In average, 91% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Pennsylvania Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $22,380. For all undergraduate students, 82.13% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $20,058

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $14,541 for state residents and $35,936 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Pennsylvania Colleges is $54,118 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $31,738.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Pennsylvania Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Pennsylvania Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Albright CollegeReading, PA$28,794100.00%$21,42096.00%$19,896
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA$42,810100.00%$25,75783.00%$24,174
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA$48,29099.00%$30,93490.00%$31,006
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA$27,80496.00%$17,72095.00%$16,286
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$62,56073.00%$36,61873.00%$39,543
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$64,77256.00%$37,77555.00%$36,218
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA$35,81598.00%$25,49291.00%$23,828
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA$32,27596.00%$18,37692.00%$19,629
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA$34,50299.00%$26,71396.00%$15,298
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$63,27447.00%$43,96648.00%$40,660
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA$44,934100.00%$32,41592.00%$22,895
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA$19,404100.00%$12,89092.00%$6,378
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA$43,810100.00%$27,33070.00%$26,919
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA$39,41097.00%$29,28892.00%$24,096
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA$32,400100.00%$19,78282.00%$16,430
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA$22,870 ($11,046)100.00%$6,51099.00%$5,748
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA$6,000100.00%$9,831100.00%$14,289
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA$43,300100.00%$28,43090.00%$27,148
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA$44,800100.00%$27,82487.00%$24,311
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$63,45094.00%$39,55488.00%$40,384
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$60,663100.00%$33,86191.00%$27,159
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA$47,14695.00%$26,80096.00%$22,716
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA$18,702 ($10,736)95.00%$6,30285.00%$6,395
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA$37,420100.00%$25,54291.00%$18,732
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$36,842100.00%$21,40594.00%$19,576
Gannon UniversityErie, PA$37,951100.00%$26,17285.00%$25,212
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA$33,61097.00%$20,30588.00%$19,309
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA$64,23095.00%$43,23993.00%$41,523
Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA$20,633--1.00%$6,495
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA$20,89067.00%$8,02066.00%$8,255
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA$38,995100.00%$24,51284.00%$19,398
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA$23,900100.00%$23,58999.00%$22,320
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$33,968100.00%$25,31693.00%$18,237
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA$28,550100.00%$15,74966.00%$14,026
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA$16,297 ($11,380)100.00%$8,69799.00%$6,739
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$56,402100.00%$36,11695.00%$41,205
Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA$17,850100.00%$15,368100.00%$6,236
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA$42,600100.00%$29,35291.00%$26,555
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA$16,326 ($11,122)100.00%$7,56397.00%$6,438
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA$33,12094.00%$20,94885.00%$17,197
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$35,570100.00%$29,02588.00%$24,196
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$29,990100.00%$17,85289.00%$10,729
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA$50,320100.00%$35,24593.00%$32,765
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$62,18055.00%$44,11655.00%$44,678
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA$19,384 ($12,512)97.00%$12,70895.00%$11,728
Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA$19,96490.00%$8,84567.00%$6,967
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA$39,570100.00%$28,40194.00%$24,753
Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA$44,51095.00%$32,41895.00%$29,009
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA$40,640100.00%$27,51995.00%$26,414
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA$22,232 ($12,262)80.00%$5,90274.00%$5,853
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA$38,370100.00%$23,00870.00%$22,731
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA$50,279100.00%$26,476100.00%$23,540
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA$52,000100.00%$31,52791.00%$30,755
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA$27,51799.00%$17,78037.00%$14,239
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA$60,24098.00%$38,41291.00%$34,766
Neumann UniversityAston, PA$37,300100.00%$25,62387.00%$19,842
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA$15,060100.00%$8,63984.00%$5,886
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$44,60080.00%$16,08798.00%$25,119
Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA$31,86650.00%$6,13375.00%$7,739
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA$25,680 ($17,940)69.00%$7,25467.00%$8,779
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$40,188 ($20,234)44.00%$10,06656.00%$11,574
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA$25,388 ($15,240)79.00%$9,58973.00%$10,433
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA$26,668 ($15,944)66.00%$8,52872.00%$9,229
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA$26,668 ($15,944)71.00%$9,68574.00%$10,004
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA$26,668 ($15,944)63.00%$8,88270.00%$10,114
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA$25,118 ($15,180)82.00%$10,82381.00%$10,299
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA$25,118 ($15,180)84.00%$8,44077.00%$8,419
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA$15,204 ($15,204)44.00%$8,48759.00%$6,801
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA$16,006 ($11,388)95.00%$6,94483.00%$6,713
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA$38,160100.00%$25,77199.00%$21,212
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA$34,74098.00%$24,51295.00%$19,722
Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA$22,17099.00%$15,07262.00%$14,759
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA$25,023--9.00%$6,139
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA$41,720100.00%$28,45363.00%$25,020
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$51,340100.00%$29,82293.00%$25,145
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA$41,100100.00%$31,82196.00%$29,976
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA$41,414100.00%$28,32598.00%$27,208
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA$15,648 ($13,394)91.00%$7,59376.00%$7,673
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA$14,615 ($10,507)98.00%$5,39888.00%$5,984
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA$13,920--78.00%$5,766
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA$57,40093.00%$40,91498.00%$39,912
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$37,248 ($21,991)88.00%$11,57581.00%$10,943
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA$36,864100.00%$27,56395.00%$27,124
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$45,533100.00%$32,48684.00%$25,483
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$66,10446.00%$57,17551.00%$47,776
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA$39,890 ($21,524)85.00%$10,91966.00%$11,497
University of ScrantonScranton, PA$52,03498.00%$30,21893.00%$27,952
University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$54,290100.00%$25,46099.00%$27,828
University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA$24,510100.00%$15,71586.00%$15,041
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$64,70152.00%$42,83450.00%$38,902
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA$28,185100.00%$38,96399.00%$36,450
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA$29,46092.00%$17,46496.00%$17,618
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA$22,511 ($10,686)64.00%$5,44353.00%$5,802
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA$39,470100.00%$30,25292.00%$31,360
Widener UniversityChester, PA$53,63897.00%$32,41298.00%$27,379
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA$42,28697.00%$29,44188.00%$25,197
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA$27,00099.00%$14,24173.00%$14,710
Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA$10,40081.00%$11,73583.00%$11,224
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA$24,60699.00%$14,97889.00%$12,048
Average$35,936 ($14,541)91%$22,380 82%$20,058
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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