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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

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington · Public$72,964$18,305+10%+$26,420 University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville · Public$69,754$11,150+10%+$22,940 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork · Public$72,964$19,047+9%+$23,452 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto · Public$72,964$19,454+8%+$21,824 Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park · Public$72,964$19,550+8%+$21,440 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven · Public$72,964$19,659+8%+$21,004 Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · Private nonprofit$73,588$23,149+5%+$13,284 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona · Public$72,964$22,213+4%+$10,788 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia · Public$72,964$22,585+3%+$9,300 University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford · Public$69,754$15,350+3%+$6,140 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown · Public$72,964$23,330+2%+$6,320 La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$71,334$19,409+2%+$5,704 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading · Public$72,964$24,356+1%+$2,216 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie · Public$72,964$24,558+1%+$1,408 UPMC Jameson School of NursingNew Castle · Private nonprofit$71,909$22,889−1%−$2,466 University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg · Public$69,754$17,945−2%−$4,240 University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown · Public$69,754$18,202−2%−$5,268 Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$73,911$28,928−2%−$6,602 University of ScrantonScranton · Private nonprofit$75,323$32,568−2%−$7,042 Reading Hospital School of Health SciencesReading · Private nonprofit$72,868$28,415−5%−$14,980 DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · Private for-profit$68,670$19,089−8%−$19,656 UPMC Mercy School of NursingPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$73,184$33,159−10%−$30,796 Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park · Public$72,964$32,875−10%−$31,860 UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$71,560$29,374−11%−$31,896 UPMC St. Margaret School of NursingPittsburgh · Private nonprofit$70,282$27,327−13%−$36,488

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.