For Pennsylvania Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $35,947.
Franklin and Marshall College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,380 and Education and Technology Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,100 among Pennsylvania Private colleges. For graduate programs, Moore College of Art and Design has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $65,469 and Albright College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,510 among Pennsylvania Private colleges.
The average COA of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2024 is $54,101 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $35,947 | $22,140 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,444 | $1,444 |
| Room & Board | $14,011 | $14,011 |
| Other Expenses | $2,698 | $2,698 |
| COA | $54,101 | $40,293 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges is $35,947. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $31,723 | $1,003 |
| 2020-2021 | $32,292 | $1,034 |
| 2021-2022 | $32,678 | $1,071 |
| 2022-2023 | $33,849 | $1,152 |
| 2023-2024 | $34,681 | $1,267 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2024 is $22,140.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $20,361 | $704 |
| 2020-2021 | $20,721 | $915 |
| 2021-2022 | $20,350 | $904 |
| 2022-2023 | $20,292 | $929 |
| 2023-2024 | $21,146 | $994 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2024 is $1,099.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $909.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $995 | $854 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,011 | $869 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,044 | $882 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,072 | $892 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,099 | $909 |
The average living costs of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2024 is $16,709 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,422 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Pennsylvania Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $12,521 | $2,220 | $10,502 | $3,091 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,747 | $2,307 | $10,682 | $3,193 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,057 | $2,333 | $11,171 | $3,310 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,476 | $2,490 | $11,537 | $3,498 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,011 | $2,698 | $12,550 | $3,872 |