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Pennsylvania college statistics

How colleges in Pennsylvania stack up on cost, graduate earnings, debt and value.

317
Colleges
$21,003
Avg net price as of 2024
$51,672
Median earnings as of 2024
$18,532
Median debt as of 2024
+24%
% strong ROI

Pennsylvania vs. the nation

ROI verdict mix

DR Rating grades

Students & representation

Average graduate earnings by gender, student-body diversity and origin across Pennsylvania colleges — from federal enrollment and IRS-linked earnings data.

Average earnings by gender
Women
$48,166
Men
$57,612

16% gap between the two groups

Who studies here
White 58%Hispanic 13%Asian 4%Black 19%Other 7%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

94%
Students born in the U.S. (avg)
42%
First-generation students (avg)
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Top colleges in Pennsylvania

1
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA · Public
$75,3155-yr earnings
$5,167net price/yr
+2,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 85 AView ROI
2
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
Titusville, PA · Public
$76,8395-yr earnings
$11,150net price/yr
+923%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 80 AView ROI
3
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
York, PA · Public
$59,0115-yr earnings
$13,490net price/yr
+727%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 75 BView ROI
4
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown, PA · For-profit
$73,6395-yr earnings
$19,089net price/yr
+573%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 78 BView ROI
5
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private
$107,1135-yr earnings
$23,149net price/yr
+528%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
6
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA · Private
$98,6475-yr earnings
$23,384net price/yr
+474%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 81 AView ROI
7
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
$113,5105-yr earnings
$28,699net price/yr
+468%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 87 AView ROI
8
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
New Castle, PA · Private
$72,8135-yr earnings
$22,889net price/yr
+455%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 76 BView ROI

All Pennsylvania colleges National statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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