How Financial Aid Changes over Past 5 Years for Pennsylvania Private Colleges

91.91% of first-time students received grants or scholarships at Pennsylvania Private Colleges last year. The average amount received is $26,395.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the average amount of financial aid for 67 out of 96 schools increased, and 24 schools' average amount decreased.

You can check 2022 financial aid statistics with tuition and enrollment type at Pennsylvania Private Colleges financial aid comparison. page

Comparison Table of Financial Aid Changes for Pennsylvania Private Colleges

96 schools are matched for your search.
First-time Students Grants or Scholarships Changes from 2017 to 2022 at Pennsylvania Private Colleges
School Name2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-225-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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------
Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia, PA------
Strayer University-Allentown CampusAllentown, PA------
Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPhiladelphia, PA------
Average$22,587
(89.39%)
$23,617
(89.66%)
$24,137
(90.32%)
$24,989
(91.36%)
$26,395
(91.91%)
$24,345
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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