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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
Federal figures. Our calculations.
169 matching colleges · Showing 49–72
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Pennsylvania 169 matching
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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Net price / year$26,502Payback18.6 years
Weak ROI
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Net price / year$19,444PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
Net price / year$28,819Payback8.6 years
Slow ROI
Alvernia University
Reading, PA
Net price / year$28,138Payback16.8 years
Solid ROI
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Net price / year$31,643Payback9.8 years
Solid ROI
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Net price / year$31,490Payback5.4 years
Solid ROI
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Net price / year$27,743Payback7.4 years
Strong ROI
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Net price / year$19,409Payback4.1 years
Solid ROI
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA
Net price / year$30,670Payback9.1 years
Slow ROI
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Net price / year$29,466Payback11.8 years
Weak ROI
Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA
Net price / year$19,951PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA
Net price / year$24,356Payback6.5 years
Solid ROI
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Net price / year$26,598Payback7.6 years
Strong ROI
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
Net price / year$18,202Payback4.1 years
Solid ROI
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Net price / year$36,425Payback5.2 years
Weak ROI
Butler County Community College
Butler, PA
Net price / year$6,233PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Net price / year$23,388Payback12.5 years
Solid ROI
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Net price / year$28,905Payback5.6 years
Solid ROI
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
Net price / year$26,979Payback7.6 years
Solid ROI
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
Net price / year$37,485Payback9.4 years
Slow ROI
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA
Net price / year$28,278Payback15.1 years
Strong ROI
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Net price / year$23,149Payback2.9 years
Weak ROI
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
Net price / year$25,480PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA
Net price / year$23,526Payback6.8 years