These rankings are based on data about college professor and faculty salaries at each institution. Faculty who earn higher salaries tend to be more tenured, so colleges and universities with higher average salaries is often seen as an indicator of higher academic strength. But, this ranking can also be affected by other factors -- such as the presence of a medical school or other high-paying faculty positions.
| Rank | Institution | Average Faculty Salary | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | 199050 | 4.92 | 1,510 – 1,570 | 23570 | 90555 |
#1
University of Pennsylvania
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| 2 | Lehigh University | 136972 | 28.96 | 1,380 – 1,500 | 34154 | 88810 |
#2
Lehigh University
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| 3 | Swarthmore College | 134645 | 7.52 | 1,480 – 1,560 | 22469 | 56211 |
#3
Swarthmore College
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| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | 130272 | 11.07 | 1,500 – 1,580 | 35552 | 105360 |
#4
Carnegie Mellon University
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| 5 | Villanova University | 124818 | 28.14 | 1,420 – 1,520 | 37201 | 84905 |
#5
Villanova University
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| 6 | Robert Morris University | 122574 | 89.89 | 1,050 – 1,240 | 23933 | 54449 |
#6
Robert Morris University
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| 7 | Bucknell University | 119287 | 32.2 | 1,170 – 1,390 | 39003 | 78852 |
#7
Bucknell University
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| 8 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 119122 | 60.56 | 1,250 – 1,430 | 27889 | 55620 |
#8
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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| 9 | Lafayette College | 113971 | 31.16 | 1,350 – 1,490 | 38442 | 80614 |
#9
Lafayette College
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| 10 | Drexel University | 113386 | 69.9 | 1,270 – 1,450 | 42801 | 69063 |
Drexel University
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| 11 | Temple University | 111913 | 86.22 | 1,030 – 1,330 | 28088 | 50860 |
Temple University
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| 12 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 110119 | 59.45 | 1,290 – 1,460 | 25223 | 54240 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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| 13 | Bryn Mawr College | 108747 | 28.15 | 1,310 – 1,480 | 33221 | 53102 |
Bryn Mawr College
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| 14 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 108299 | 86.5 | 890 – 1,310 | 23772 | 45010 |
#14
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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| 15 | Pennsylvania Western University | 106916 | 94.33 | 940 – 1,150 | 18094 | 38474 |
Pennsylvania Western University
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| 16 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 106890 | 91.47 | 950 – 1,200 | 17626 | 42278 |
#16
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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| 17 | Haverford College | 106065 | 13.31 | 1,450 – 1,540 | 26535 | 53353 |
Haverford College
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| 18 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 105664 | 93.09 | 990 – 1,190 | 16111 | 44053 |
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
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| 19 | University of Scranton | 103890 | 80.06 | 1,160 – 1,330 | 34234 | 62921 |
#19
University of Scranton
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| 20 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 103777 | 86.19 | 1,020 – 1,210 | 20551 | 44813 |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
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| 21 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 102412 | 92.96 | 1,160 – 1,360 | 31205 | 66438 |
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
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| 22 | Franklin and Marshall College | 101635 | 31.63 | 1,310 – 1,480 | 43987 | 62544 |
Franklin and Marshall College
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| 23 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 100929 | 75.83 | 1,100 – 1,280 | 22546 | 51013 |
#23
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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| 24 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 100145 | 97.6 | 1,120 – 1,320 | 23788 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
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| 25 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 99357 | 89.42 | 1,060 – 1,290 | 22134 | 43309 |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
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| 26 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 99158 | 74.48 | 1,000 – 1,200 | 18252 | 45398 |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
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| 27 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 98660 | 86.45 | 980 – 1,220 | 18610 | 44290 |
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
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| 28 | Thomas Jefferson University | 95958 | 80.98 | 1,170 – 1,340 | 29325 | 64335 |
#28
Thomas Jefferson University
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| 29 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 94549 | 100 | 850 – 1,080 | 14207 | 28568 |
#29
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
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| 30 | Gettysburg College | 93896 | 38.9 | 1,290 – 1,460 | 32769 | 57274 |
Gettysburg College
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| 31 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 93362 | 95.94 | 1,140 – 1,350 | 23764 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
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| 32 | Duquesne University | 92612 | 86.39 | 1,150 – 1,360 | 37917 | 62627 |
Duquesne University
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| 33 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York | 92249 | 95.22 | 1,060 – 1,260 | 18887 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
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| 34 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 91879 | 96.53 | 1,110 – 1,330 | 23721 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
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| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 91594 | 90.53 | 1,000 – 1,300 | 15574 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
