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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.

103Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$62,248Median observed year-5 earnings

$23,526Median annual net price

−37%Median modeled 10-year ROI

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

Marywood UniversityScranton · Private nonprofit$55,402$23,388−62%−$169,532 La Roche UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$55,003$20,794−62%−$163,146 East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg · Public$54,545$18,134−62%−$157,086 Rosemont CollegeRosemont · Private nonprofit$54,584$20,150−63%−$164,760 Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville · Public$54,150$20,787−65%−$171,648 Delaware County Community CollegeMedia · Public$52,083$6,576−66%−$135,474 Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock · Public$53,417$19,608−67%−$174,262 Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg · Private nonprofit$54,275$26,502−68%−$193,258 Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncExton · Private for-profit$53,898$24,883−68%−$190,552 Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport · Private nonprofit$53,116$19,140−68%−$175,400 Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown · Public$53,357$21,331−69%−$181,754 Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington · Private nonprofit$53,025$19,859−69%−$179,186 Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · Private nonprofit$53,474$23,988−69%−$191,212 Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$53,896$27,970−70%−$202,920 Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown · Public$51,200$6,389−70%−$143,556 Eastern UniversitySaint Davids · Private nonprofit$53,587$26,662−70%−$200,778 Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown · Private nonprofit$53,756$28,278−70%−$205,552 Mercyhurst UniversityErie · Private nonprofit$52,189$19,444−72%−$185,886 Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia · Public$51,625$18,256−74%−$186,774 Central Penn CollegeSummerdale · Private for-profit$51,328$18,953−75%−$192,532 Automotive Training Center-ExtonExton · Private for-profit$50,540$12,578−76%−$174,912 Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg · Private nonprofit$51,187$22,204−77%−$206,946 Lincoln UniversityLincoln University · Public$50,469$14,977−77%−$185,218 Automotive Training Center-WarminsterWarminster · Private for-profit$50,540$18,088−78%−$196,952 Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg · Public$50,140$14,471−78%−$186,484

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.