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,180

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

95.3 %

52 Eastern University 24900 50500 0.507 2,500 1105 0.9096
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA

Sticker Price

$50,500

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

2,500

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

91.0 %

53 Geneva College 25100 50300 0.502 1,147 1110 0.8035
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA

Sticker Price

$50,300

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

1,147

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

80.4 %

54 Lebanon Valley College 25700 71500 0.6411 1,720 1225 0.8377
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Sticker Price

$71,500

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

1,720

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

83.8 %

55 La Salle University 25800 58100 0.5559 2,675 1005 0.9552
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$58,100

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

2,675

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

95.5 %

55 Villanova University 25800 87800 0.7064 7,006 1457 0.2698
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Sticker Price

$87,800

% Savings

71%

Undergraduates

7,006

Est. Median SAT

1,457

Acceptance Rate

27.0 %

57 Chatham University 26100 59800 0.5635 1,555 1197 0.6196
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$59,800

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

1,555

Est. Median SAT

1,197

Acceptance Rate

62.0 %

58 King's College 26300 62400 0.5778 1,568 1180 0.9305
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Sticker Price

$62,400

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

1,568

Est. Median SAT

1,180

Acceptance Rate

93.1 %

59 Marywood University 26700 52600 0.4927 1,834 1160 0.6058
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Marywood University
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$52,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

1,834

Est. Median SAT

1,160

Acceptance Rate

60.6 %

60 Point Park University 27000 56200 0.5198 2,337 1144 0.9691
#60

#60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

2,337

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

61 Juniata College 27100 66200 0.5903 1,242 1193 0.7891
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA

Sticker Price

$66,200

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

1,242

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

61 Pennsylvania College of Technology 27100 34700 0.2178 4,264 1130 0.7423
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

Sticker Price

$34,700

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

4,264

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

74.2 %

63 Neumann University 27200 45000 0.396 1,658 975 0.8128
#63

#63 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Neumann University
Aston, PA

Sticker Price

$45,000

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

1,658

Est. Median SAT

975

Acceptance Rate

81.3 %

64 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 27300 33900 0.1929 502 1204 0.9641
#64

#64 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

19%

Undergraduates

502

Est. Median SAT

1,204

Acceptance Rate

96.4 %

65 Susquehanna University 27400 76800 0.6437 2,185 1204 0.7871
#65

#65 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA

Sticker Price

$76,800

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

2,185

Est. Median SAT

1,204

Acceptance Rate

78.7 %

66 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 27600 40400 0.3167 20,418 1375 0.5808
#66

#66 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$40,400

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

20,418

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

67 University of Valley Forge 27700 50000 0.4457 517 1059 0.612
#67

#67 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA

Sticker Price

$50,000

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

517

Est. Median SAT

1,059

Acceptance Rate

61.2 %

68 Delaware Valley University 27900 63800 0.5626 1,768 1180 0.9326
#68

#68 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA

Sticker Price

$63,800

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

1,768

Est. Median SAT

1,180

Acceptance Rate

93.3 %

69 Bucknell University 28000 87500 0.6804 3,920 1284 0.2893
#69

#69 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Sticker Price

$87,500

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

3,920

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

28.9 %

70 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College 28400 41400 0.3143 3,244 1224 0.9683
#70

#70 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

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

Sticker Price

$41,400

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

3,244

Est. Median SAT

1,224

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

71 Lackawanna College 28500 35800 0.205 1,939 0 0.8619
#71

#71 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$35,800

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

1,939

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

71 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 28500 38300 0.2552 2,371 1189 0.9808
#71

#71 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA

Sticker Price

$38,300

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

2,371

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

98.1 %

73 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 28600 36800 0.2232 1,880 1185 0.9867
#73

#73 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$36,800

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

1,880

Est. Median SAT

1,185

Acceptance Rate

98.7 %

74 Chestnut Hill College 28700 74900 0.6169 972 995 0.7913
#74

#74 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$74,900

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

972

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

79.1 %

75 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 28900 42000 0.3112 42,604 1336 0.6056
#75

#75 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA

Sticker Price

$42,000

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

42,604

Est. Median SAT

1,336

Acceptance Rate

60.6 %

76 Elizabethtown College 29100 53200 0.4537 1,903 1214 0.7787
#76

#76 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$53,200

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

77 Gettysburg College 29300 86500 0.6615 2,104 1337 0.389
#77

#77 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA

Sticker Price

$86,500

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

2,104

Est. Median SAT

1,337

Acceptance Rate

38.9 %

77 Messiah University 29300 50400 0.4176 2,618 1241 0.7897
#77

#77 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$50,400

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

2,618

Est. Median SAT

1,241

Acceptance Rate

79.0 %

79 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine 29400 35600 0.1741 1,236 1203 0.9811
#79