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| 36 | Dickinson College | 90304 | 41.49 | 1,340 – 1,440 | 38483 | 57110 |
Dickinson College
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| 37 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 89660 | 90.95 | 1,110 – 1,290 | 17512 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
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| 38 | American College of Financial Services | 89659 | 0 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 39 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 89362 | 96.46 | 1,090 – 1,360 | 22710 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
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| 40 | Wilkes University | 89127 | 93.97 | 1,070 – 1,310 | 28511 | 54128 |
Wilkes University
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| 41 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 88361 | 100 | 1,040 – 1,220 | 23675 | 47995 |
Pennsylvania College of Technology
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| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | 87987 | 94.69 | 1,070 – 1,310 | 17536 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
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| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 87672 | 94.18 | 1,110 – 1,280 | 18581 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
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| 44 | Muhlenberg College | 86827 | 71.99 | 1,280 – 1,430 | 34739 | 53265 |
Muhlenberg College
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| 45 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 86666 | 95.77 | 1,060 – 1,220 | 19675 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
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| 46 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly | 86624 | 89.9 | 1,060 – 1,350 | 15112 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly
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| 47 | Lincoln University | 86216 | 64.31 | 820 – 960 | 14473 | 32865 |
Lincoln University
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| 48 | York College of Pennsylvania | 85851 | 73.74 | 1,030 – 1,280 | 20096 | 50940 |
York College of Pennsylvania
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| 49 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 85316 | 96.75 | 1,130 – 1,320 | 21618 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
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| 50 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington | 84750 | 87.39 | 1,080 – 1,360 | 19504 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
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| 51 | La Salle University | 84198 | 82.33 | 890 – 1,210 | 18069 | 53701 |
La Salle University
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| 52 | Susquehanna University | 83241 | 79.08 | 1,090 – 1,310 | 26444 | 51535 |
Susquehanna University
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| 53 | Ursinus College | 82944 | 92.85 | 1,220 – 1,390 | 32158 | 54542 |
Ursinus College
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| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 82915 | 93.74 | 1,110 – 1,330 | 19232 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
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| 55 | Point Park University | 82898 | 98.4 | 1,030 – 1,260 | 26502 | 36906 |
Point Park University
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| 56 | Messiah University | 82786 | 81.07 | 1,160 – 1,380 | 29408 | 50192 |
Messiah University
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| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | 82747 | 97.13 | 1,070 – 1,260 | 16621 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
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| 58 | Elizabethtown College | 82411 | 88.92 | 1,110 – 1,320 | 27760 | 54833 |
Elizabethtown College
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| 59 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | 82128 | 87.35 | -- | 15984 | 34365 |
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
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| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | 81959 | 93.19 | 1,100 – 1,270 | 17880 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
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| 61 | Delaware Valley University | 81747 | 92.68 | 1,090 – 1,290 | 28975 | 41324 |
Delaware Valley University
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| 62 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 81497 | 89.17 | 990 – 1,230 | 15830 | 54240 |
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
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| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango | 81459 | 89.86 | 960 – 1,070 | 18383 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
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| 64 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 81167 | 79.72 | 1,040 – 1,250 | 19039 | 55620 |
#64
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
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| 65 | Juniata College | 81039 | 79.41 | 1,170 – 1,360 | 24580 | 48571 |
Juniata College
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| 66 | Widener University | 80812 | 70.93 | 1,070 – 1,290 | 26778 | 63375 | |
| 67 | Curtis Institute of Music | 80626 | 4.4 | -- | 23686 | 31201 |
Curtis Institute of Music
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| 68 | DeSales University | 80321 | 77.09 | 1,100 – 1,270 | 31732 | 52721 |
DeSales University
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| 69 | King's College | 80062 | 91.93 | 1,030 – 1,240 | 23689 | 51734 |
King's College
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| 70 | Arcadia University | 79802 | 74.48 | 1,050 – 1,270 | 30037 | 44004 |
Arcadia University
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| 71 | Gannon University | 79243 | 74.16 | 1,060 – 1,290 | 23123 | 55319 |
Gannon University
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| 72 | Allegheny College | 77240 | 58.77 | 1,140 – 1,350 | 26420 | 45603 |
Allegheny College
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| 73 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley | 77235 | 95.24 | 1,110 – 1,340 | 19066 | 55620 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
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| 74 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 76867 | 94.5 | 1,030 – 1,270 | 18452 | 54240 | |
| 75 | Misericordia University | 76564 | 88.71 | 930 – 1,230 | 26747 | 55910 |
Misericordia University
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| 76 | Lebanon Valley College | 76030 | 80.8 | 1,190 – 1,330 | 27995 | 54021 |
Lebanon Valley College
