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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×

ALL COLLEGES IN PA

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson · Private nonprofit$61,657$22,344−38%−$102,806 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · Private for-profit$62,239$25,437−39%−$109,358 Carlow UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$60,804$20,786−40%−$105,104 West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester · Public$61,373$23,331−40%−$109,594 Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville · Private nonprofit$61,999$26,979−41%−$117,926 Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown · Public$58,995$14,441−41%−$97,814 Moravian UniversityBethlehem · Private nonprofit$62,564$30,670−42%−$127,040 Albright CollegeReading · Private nonprofit$59,794$20,024−43%−$112,156 Ursinus CollegeCollegeville · Private nonprofit$61,871$30,536−44%−$133,434 Neumann UniversityAston · Private nonprofit$60,698$27,804−46%−$134,236 Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg · Private nonprofit$58,018$15,376−46%−$111,324 King's CollegeWilkes-Barre · Private nonprofit$59,082$23,093−48%−$131,552 Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove · Private nonprofit$59,913$28,819−49%−$146,146 Allegheny CollegeMeadville · Private nonprofit$58,614$22,940−50%−$135,620 Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster · Public$56,820$14,104−50%−$118,216 Alvernia UniversityReading · Private nonprofit$59,530$28,138−50%−$147,252 Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$59,327$29,954−52%−$156,546 Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove · Public$58,280$25,158−53%−$147,832 Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg · Public$57,317$23,726−55%−$151,734 Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg · Public$55,757$15,699−56%−$135,226 Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg · Private nonprofit$56,098$18,235−56%−$141,960 Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe · Private nonprofit$56,756$23,510−57%−$156,480 Arcadia UniversityGlenside · Private nonprofit$57,721$29,466−57%−$170,654 Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · Private nonprofit$57,709$31,759−59%−$179,946 Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana · Public$54,876$16,804−60%−$148,456

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.