#79 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA

Sticker Price

$35,600

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

1,236

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

98.1 %

80 Misericordia University 29500 65100 0.5465 1,721 1175 0.8871
#80

#80 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Misericordia University
Dallas, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,721

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

88.7 %

80 Temple University 29500 36300 0.1875 21,428 1245 0.8045
#80

#80 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$36,300

% Savings

19%

Undergraduates

21,428

Est. Median SAT

1,245

Acceptance Rate

80.5 %

82 Cedar Crest College 29900 65100 0.5409 886 1095 0.9913
#82

#82 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

886

Est. Median SAT

1,095

Acceptance Rate

99.1 %

83 Cairn University-Langhorne 31000 50500 0.3861 846 1080 0.8817
#83

#83 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA

Sticker Price

$50,500

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

846

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

88.2 %

84 Clarks Summit University 31100 45800 0.3211 345 1039 0.901
#84

#84 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA

Sticker Price

$45,800

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

345

Est. Median SAT

1,039

Acceptance Rate

90.1 %

85 Manor College 31400 39000 0.1966 602 905 0.9576
#85

#85 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Manor College
Jenkintown, PA

Sticker Price

$39,000

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

602

Est. Median SAT

905

Acceptance Rate

95.8 %

86 University of Scranton 32400 78700 0.5878 3,613 1220 0.812
#86

#86 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

Sticker Price

$78,700

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,613

Est. Median SAT

1,220

Acceptance Rate

81.2 %

87 Widener University 32500 74900 0.5652 2,811 1155 0.8402
#87

#87 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Widener University
Chester, PA

Sticker Price

$74,900

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

2,811

Est. Median SAT

1,155

Acceptance Rate

84.0 %

88 Ursinus College 33200 83700 0.6031 1,502 1303 0.9177
#88

#88 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 %

89 DeSales University 33600 72900 0.5394 2,172 1175 0.7709
#89

#89 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA

Sticker Price

$72,900

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

2,172

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

77.1 %

89 Wilkes University 33600 61900 0.4572 1,956 1153 0.9146
#89

#89 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

1,956

Est. Median SAT

1,153

Acceptance Rate

91.5 %

91 Arcadia University 33900 71600 0.5266 2,030 1185 0.8022
#91

#91 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arcadia University
Glenside, PA

Sticker Price

$71,600

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

2,030

Est. Median SAT

1,185

Acceptance Rate

80.2 %

92 Thomas Jefferson University 34000 63300 0.4632 3,772 1255 0.8098
#92

#92 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$63,300

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

3,772

Est. Median SAT

1,255

Acceptance Rate

81.0 %

93 Saint Francis University 34100 61600 0.4462 2,450 1150 0.7916
#93

#93 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$61,600

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

2,450

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

79.2 %

94 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 34200 40400 0.1539 4,047 1219 0.976
#94

#94 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA

Sticker Price

$40,400

% Savings

15%

Undergraduates

4,047

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

97.6 %

95 Immaculata University 34600 45900 0.2462 1,652 1245 0.8578
#95

#95 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Sticker Price

$45,900

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

1,652

Est. Median SAT

1,245

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

96 Gwynedd Mercy University 34800 65100 0.4648 1,301 1115 0.8963
#96

#96 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Sticker Price

$65,100

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

1,301

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

89.6 %

97 Duquesne University 37800 70500 0.4639 5,371 1269 0.8356
#97

#97 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$70,500

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

5,371

Est. Median SAT

1,269

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

98 Alvernia University 39100 68500 0.4296 2,050 1060 0.6232
#98

#98 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Alvernia University
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$68,500

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

2,050

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

62.3 %

99 Moravian University 40200 79400 0.4944 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 Mercyhurst University 40500 64400 0.3714 2,274 1189 0.8102
#100

#100 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA

Sticker Price

$64,400

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

2,274

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

81.0 %

101 Drexel University 40800 82600 0.5059 13,169 1339 0.7944
#101

#101 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$82,600

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

13,169

Est. Median SAT

1,339

Acceptance Rate

79.4 %

102 Saint Joseph's University 42400 74500 0.4308 4,828 1234 0.8639
#102

#102 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$74,500

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

4,828

Est. Median SAT

1,234

Acceptance Rate

86.4 %

103 University of the Arts 45000 86400 0.4793 1,072 1050 0.782
#103

#103 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$86,400

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

1,072

Est. Median SAT

1,050

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

104 Thiel College 46700 69200 0.3252 831 1065 0.7189
#104

#104 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Thiel College
Greenville, PA

Sticker Price

$69,200

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

831

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

71.9 %

105 Moore College of Art and Design 58000 83900 0.3086 390 1170 0.6051
#105

#105 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$83,900

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

390

Est. Median SAT

1,170

Acceptance Rate

60.5 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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