Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 83% last year.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus with 83% and Temple University with 77% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,096 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,440 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 79.60% and the average SAT score is 1,159 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 10.72% | $40,188 ($20,234) | 19.00% | 54.00% | 1,310 | 50,028 | 15 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 1.28% | $39,890 ($21,524) | 16.00% | 50.00% | 1,360 | 33,767 | 13 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year | 77.00% 1.69% | $37,248 ($21,991) | 12.00% | 83.00% | - | 33,196 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 1 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PAPublic, 4-year | 71.00% 1.75% | $22,511 ($10,686) | 24.00% | 79.00% | 1,180 | 17,275 | 20 to 1 |
| 5 - | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PAPublic, 4-year | 66.00% 2.45% | $14,615 ($10,507) | 33.99% | 75.00% | 1,080 | 8,221 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PAPublic, 4-year | 57.00% 0.41% | $22,232 ($12,262) | 19.00% | 89.00% | 1,120 | 6,775 | 18 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PAPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 2.10% | $16,326 ($11,122) | 21.00% | 95.01% | 1,170 | 7,455 | 20 to 1 |
| 8 - | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PAPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 3.59% | $16,297 ($11,380) | 24.00% | 91.00% | 1,050 | 8,816 | 21 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 50.00% 8.02% | $15,648 ($13,394) | 20.00% | 86.00% | 1,090 | 5,162 | 17 to 1 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PAPublic, 4-year | 48.00% | $16,006 ($11,388) | 28.00% | 94.01% | 1,070 | 12,778 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 64.30% | $24,096 ($14,449) | 21.70% | 79.60% | 1,159 | 18,347 | 17 to 1 |