89.58% of first-time students received grants or scholarships at Pennsylvania Colleges last year. The average amount received is $21,399.
Compared to five(5) years ago, the average amount of financial aid for 98 out of 134 schools increased, and 31 schools' average amount decreased.
You can check 2022 financial aid statistics with tuition and enrollment type at Pennsylvania Colleges financial aid comparison. page
| School Name | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 5-Year Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | $12,476 (96%) | $13,867 (100%) | $15,950 (96%) | $12,592 (94%) | $17,720 (96%) | $14,521 |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | $33,694 (98%) | $39,796 (99%) | $20,674 (97%) | $19,724 (95%) | $21,420 (100%) | $27,062 |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | $34,949 (100%) | $38,689 (100%) | $38,872 (100%) | $41,611 (100%) | $42,599 (100%) | $39,344 |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | $22,442 (100%) | $23,792 (100%) | $24,595 (100%) | $27,263 (100%) | $27,824 (100%) | $25,183 |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | $19,687 (99%) | $20,992 (100%) | $22,811 (100%) | $26,065 (95%) | $25,757 (100%) | $23,062 |
| Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | $13,036 (100%) | $15,496 (100%) | $15,308 (100%) | $19,490 (100%) | $19,782 (100%) | $16,622 |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | $28,985 (99%) | $29,727 (99%) | $30,076 (100%) | $27,414 (98%) | $30,934 (99%) | $29,427 |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $35,889 (64%) | $37,144 (75%) | $36,525 (69%) | $39,058 (69%) | $36,618 (73%) | $37,047 |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | $33,820 (52%) | $33,257 (52%) | $36,041 (51%) | $37,752 (59%) | $37,775 (56%) | $35,729 |
| Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | $20,274 (99%) | $23,151 (100%) | $24,430 (100%) | $25,922 (100%) | $25,492 (98%) | $23,854 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $20,864 (100%) | $21,732 (100%) | $22,937 (100%) | $23,417 (100%) | $26,713 (99%) | $23,133 |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $39,213 (50%) | $41,645 (47%) | $37,506 (50%) | $39,421 (50%) | $43,966 (47%) | $40,350 |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | $27,426 (99%) | $28,460 (100%) | $29,938 (98%) | $30,039 (99%) | $32,415 (100%) | $29,656 |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | $8,717 (92%) | $8,299 (89%) | $10,607 (94%) | $8,947 (96%) | $12,890 (100%) | $9,892 |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $24,698 (100%) | $25,214 (100%) | $24,740 (100%) | $27,300 (100%) | $27,330 (100%) | $25,856 |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $25,293 (92%) | $22,760 (98%) | $32,806 (100%) | $28,263 (98%) | $29,288 (97%) | $27,682 |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | $8,962 (88%) | $14,479 (93%) | $12,936 (94%) | $13,454 (94%) | $13,571 (97%) | $12,680 |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | $6,291 (100%) | $5,534 (100%) | $10,307 (100%) | $5,444 (100%) | $9,831 (100%) | $7,481 |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | $24,803 (100%) | $27,205 (100%) | $28,223 (100%) | $29,805 (100%) | $28,430 (100%) | $27,693 |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | $35,682 (73%) | $38,039 (82%) | $36,341 (81%) | $39,555 (92%) | $39,554 (94%) | $37,834 |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $30,475 (100%) | $30,416 (100%) | $30,449 (100%) | $33,241 (100%) | $33,861 (100%) | $31,688 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $20,979 (100%) | $23,183 (100%) | $23,827 (100%) | $24,056 (100%) | $26,800 (95%) | $23,769 |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | $6,327 (58%) | $6,477 (64%) | $6,306 (56%) | $6,359 (61%) | $6,302 (95%) | $6,354 |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | $21,968 (100%) | $23,706 (99%) | $24,625 (99%) | $25,238 (100%) | $25,542 (100%) | $24,216 |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | $29,827 (100%) | $31,886 (100%) | $19,129 (100%) | $19,157 (100%) | $21,405 (100%) | $24,281 |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | $47,304 (58%) | $45,933 (55%) | $48,000 (54%) | $50,026 (62%) | $49,177 (63%) | $48,088 |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | $21,209 (98%) | $23,345 (96%) | $24,475 (95%) | $26,143 (98%) | $26,172 (100%) | $24,269 |
| Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | $16,805 (99%) | $18,742 (95%) | $19,055 (94%) | $20,167 (93%) | $20,305 (97%) | $19,015 |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | $31,513 (83%) | $34,270 (88%) | $37,000 (90%) | $38,858 (95%) | $43,239 (95%) | $36,976 |
| Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | $7,025 (61%) | $7,055 (64%) | $7,791 (66%) | $8,807 (67%) | $8,020 (67%) | $7,740 |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | $22,599 (100%) | $22,395 (100%) | $22,638 (100%) | $22,811 (99%) | $24,512 (100%) | $22,991 |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | $46,252 (48%) | $51,065 (47%) | $51,169 (42%) | $53,518 (45%) | $57,999 (45%) | $52,001 |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $21,263 (100%) | $20,471 (100%) | $21,957 (100%) | $23,364 (100%) | $25,316 (100%) | $22,474 |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | $13,062 (99%) | $14,237 (99%) | $14,909 (99%) | $15,889 (100%) | $15,749 (100%) | $14,769 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | $6,970 (62%) | $6,805 (70%) | $7,347 (67%) | $7,078 (100%) | $8,697 (100%) | $7,379 |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | $29,658 (100%) | $33,103 (100%) | $37,275 (100%) | $37,275 (100%) | $36,116 (100%) | $34,685 |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | $17,018 (91%) | $13,627 (92%) | $13,932 (92%) | $11,853 (100%) | $15,368 (100%) | $14,360 |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | $22,265 (96%) | $24,338 (97%) | $25,040 (99%) | $27,264 (100%) | $29,352 (100%) | $25,652 |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | $4,963 (77%) | $5,463 (78%) | $4,875 (92%) | $6,301 (97%) | $7,563 (100%) | $5,833 |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $19,459 (76%) | $20,051 (89%) | $19,217 (77%) | $20,536 (99%) | $20,948 (94%) | $20,042 |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $17,622 (97%) | $18,244 (98%) | $20,118 (96%) | $22,122 (100%) | $29,025 (100%) | $21,426 |
| Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | $7,978 (90%) | $8,352 (79%) | $7,637 (83%) | $8,510 (76%) | $8,313 (78%) | $8,158 |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | $41,785 (50%) | $44,460 (49%) | $43,518 (53%) | $34,668 (61%) | $24,981 (98%) | $37,882 |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | $12,323 (98%) | $13,294 (98%) | $15,936 (99%) | $15,192 (100%) | $17,852 (100%) | $14,919 |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | $28,386 (100%) | $30,075 (100%) | $31,240 (100%) | $33,021 (100%) | $35,245 (100%) | $31,593 |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $38,909 (50%) | $41,755 (51%) | $42,249 (51%) | $39,972 (54%) | $44,116 (55%) | $41,400 |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | $12,970 (95%) | $8,625 (84%) | $8,718 (96%) | $11,496 (100%) | $12,708 (97%) | $10,903 |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | $33,070 (100%) | $35,487 (100%) | $37,550 (100%) | $38,533 (100%) | $42,509 (100%) | $37,430 |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | $8,124 (94%) | $8,450 (96%) | $8,577 (99%) | $8,329 (93%) | $8,845 (90%) | $8,465 |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | $23,198 (100%) | $24,047 (100%) | $27,547 (100%) | $26,390 (100%) | $28,401 (100%) | $25,917 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | $26,395 (99%) | $29,129 (98%) | $29,937 (100%) | $30,945 (100%) | $32,418 (95%) | $29,765 |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | $19,385 (100%) | $19,932 (100%) | $22,222 (100%) | $26,620 (100%) | $27,519 (100%) | $23,136 |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | $6,563 (62%) | $6,277 (61%) | $5,672 (70%) | $6,568 (62%) | $5,902 (80%) | $6,196 |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | $20,866 (100%) | $21,041 (100%) | $21,131 (100%) | $25,719 (100%) | $23,008 (100%) | $22,353 |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | $22,604 (100%) | $21,819 (100%) | $20,710 (100%) | $26,113 (100%) | $26,476 (100%) | $23,544 |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | $25,753 (100%) | $28,466 (100%) | $29,709 (100%) | $30,046 (99%) | $31,527 (100%) | $29,100 |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | $14,496 (98%) | $14,637 (98%) | $14,925 (99%) | $16,047 (97%) | $17,780 (99%) | $15,577 |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | $28,632 (88%) | $33,530 (94%) | $34,585 (96%) | $37,483 (97%) | $38,412 (98%) | $34,528 |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | $19,721 (100%) | $21,485 (100%) | $21,135 (99%) | $22,595 (100%) | $25,623 (100%) | $22,112 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA | $3,048 (87%) | $3,508 (86%) | $3,499 (91%) | $6,691 (93%) | $4,421 (90%) | $4,233 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | $7,166 (58%) | - | - | - | $9,685 (71%) | $8,426 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | $6,396 (82%) | - | - | - | $7,860 (93%) | $7,128 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | $9,607 (95%) | - | - | - | $12,956 (100%) | $11,282 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | $7,535 (81%) | - | - | - | $10,598 (94%) | $9,067 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | $7,701 (71%) | - | - | - | $10,823 (82%) | $9,262 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | $8,001 (69%) | - | - | - | $9,886 (78%) | $8,944 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | $7,821 (59%) | - | - | - | $9,574 (68%) | $8,698 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | $7,378 (86%) | - | - | - | $9,274 (87%) | $8,326 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | $7,014 (56%) | - | - | - | $8,528 (66%) | $7,771 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | $6,506 (61%) | - | - | - | $8,882 (63%) | $7,694 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | $7,640 (68%) | - | - | - | $9,638 (70%) | $8,639 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | $6,558 (79%) | - | - | - | $10,956 (88%) | $8,757 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | $6,647 (89%) | - | - | - | $9,241 (90%) | $7,944 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | $7,964 (83%) | - | - | - | $11,106 (95%) | $9,535 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | $10,107 (34%) | $8,678 (50%) | - | - | $10,066 (44%) | $9,617 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | $7,775 (89%) | - | - | - | $10,269 (85%) | $9,022 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | $7,379 (83%) | - | - | - | $9,124 (79%) | $8,252 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | $8,089 (62%) | - | - | - | $9,589 (79%) | $8,839 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | $8,694 (88%) | - | - | - | $12,665 (93%) | $10,680 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | $6,551 (53%) | - | - | - | $8,440 (84%) | $7,496 |
| Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $12,033 (100%) | $9,549 (80%) | $9,514 (96%) | $4,796 (100%) | $8,639 (100%) | $8,906 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $18,181 (100%) | $22,939 (100%) | $22,809 (100%) | $29,528 (100%) | $16,087 (80%) | $21,909 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | $7,477 (99%) | $8,775 (100%) | $10,244 (100%) | $11,808 (100%) | $13,038 (100%) | $10,268 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $46,318 (47%) | $50,532 (49%) | $54,019 (47%) | $50,778 (52%) | $57,175 (46%) | $51,764 |
| University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $24,669 (100%) | $24,575 (100%) | $25,711 (99%) | $26,798 (100%) | $25,460 (100%) | $25,443 |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | $19,422 (95%) | $17,939 (94%) | $18,604 (85%) | $16,309 (95%) | $18,376 (96%) | $18,130 |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | $9,681 (94%) | $9,544 (90%) | $14,690 (94%) | $13,454 (95%) | $13,470 (97%) | $12,168 |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | $8,900 (86%) | $8,880 (91%) | $12,846 (86%) | $11,057 (91%) | $10,466 (98%) | $10,430 |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | $7,309 (87%) | $8,059 (87%) | $10,167 (97%) | $11,255 (97%) | $11,150 (97%) | $9,588 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $11,740 (52%) | $12,737 (55%) | $13,657 (63%) | $12,822 (74%) | $10,919 (85%) | $12,375 |
| Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA | $7,871 (93%) | $8,024 (93%) | $7,931 (93%) | $7,099 (92%) | $6,664 (89%) | $7,518 |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $20,694 (100%) | $20,403 (100%) | $22,039 (100%) | $23,269 (100%) | $25,771 (100%) | $22,435 |
| Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $4,554 (70%) | $3,832 (69%) | $4,088 (83%) | $4,755 (77%) | $3,156 (72%) | $4,077 |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | $19,243 (98%) | $20,202 (99%) | $20,698 (99%) | $23,648 (98%) | $24,512 (98%) | $21,661 |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | $14,050 (100%) | $12,657 (100%) | $18,289 (100%) | $7,471 (69%) | $15,072 (99%) | $13,508 |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | $22,481 (100%) | $23,592 (99%) | $24,673 (100%) | $26,960 (100%) | $28,453 (100%) | $25,232 |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $25,030 (98%) | $26,134 (98%) | $27,617 (98%) | $30,728 (99%) | $29,822 (100%) | $27,866 |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | $26,720 (100%) | $27,804 (100%) | $29,260 (100%) | $28,596 (100%) | $31,821 (100%) | $28,840 |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | $23,038 (96%) | $24,961 (98%) | $26,575 (97%) | $28,068 (98%) | $30,218 (98%) | $26,572 |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | $23,948 (100%) | $25,204 (99%) | $27,461 (100%) | $29,120 (100%) | $28,325 (100%) | $26,812 |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | $6,733 (60%) | $7,252 (67%) | $6,488 (92%) | $7,330 (82%) | $7,593 (91%) | $7,079 |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | $6,019 (58%) | $6,229 (62%) | $5,808 (76%) | $5,631 (74%) | $5,398 (98%) | $5,817 |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | $5,920 (11%) | $7,411 (25%) | $5,987 (60%) | $4,620 (40%) | - | $5,985 |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | $32,636 (99%) | $35,078 (97%) | $38,128 (95%) | $38,565 (96%) | $40,914 (93%) | $37,064 |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | $49,400 (56%) | $51,408 (56%) | $49,173 (62%) | $40,072 (76%) | $47,703 (63%) | $47,551 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $9,421 (55%) | $9,805 (58%) | $11,540 (57%) | $10,711 (71%) | $10,947 (69%) | $10,485 |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $9,873 (83%) | $10,364 (83%) | $11,161 (86%) | $11,292 (85%) | $11,575 (88%) | $10,853 |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | $21,406 (98%) | $21,452 (100%) | $25,228 (100%) | $25,904 (100%) | $27,563 (100%) | $24,311 |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $29,128 (99%) | $31,010 (99%) | $30,945 (98%) | $33,035 (100%) | $32,486 (100%) | $31,321 |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | $34,578 (97%) | $37,320 (97%) | $38,256 (100%) | $39,622 (100%) | $40,075 (100%) | $37,970 |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | $14,071 (97%) | $14,109 (97%) | $14,428 (100%) | $16,055 (100%) | $15,715 (100%) | $14,876 |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | $31,098 (56%) | $33,817 (52%) | $34,737 (54%) | $43,106 (52%) | $42,834 (52%) | $37,118 |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | $30,775 (99%) | $35,421 (100%) | $35,377 (100%) | $37,783 (100%) | $38,963 (100%) | $35,664 |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | $15,642 (100%) | $16,233 (100%) | $18,206 (100%) | $16,933 (96%) | $17,464 (92%) | $16,896 |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | $6,102 (44%) | $5,908 (46%) | $5,928 (65%) | $4,607 (100%) | $5,443 (64%) | $5,598 |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | $26,954 (100%) | $28,351 (100%) | $28,815 (100%) | $30,669 (100%) | $30,252 (100%) | $29,008 |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | $28,160 (98%) | $29,991 (100%) | $30,113 (97%) | $32,036 (100%) | $32,412 (97%) | $30,542 |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | $23,409 (93%) | $25,482 (99%) | $24,212 (96%) | $26,371 (96%) | $29,441 (97%) | $25,783 |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | $15,649 (100%) | $14,760 (100%) | $15,280 (99%) | $14,133 (98%) | $14,241 (99%) | $14,813 |
| Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | $6,775 (75%) | $7,774 (89%) | $8,716 (67%) | $11,984 (100%) | $11,735 (81%) | $9,397 |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | $9,479 (100%) | $10,592 (100%) | $10,529 (98%) | $11,797 (99%) | $14,978 (99%) | $11,475 |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA | $4,968 (86%) | $5,231 (87%) | $5,301 (86%) | $6,120 (84%) | $7,254 (69%) | $5,775 |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | $10,786 (57%) | $6,871 (63%) | $6,283 (60%) | $5,456 (54%) | $6,133 (50%) | $7,106 |
| Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA | - | $6,349 (50%) | $4,982 (80%) | - | - | $5,666 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | $20,000 (97%) | $24,849 (100%) | $20,426 (100%) | $19,144 (100%) | $23,589 (100%) | $21,602 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA | $6,294 (53%) | - | - | - | $8,487 (44%) | $7,391 |
| Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Allentown CampusAllentown, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | - | - | - | - | $6,510 (100%) | $6,510 |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | $18,297 (84.38%) | $21,288 (87.14%) | $21,945 (89.04%) | $22,681 (90.64%) | $21,399 (89.58%) | $21,122 |