For Pennsylvania Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $37,015.
Franklin and Marshall College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $70,794 and Curtis Institute of Music has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,530 among Pennsylvania Private colleges. For graduate programs, Moore College of Art and Design has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $58,694 and Albright College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,540 among Pennsylvania Private colleges.
The average COA of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $55,914 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $37,015 | $22,229 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,404 | $1,404 |
| Room & Board | $14,587 | $14,587 |
| Other Expenses | $2,909 | $2,909 |
| COA | $55,914 | $41,129 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges is $37,015. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $32,380 | $1,045 |
| 2021-2022 | $32,749 | $1,084 |
| 2022-2023 | $33,906 | $1,167 |
| 2023-2024 | $34,712 | $1,257 |
| 2024-2025 | $35,704 | $1,311 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $22,229.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $20,783 | $940 |
| 2021-2022 | $20,391 | $927 |
| 2022-2023 | $20,300 | $953 |
| 2023-2024 | $21,156 | $1,032 |
| 2024-2025 | $21,183 | $1,046 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $1,144.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $899.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,015 | $859 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,049 | $871 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,074 | $880 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,100 | $895 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,144 | $899 |
The average living costs of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $17,495 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,578 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Pennsylvania Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,785 | $2,270 | $10,674 | $3,184 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,094 | $2,297 | $11,157 | $3,304 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,514 | $2,461 | $11,525 | $3,501 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,041 | $2,674 | $12,565 | $3,880 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,587 | $2,909 | $13,446 | $4,132 |