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 97% last year.
Carnegie Mellon University with 94% and Villanova University with 92% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $55,376 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,920 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Pennsylvania Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 52.09% and the average SAT score is 1,391, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 97.00% 1.00% | $68,686 | 67.98% | 5.40% | 1,550 | 29,109 | 8 to 1 |
| 2 - | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 94.00% 2.00% | $65,636 | 45.67% | 11.66% | 1,540 | 15,888 | 5 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Villanova University Villanova, PAPrivate, 4-year | 92.00% - | $67,776 | 27.73% | 26.98% | 1,450 | 10,041 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PAPrivate, 4-year | 88.00% 1.00% | $64,980 | 28.38% | 25.93% | 1,440 | 7,692 | 10 to 1 |
| 5 - | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 1.00% | $41,790 ($20,644) | 17.11% | 60.56% | 1,330 | 50,737 | 16 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.00% | $41,430 ($21,926) | 12.99% | 58.08% | 1,360 | 35,724 | 13 to 1 |
| 7 - | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 79.00% - | $53,260 | 14.11% | 88.83% | 1,250 | 7,159 | 11 to 1 |
| 8 - | Drexel University Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 78.00% 1.00% | $62,412 | 8.09% | 79.44% | 1,340 | 21,153 | 9 to 1 |
| 9 - | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 77.00% 2.00% | $48,986 | 13.38% | 83.56% | 1,260 | 8,234 | 12 to 1 |
| 10 - | Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 1.00% | $38,805 ($23,005) | 15.19% | 80.41% | - | 29,640 | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 85.10% | $55,376 ($21,858) | 25.06% | 52.09% | 1,391 | 21,538 | 11 to 1 |