Colleges in Pennsylvania and what each costs

117 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Penn State cost of attendance	University Park	Public, 4-year	$44,257
Temple cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Public, 4-year	$50,383
Pitt cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Public, 4-year	$43,169
West Chester University cost of attendance	West Chester	Public, 4-year	$34,587
Drexel cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$88,830
University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$98,480
Commonwealth University cost of attendance	Bloomsburg	Public, 4-year	$29,264
Northampton Community College cost of attendance	Bethlehem	Public, 2-year	$26,772
Pennsylvania Western University cost of attendance	California	Public, 4-year	$30,957
Carnegie Mellon University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$92,772
Villanova University cost of attendance	Villanova	Private, 4-year	$95,539
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Slippery Rock	Public, 4-year	$27,689
Indiana University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Indiana	Public, 4-year	$29,952
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Kutztown	Public, 4-year	$32,704
Lehigh University cost of attendance	Bethlehem	Private, 4-year	$91,258
Millersville University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Millersville	Public, 4-year	$29,003
Duquesne University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$75,937
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$77,458
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	East Stroudsburg	Public, 4-year	$33,292
Pennsylvania College of Technology cost of attendance	Williamsport	Public, 2-year	$37,621
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Shippensburg	Public, 4-year	$33,168
Penn State Harrisburg cost of attendance	Middletown	Public, 4-year	$39,010
Bucknell University cost of attendance	Lewisburg	Private, 4-year	$93,767
Thomas Jefferson University cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$73,169
University of Scranton cost of attendance	Scranton	Private, 4-year	$79,043
York College of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	York	Private, 4-year	$47,344
Penn State Erie-Behrend College cost of attendance	Erie	Public, 4-year	$39,010
Widener University cost of attendance	Chester	Private, 4-year	$81,059
Robert Morris University cost of attendance	Moon Township	Private, 4-year	$57,979
Penn State Abington cost of attendance	Abington	Public, 4-year	$38,285
Lafayette College cost of attendance	Easton	Private, 4-year	$91,740
Holy Family University cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$57,071
Eastern University cost of attendance	Saint Davids	Private, 4-year	$61,380
Penn State Altoona cost of attendance	Altoona	Public, 4-year	$39,010
Gannon University cost of attendance	Erie	Private, 4-year	$65,292
Point Park University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$60,832
Dickinson College cost of attendance	Carlisle	Private, 4-year	$92,466
Messiah University cost of attendance	Mechanicsburg	Private, 4-year	$63,143
Grove City College cost of attendance	Grove City	Private, 4-year	$38,306
Mercyhurst University cost of attendance	Erie	Private, 4-year	$70,515
Susquehanna University cost of attendance	Selinsgrove	Private, 4-year	$84,563
Alvernia University cost of attendance	Reading	Private, 4-year	$71,719
DeSales University cost of attendance	Center Valley	Private, 4-year	$67,706
Gettysburg College cost of attendance	Gettysburg	Private, 4-year	$92,020
Wilkes University cost of attendance	Wilkes-Barre	Private, 4-year	$68,199
La Salle University cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$62,995
Moravian University cost of attendance	Bethlehem	Private, 4-year	$80,895
Arcadia University cost of attendance	Glenside	Private, 4-year	$73,594
Lackawanna College cost of attendance	Scranton	Private, 2-year	$37,255
Penn State Berks cost of attendance	Reading	Public, 4-year	$39,010
Elizabethtown College cost of attendance	Elizabethtown	Private, 4-year	$56,990
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown cost of attendance	Johnstown	Public, 4-year	$37,753
Franklin and Marshall College cost of attendance	Lancaster	Private, 4-year	$94,832
Marywood University cost of attendance	Scranton	Private, 4-year	$66,974
Muhlenberg College cost of attendance	Allentown	Private, 4-year	$86,920
Lebanon Valley College cost of attendance	Annville	Private, 4-year	$76,022
Misericordia University cost of attendance	Dallas	Private, 4-year	$67,057
Delaware Valley University cost of attendance	Doylestown	Private, 4-year	$66,507
Swarthmore College cost of attendance	Swarthmore	Private, 4-year	$96,510
Lancaster Bible College cost of attendance	Lancaster	Private, 4-year	$49,018
Saint Francis University cost of attendance	Loretto	Private, 4-year	$66,023
Lincoln University cost of attendance	Lincoln University	Public, 4-year	$31,006
Neumann University cost of attendance	Aston	Private, 4-year	$63,209
Seton Hill University cost of attendance	Greensburg	Private, 4-year	$64,693
Ursinus College cost of attendance	Collegeville	Private, 4-year	$85,587
King's College cost of attendance	Wilkes-Barre	Private, 4-year	$67,681
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology cost of attendance	Lancaster	Public, 2-year	$24,463
Haverford College cost of attendance	Haverford	Private, 4-year	$100,447
Bryn Mawr College cost of attendance	Bryn Mawr	Private, 4-year	$94,338
Carlow University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$57,334
Immaculata University cost of attendance	Immaculata	Private, 4-year	$49,145
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg cost of attendance	Greensburg	Public, 4-year	$37,551
Washington & Jefferson College cost of attendance	Washington	Private, 4-year	$50,085
Saint Vincent College cost of attendance	Latrobe	Private, 4-year	$63,992
Chatham University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$64,884
Penn State Brandywine cost of attendance	Media	Public, 4-year	$38,223
Albright College cost of attendance	Reading	Private, 4-year	$51,783
Juniata College cost of attendance	Huntingdon	Private, 4-year	$79,774
Allegheny College cost of attendance	Meadville	Private, 4-year	$78,888
Geneva College cost of attendance	Beaver Falls	Private, 4-year	$50,449
Mount Aloysius College cost of attendance	Cresson	Private, 4-year	$49,935
Gwynedd Mercy University cost of attendance	Gwynedd Valley	Private, 4-year	$64,664
Westminster College cost of attendance	New Wilmington	Private, 4-year	$58,453
Waynesburg University cost of attendance	Waynesburg	Private, 4-year	$49,853
Lycoming College cost of attendance	Williamsport	Private, 4-year	$72,131
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford cost of attendance	Bradford	Public, 4-year	$37,613
Harcum College cost of attendance	Bryn Mawr	Private, 2-year	$51,781
Wilson College cost of attendance	Chambersburg	Private, 4-year	$44,517
Cedar Crest College cost of attendance	Allentown	Private, 4-year	$68,995
Chestnut Hill College cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$61,226
Thiel College cost of attendance	Greenville	Private, 4-year	$62,521
Cairn University, Langhorne cost of attendance	Langhorne	Private, 4-year	$53,964
Keystone College cost of attendance	La Plume	Private, 4-year	$37,713
La Roche University cost of attendance	Pittsburgh	Private, 4-year	$60,381
Central Penn College cost of attendance	Summerdale	Private, 2-year	$33,521
Penn State Schuylkill cost of attendance	Schuylkill Haven	Public, 4-year	$38,223
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania cost of attendance	Cheyney	Public, 4-year	$28,998
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology cost of attendance	Harrisburg	Private, 4-year	$42,642
Penn State Mont Alto cost of attendance	Mont Alto	Public, 4-year	$37,399
Moore College of Art and Design cost of attendance	Philadelphia	Private, 4-year	$82,159

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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