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Colleges in Pennsylvania

All 140 Pennsylvania colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Pennsylvania ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Elite 5% 86
2 Swarthmore College Swarthmore Elite 7% 81
3 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Highly Selective 12% 80
4 Haverford College Haverford Highly Selective 12% 78
5 Lehigh University Bethlehem Selective 26% 73
6 Lafayette College Easton Selective 31% 73
7 Villanova University Villanova Selective 27% 72
8 Bucknell University Lewisburg Selective 29% 69
9 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster Selective 28% 66
10 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr Selective 29% 66
11 Gettysburg College Gettysburg Selective 39% 63
12 Dickinson College Carlisle Moderate 42% 62
13 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh Moderate 58% 62
14 Drexel University Philadelphia Open 79% 59
15 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park Moderate 61% 59
16 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Open 81% 59
17 Muhlenberg College Allentown Open 72% 57
18 Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster Moderate 41% 57
19 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia Open 89% 56
20 University of Scranton Scranton Open 81% 55
21 Allegheny College Meadville Moderate 55% 54
22 Duquesne University Pittsburgh Open 84% 53
23 Ursinus College Collegeville Open 92% 52
24 Widener University Chester Open 71% 52
25 Moravian University Bethlehem Moderate 54% 51
26 Washington & Jefferson College Washington Open 81% 51
27 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport Open — 51
28 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester Open 78% 51
29 Temple University Philadelphia Open 80% 51
30 York College of Pennsylvania York Open 74% 51
31 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown Open 78% 50
32 Saint Vincent College Latrobe Moderate 62% 50
33 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove Open 81% 50
34 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford Open 89% 50
35 Juniata College Huntingdon Open 79% 50
36 Holy Family University Philadelphia Open 71% 49
37 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock Open 71% 49
38 Messiah University Mechanicsburg Open 79% 49
39 Saint Francis University Loretto Open 77% 49
40 Lycoming College Williamsport Open 74% 48
41 Lebanon Valley College Annville Open 84% 48
42 DeSales University Center Valley Open 77% 48
43 Marywood University Scranton Moderate 61% 48
44 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown Open 95% 48
45 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport Open 96% 47
46 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre Open 91% 47
47 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington Open 95% 47
48 Gannon University Erie Open 74% 47
49 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas Open 97% 47
50 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace Open 95% 46
51 Arcadia University Glenside Open 80% 46
52 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton Open 96% 46
53 Cedar Crest College Allentown Open 84% 46
54 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg Open 87% 46
55 Chatham University Pittsburgh Moderate 62% 46
56 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville Open 86% 46
57 Robert Morris University Moon Township Open 90% 46
58 Immaculata University Immaculata Open 86% 46
59 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore Open 99% 46
60 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg Open 95% 46
61 Misericordia University Dallas Open 71% 46
62 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney Open — 46
63 King's College Wilkes-Barre Open 93% 46
64 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley Open 97% 46
65 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg Open 93% 45
66 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg Open 92% 45
67 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington Open 97% 45
68 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown Open 98% 45
69 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca Open 96% 45
70 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown Open 91% 45
71 La Salle University Philadelphia Open 97% 45
72 Alvernia University Reading Moderate 58% 45
73 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie Open 97% 45
74 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana Open 91% 45
75 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois Open 97% 45
76 Seton Hill University Greensburg Open 80% 44
77 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York Open 97% 44
78 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto Open 98% 44
79 Waynesburg University Waynesburg Open 90% 44
80 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven Open 97% 44
81 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg Open 87% 44
82 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media Open 98% 44
83 Carlow University Pittsburgh Open 87% 43
84 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona Open 98% 43
85 Geneva College Beaver Falls Open — 43
86 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley Open 90% 43
87 Westminster College New Wilmington Open 93% 43
88 Albright College Reading Open 76% 43
89 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading Open 99% 43
90 Pennsylvania Western University California Open 94% 43
91 Lincoln University Lincoln University Open 66% 43
92 Delaware Valley University Doylestown Open 93% 42
93 Lancaster Bible College Lancaster Moderate 56% 42
94 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon Open 92% 42
95 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn Open 83% 42
96 La Roche University Pittsburgh Open 76% 41
97 Thiel College Greenville Open 72% 41
98 Neumann University Aston Open 81% 41
99 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park Open 91% 41
100 Rosemont College Rosemont Open 76% 39
101 Point Park University Pittsburgh Open 97% 39
102 Lackawanna College Scranton Open — 39
103 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia Open 74% 39
104 Mercyhurst University Erie Open 81% 38
105 Mount Aloysius College Cresson Open 82% 37
106 Manor College Jenkintown Open 95% 37
107 University of Valley Forge Phoenixville Moderate 61% 35
108 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne Open 88% 35
109 Yeshivath Beth Moshe Scranton Open 100% 34
110 Eastern University Saint Davids Open 91% 33
111 Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia Open 90% 33
112 Keystone College La Plume Open 85% 33
113 Wilson College Chambersburg Open 92% 32
114 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Ambler Open 100% 29
115 Grove City College Grove City Open 72% 29
— Academy of Vocal Arts Philadelphia Open — —
— American College of Financial Services King of Prussia Open — —
— Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius Pittsburgh Open — —
— Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia Elite 5% —
— Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton Open — —
— Gratz College Melrose Park Open — —
— International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem Open — —
— Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie Open — —
— Lancaster Theological Seminary Lancaster Open — —
— Missio Theological Seminary Philadelphia Open — —
— Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia Moderate 56% —
— Peirce College Philadelphia Open — —
— Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia Open — —
— Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster Open 99% —
— Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern Open — —
— Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia Open — —
— Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh Open — —
— Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Wyncote Open — —
— Saint Vincent Seminary Latrobe Open — —
— Salus University Elkins Park Open — —
— Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church Oreland Open — —
— Trinity Anglican Seminary Ambridge Open — —
— United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg Open — —
— Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside Open — —
— Won Institute of Graduate Studies Warminster Open — —

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