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College ROI in Pennsylvania

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

103 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit+148%2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+139%3Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · Private nonprofit+72%4Villanova UniversityVillanova · Private nonprofit+52%5Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+42%6Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+42%7Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+32%8Bucknell UniversityLewisburg · Private nonprofit+32%9Lafayette CollegeEaston · Private nonprofit+32%10Immaculata UniversityImmaculata · Private nonprofit+24%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit5.9×2Peirce CollegePhiladelphia · Private nonprofit5.1×3University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford · Public4.5×4Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton · Public4.1×5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore · Public4.1×6Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington · Public4.0×7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit4.0×8Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley · Public4.0×9University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg · Public3.9×10University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown · Public3.8×

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Haverford CollegeHaverford · Private nonprofit$69,576$25,314−13%−$35,496 Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg · Private nonprofit$71,373$31,490−14%−$42,230 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · Public$69,754$30,434−18%−$54,196 Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$71,684$37,730−19%−$64,080 Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre · Private nonprofit$68,279$27,743−20%−$58,182 Dickinson CollegeCarlisle · Private nonprofit$71,404$37,607−20%−$66,388 Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown · Private nonprofit$67,290$28,905−25%−$72,720 Citizens School of NursingTarentum · Private nonprofit$67,123$28,480−25%−$72,690 Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of NursingPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$66,048$25,163−25%−$70,172 Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster · Private nonprofit$68,877$36,425−27%−$86,930 Peirce CollegePhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$61,452$12,148−28%−$64,072 Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · Private nonprofit$64,498$23,003−28%−$77,032 Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington · Private nonprofit$65,052$25,002−28%−$79,488 Gannon UniversityErie · Private nonprofit$64,348$22,553−28%−$76,732 PITC InstituteWyncote · Private for-profit$65,106$28,276−31%−$92,044 Pittsburgh Institute of AeronauticsWest Mifflin · Private nonprofit$66,233$32,618−32%−$98,142 Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport · Public$63,882$25,110−33%−$91,620 Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood · Public$58,486$5,167−33%−$65,808 Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown · Private nonprofit$62,081$18,659−33%−$83,826 York College of PennsylvaniaYork · Private nonprofit$61,800$18,556−34%−$86,224 Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown · Private nonprofit$63,515$26,598−35%−$101,242 DeSales UniversityCenter Valley · Private nonprofit$64,490$31,643−36%−$111,672 Misericordia UniversityDallas · Private nonprofit$65,867$37,485−37%−$121,270 Saint Francis UniversityLoretto · Private nonprofit$62,248$23,526−37%−$101,624 Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · Public$63,202$28,198−38%−$110,772

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in Pennsylvania, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.