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Colleges similar to University of Pennsylvania

15 schools closest to University of Pennsylvania (Trajecta Score 86) — neighbors in Pennsylvania first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to University of Pennsylvania, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— University of Pennsylvania (this school) Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
1 Swarthmore College Elite Swarthmore, PA 7% 1490–1560 $23,149 $80k 81
2 Carnegie Mellon University Highly Selective Pittsburgh, PA 12% 1500–1570 $31,944 $115k 80
3 Haverford College Highly Selective Haverford, PA 12% 1460–1550 $25,314 $80k 78
4 Lehigh University Selective Bethlehem, PA 26% 1370–1500 $36,931 $106k 73
5 Lafayette College Selective Easton, PA 31% 1350–1500 $34,433 $91k 73
6 Villanova University Selective Villanova, PA 27% 1395–1510 $43,756 $100k 72
7 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
8 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
9 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85
10 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
11 Columbia University in the City of New York Elite New York, NY 4% 1510–1580 $21,590 $102k 85
12 Duke University Elite Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85
13 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
14 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
15 University of California-Berkeley Highly Selective Berkeley, CA 11% — $13,481 $92k 84

How these are picked: schools in Pennsylvania with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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