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| 77 | Washington & Jefferson College | 74912 | 80.64 | 1,040 – 1,280 | 22702 | 52082 |
Washington & Jefferson College
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| 78 | Saint Vincent College | 74720 | 78.63 | 1,040 – 1,240 | 23758 | 47267 |
Saint Vincent College
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| 79 | Moravian University | 74619 | 73.66 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 31743 | 53471 |
Moravian University
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| 80 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | 74507 | 41.21 | 1,050 – 1,220 | 38730 | 66438 | |
| 81 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 74487 | 92.98 | 1,040 – 1,250 | 18365 | 54240 |
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
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| 82 | Lycoming College | 74352 | 77.02 | 1,050 – 1,250 | 20492 | 43713 |
Lycoming College
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| 83 | Chatham University | 73528 | 61.96 | 1,080 – 1,320 | 31280 | 48709 |
Chatham University
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| 84 | Seton Hill University | 72692 | 79.53 | 1,020 – 1,250 | 23056 | 43700 |
Seton Hill University
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| 85 | Moore College of Art and Design | 72628 | 56.46 | 1,200 – 1,390 | 43626 | 30512 |
Moore College of Art and Design
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| 86 | Alvernia University | 72279 | 58.06 | 1,100 – 1,290 | 28645 | 49938 |
Alvernia University
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| 87 | Holy Family University | 71799 | 74.56 | 880 – 1,070 | 14072 | 55285 |
Holy Family University
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| 88 | Peirce College | 71598 | 100 | -- | 13290 | 41647 | |
| 89 | Marywood University | 70172 | 78.78 | 970 – 1,370 | 26217 | 47000 |
Marywood University
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| 90 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | 68875 | 90.03 | 1,180 – 1,430 | 20728 | 32083 |
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
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| 91 | Saint Francis University | 68777 | 76.82 | 1,060 – 1,240 | 28326 | 56920 |
Saint Francis University
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| 92 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 68360 | 91.64 | 980 – 1,160 | 27960 | 65976 |
Gwynedd Mercy University
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| 93 | Neumann University | 68222 | 92.9 | 820 – 1,060 | 28469 | 48556 |
#93
Neumann University
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| 94 | Westminster College | 68168 | 91.67 | 1,080 – 1,210 | 20394 | 43938 |
#94
Westminster College
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| 95 | Carlow University | 67738 | 87.68 | 950 – 1,220 | 21002 | 44876 |
Carlow University
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| 96 | Geneva College | 67378 | 95.56 | 1,040 – 1,300 | 23528 | 46107 |
Geneva College
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| 97 | Cedar Crest College | 67011 | 84.07 | 1,000 – 1,230 | 23691 | 48295 |
Cedar Crest College
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| 98 | Thiel College | 66636 | 71.89 | 950 – 1,180 | 22545 | 40686 |
Thiel College
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| 99 | Mount Aloysius College | 66405 | 93.6 | 920 – 1,170 | 22216 | 45211 | |
| 100 | Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | 65731 | 0 | -- | 17980 | 31499 | |
| 101 | Mercyhurst University | 64950 | 77.5 | 1,090 – 1,320 | 25946 | 39565 |
Mercyhurst University
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| 102 | La Roche University | 64873 | 66.38 | 870 – 1,110 | 24108 | 45308 |
La Roche University
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| 103 | Wilson College | 64759 | 92.11 | 930 – 1,180 | 21748 | 37049 |
Wilson College
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| 104 | Gratz College | 62453 | 100 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 105 | Waynesburg University | 60751 | 89.81 | 950 – 1,240 | 18667 | 48994 |
Waynesburg University
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| 106 | Albright College | 60165 | 94.08 | 940 – 1,220 | 20587 | 45391 |
Albright College
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| 107 | Rosemont College | 56426 | 76.34 | 980 – 1,190 | 20994 | 40852 |
#107
Rosemont College
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| 108 | Cairn University-Langhorne | 55853 | 92.19 | 1,000 – 1,160 | 23273 | 37077 |
Cairn University-Langhorne
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| 109 | Walnut Hill College | 55770 | 42.72 | -- | 26675 | 33867 |
Walnut Hill College
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| 110 | University of Valley Forge | 53349 | 54.68 | 1,020 – 1,170 | 27083 | 35671 |
University of Valley Forge
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| 111 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 53196 | 55.89 | 1,070 – 1,280 | 25940 | 36747 |
Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School
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| 112 | Eastern University | 52695 | 91.01 | 1,020 – 1,190 | 27422 | 41580 |
Eastern University
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| 113 | Chestnut Hill College | 52419 | 74.46 | 900 – 1,090 | 28588 | 45221 |
Chestnut Hill College
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| 114 | Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia | 51335 | 90.24 | -- | 11885 | 53468 |
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
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| 115 | Manor College | 50506 | 94.86 | 730 – 940 | 13684 | 36013 |
Manor College
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| 116 | Keystone College | 48803 | 73.85 | 910 – 1,130 | 21952 | 36653 |
Keystone College
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| 117 | Central Penn College | 48419 | 18.46 | 660 – 910 | 17263 | 40798 |
Central Penn College
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| 118 | Immaculata University | 43672 | 86.56 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 24708 | 56416 |
Immaculata University
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| 119 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | 41168 | 99.24 | -- | 28826 | 23638 |
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
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| 120 | Lackawanna College | 39963 | 86.19 | -- | 19682 | 35500 |
Lackawanna College
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School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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