Colleges with the lowest net price in Pennsylvania
Average net price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price. The gap between the two is often most of the cost.
15 colleges
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$17,392 net1490–1560 SATOptional
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$25,272 net1370–1500 SATOptional
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$28,634 net1310–1460 SATOptional
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA$29,362 net1280–1460 SATOptional
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$29,577 net1510–1570 SATRequired
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA$31,075 net1460–1550 SATOptional
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA$33,015 net1270–1460 SATOptional
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA$33,445 net1310–1463 SATOptional
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$33,675 net1240–1420 SATOptional
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$35,780 net1500–1570 SATRequired
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA$35,879 net1350–1500 SATOptional
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$37,529 net1240–1440 SATOptional
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$41,536 net1395–1510 SATOptional
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$44,593 net1280–1510 SATOptional
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$50,021 net1310–1470 SATOptional
Acceptance rate and cost come from U.S. Department of Education reporting. Admitted SAT, ACT and GPA come from each college’s Common Data Set, where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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