University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 96% last year.

Carnegie Mellon University with 91% and Lehigh University with 91% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Pennsylvania Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate of 96% and Carnegie Mellon University has the second highest graduation rate of 91%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $53,350 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,568 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 51.80% and the average SAT score is 1,378 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 84.80% and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Pennsylvania Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Pennsylvania Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.22%		$66,10467.88%6.50%1,54028,2018 to 1
2
-		Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
1.77%		$63,82944.31%11.30%1,54016,0025 to 1
2
2		Lehigh University Bethlehem, PAPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
3.66%		$62,18026.95%36.98%1,4107,39410 to 1
4
1		Villanova University Villanova, PAPrivate, 4-year 90.00%
1.29%		$64,70131.90%23.39%1,44010,38310 to 1
5
6		Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
10.72%		$40,188
($20,234)		19.46%55.21%1,30050,02815 to 1
5
-		University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
1.28%		$39,890
($21,524)		16.83%49.14%1,37033,76713 to 1
7
1		Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
1.19%		$51,34012.73%88.68%1,2307,86110 to 1
8
-		Drexel University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 78.00%
0.22%		$60,6639.95%79.61%1,33022,3449 to 1
9
2		Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
1.33%		$47,14613.31%87.49%1,2408,10712 to 1
9
-		Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year 77.00%
1.69%		$37,462
($22,082)		15.13%79.70%-33,19612 to 1
Average84.80%$53,350
($21,280)		25.85%51.80%1,37821,72810 to 1