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Best ROI colleges in Pennsylvania

Ten years of reported earnings premium, measured against four years of net price plus earnings forgone while studying.

103eligible colleges$45kcomparison earnings
LOWER10-YEAR ROIHIGHER
1
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
+148%+$455,894
2
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
+139%+$411,184
3
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit
+72%+$235,586
4
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private nonprofit
+52%+$183,286
5
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
+42%+$97,828
6
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
+42%+$124,474
7
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
+32%+$108,384
8
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit
+32%+$109,906
9
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Private nonprofit
+32%+$100,708
10
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA · Private nonprofit
+24%+$65,288
11
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · Private nonprofit
+22%+$63,378
12
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA · Private nonprofit
+21%+$73,318
13
Widener UniversityChester, PA · Private nonprofit
+21%+$58,164
14
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA · Public
+12%+$29,252
15
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA · Public
+11%+$28,000
16
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA · Public
+11%+$27,356
17
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA · Public
+11%+$26,760
18
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA · Public
+9%+$23,452
19
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA · Public
+8%+$21,824
20
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public
+8%+$21,440
21
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA · Public
+8%+$21,004
22
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit
+5%+$13,284
23
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA · Public
+4%+$10,788
24
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA · Public
+3%+$9,300
25
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA · Public
+3%+$6,140
26
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA · Public
+2%+$6,320
27
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
+2%+$5,704
28
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA · Public
+1%+$2,216
29
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA · Public
+1%+$1,408
30
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA · Public
−2%−$4,240
31
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA · Public
−2%−$5,268
32
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
−2%−$6,602
33
University of ScrantonScranton, PA · Private nonprofit
−2%−$7,042
34
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public
−10%−$31,860
35
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · Private nonprofit
−13%−$35,496
36
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit
−14%−$42,230
37
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public
−18%−$54,196
38
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
−19%−$64,080
39
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit
−20%−$58,182
40
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · Private nonprofit
−20%−$66,388
41
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · Private nonprofit
−25%−$72,720
42
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · Private nonprofit
−27%−$86,930
43
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
−28%−$64,072
44
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA · Private nonprofit
−28%−$77,032
45
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · Private nonprofit
−28%−$79,488
46
Gannon UniversityErie, PA · Private nonprofit
−28%−$76,732
47
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA · Public
−33%−$91,620
48
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA · Private nonprofit
−33%−$83,826
49
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA · Private nonprofit
−34%−$86,224
50
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA · Private nonprofit
−35%−$101,242

Eligibility requires a currently operating college, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and annual average net price of at least $1,000. State rank is relative only to eligible institutions in Pennsylvania.

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