Pennsylvania Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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.

Table. Pennsylvania Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
10.72%
$40,188
($20,234)
19.00%54.00%1,31050,02815 to 1
1
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
1.28%
$39,890
($21,524)
16.00%50.00%1,36033,76713 to 1
3
1
Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year 77.00%
1.69%
$37,248
($21,991)
12.00%83.00%-33,19612 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%1,18017,27520 to 1
5
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PAPublic, 4-year 66.00%
2.45%
$14,615
($10,507)
33.99%75.00%1,0808,22119 to 1
6
1
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PAPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.41%
$22,232
($12,262)
19.00%89.00%1,1206,77518 to 1
7
2
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PAPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.10%
$16,326
($11,122)
21.00%95.01%1,1707,45520 to 1
8
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
3.59%
$16,297
($11,380)
24.00%91.00%1,0508,81621 to 1
9
3
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PAPublic, 4-year 50.00%
8.02%
$15,648
($13,394)
20.00%86.00%1,0905,16217 to 1
10Pennsylvania Western University California, PAPublic, 4-year 48.00%$16,006
($11,388)
28.00%94.01%1,07012,77818 to 1
Average64.30%$24,096
($14,449)
21.70%79.60%1,15918,34717 to 1