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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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169 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Pennsylvania 169 matching
View state rankingSolid ROI
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Net price / year$32,875Payback8.7 years
Solid ROI
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Net price / year$28,198Payback7.3 years
Solid ROI
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$30,434Payback6.9 years
Solid ROI
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
Net price / year$23,331Payback7.2 years
Strong ROI
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Net price / year$38,509Payback4.2 years
Weak ROI
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Net price / year$11,911PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Net price / year$28,699Payback1.8 years
Weak ROI
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$13,970PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
Net price / year$14,471PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
Net price / year$15,699Payback15.5 years
Solid ROI
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
Net price / year$19,550Payback5.2 years
Weak ROI
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
Net price / year$12,119PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
Net price / year$18,256PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$31,944Payback1.9 years
Weak ROI
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA
Net price / year$11,124PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Net price / year$43,756Payback3.4 years
Weak ROI
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA
Net price / year$6,576PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
Net price / year$19,608Payback16.8 years
Weak ROI
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Net price / year$16,804Payback25.3 years
Slow ROI
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
Net price / year$21,331Payback15.8 years
Strong ROI
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Net price / year$36,931Payback2.6 years
Slow ROI
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
Net price / year$20,787Payback12.1 years
Solid ROI
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$37,730Payback5.7 years
Weak ROI
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
Net price / year$6,389PaybackNot available