East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania has the lowest 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 45% last year.
Pennsylvania Western University with 48% and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with 50% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,977 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,614 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 83.90% and the average SAT score is 1,127 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 3.54% | $18,702 ($10,736) | 20.00% | 93.00% | 1,070 | 5,143 | 20 to 1 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PAPublic, 4-year | 48.00% | $16,006 ($11,388) | 28.00% | 94.01% | 1,070 | 12,778 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 2 | 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 |
| 4 1 | 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 |
| 5 3 | 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 |
| 6 2 | 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 1 | 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 |
| 8 - | 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 |
| 9 - | Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year | 77.00% 1.69% | $37,248 ($21,991) | 12.00% | 83.00% | - | 33,196 | 12 to 1 |
| 10 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 |
| Average | 60.50% | $21,977 ($13,370) | 22.10% | 83.90% | 1,127 | 15,485 | 18 to 1 |