The average graduation rate for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges is 57.12%, transfer-out rate is 23.39%, and retention rate is 78.54%.
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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges
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Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table | School Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Transfer-out Rate (BS degree) | Retention Rate (Full-time) | Retention Rate (Part-time) |
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Albright CollegeReading, PA | 48% |
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64% | - |
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Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | 67% |
- | - |
79% | - |
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Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | 63% |
26% | 33% |
68% | - |
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Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | 63% |
28% | 23% |
80% | - |
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Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | 50% |
37% | 30% |
78% | 20% |
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | 82% |
9% | - |
90% | - |
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Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | 86% |
9% | 8% |
91% | - |
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Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | 50% |
30% | 34% |
75% | - |
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Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | 55% |
24% | - |
79% | 50% |
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Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 56% |
- | - |
76% | 50% |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 91% |
- | 7% |
97% | - |
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Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | 62% |
17% | - |
73% | - |
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Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | 35% |
2% | - |
75% | 32% |
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 68% |
19% | 26% |
80% | - |
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Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 62% |
24% | 30% |
67% | 25% |
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Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | 14% |
55% | 44% |
68% | 25% |
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Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | 64% |
14% | 7% |
66% | 33% |
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Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | 53% |
28% | - |
74% | 59% |
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Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | 83% |
- | 8% |
100% | - |
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Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | 54% |
32% | 38% |
76% | 50% |
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DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | 67% |
25% | 24% |
78% | 50% |
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Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | 83% |
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89% | - |
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Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 78% |
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87% | 65% |
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 77% |
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84% | 50% |
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East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | 45% |
32% | 34% |
74% | 17% |
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Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | 59% |
29% | 28% |
74% | - |
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Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | 76% |
13% | - |
85% | 100% |
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Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | 85% |
10% | 12% |
88% | - |
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Gannon UniversityErie, PA | 69% |
17% | 23% |
79% | 67% |
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Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | 68% |
25% | 11% |
75% | - |
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Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | 81% |
14% | 15% |
89% | - |
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Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | 80% |
9% | 9% |
88% | - |
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Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | 56% |
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76% | - |
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Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | 31% |
2% | 3% |
79% | 50% |
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Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | 91% |
4% | 3% |
96% | - |
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Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 58% |
26% | 37% |
79% | 100% |
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Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | 61% |
30% | 25% |
83% | 100% |
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | 52% |
24% | 28% |
71% | 38% |
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | 70% |
7% | - |
81% | 100% |
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Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | 43% |
- | - |
64% | 60% |
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King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | 57% |
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78% | 100% |
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Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | 56% |
26% | 30% |
79% | 67% |
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La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 55% |
25% | 21% |
67% | - |
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La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 61% |
24% | 22% |
69% | - |
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Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | 38% |
30% | - |
67% | - |
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Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | 89% |
8% | 6% |
90% | - |
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Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | 68% |
17% | - |
81% | 33% |
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Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | 68% |
- | - |
89% | - |
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 91% |
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91% | - |
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Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | 44% |
30% | 34% |
79% | 33% |
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Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | 63% |
25% | 24% |
72% | - |
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Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | 35% |
29% | - |
61% | - |
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Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | 75% |
16% | 24% |
83% | - |
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Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | 63% |
25% | 25% |
80% | 100% |
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Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | 78% |
16% | 16% |
86% | - |
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Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | 57% |
23% | 27% |
77% | 15% |
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Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | 74% |
- | 26% |
80% | - |
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Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | 61% |
5% | 22% |
73% | - |
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Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | 69% |
20% | 25% |
78% | - |
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Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | 45% |
24% | 31% |
74% | 33% |
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | 82% |
12% | - |
91% | - |
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Neumann UniversityAston, PA | 54% |
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71% | 100% |
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Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 5% |
10% | 13% |
100% | - |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 50% |
36% | - |
80% | - |
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Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | 60% |
20% | 19% |
61% | 67% |
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Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | 58% |
25% | - |
72% | 100% |
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Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA | 48% |
7% | 5% |
77% | 25% |
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Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA | 74% |
10% | - |
- | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 83% |
1% | - |
91% | 67% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | 28% |
32% | - |
76% | 71% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | 16% |
47% | - |
77% | 40% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | 20% |
37% | - |
72% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | 33% |
25% | - |
76% | 33% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | 25% |
29% | - |
74% | 25% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | 27% |
37% | - |
86% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | 42% |
25% | - |
82% | 100% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | 30% |
24% | - |
74% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | 21% |
34% | - |
66% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | 24% |
45% | - |
80% | 33% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | 16% |
49% | - |
76% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | 12% |
48% | - |
79% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | 27% |
37% | - |
75% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | 28% |
24% | - |
76% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | 26% |
33% | - |
81% | 100% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | 34% |
25% | - |
78% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | 23% |
20% | - |
82% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | 20% |
41% | - |
86% | - |
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | 10% |
48% | - |
72% | 67% |
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Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA | 36% |
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75% | 61% |
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Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | 48% |
23% | - |
70% | 33% |
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Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA | 53% |
10% | - |
75% | - |
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Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 58% |
24% | 25% |
73% | - |
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | 64% |
21% | 22% |
82% | 80% |
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Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | 43% |
23% | 24% |
82% | 60% |
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Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | 58% |
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83% | - |
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Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | 71% |
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85% | - |
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Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 82% |
7% | 11% |
86% | 50% |
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Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | 76% |
10% | 18% |
84% | 100% |
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Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | 71% |
18% | 29% |
80% | - |
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Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | 50% |
31% | 33% |
69% | 8% |
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Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | 66% |
17% | 22% |
82% | 100% |
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Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA | 50% |
25% | - |
- | 34% |
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Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | 75% |
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85% | - |
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 93% |
- | - |
96% | - |
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Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | 60% |
39% | 53% |
94% | - |
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Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 77% |
11% | 16% |
84% | 46% |
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The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 66% |
18% | - |
80% | - |
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Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | 43% |
33% | 22% |
71% | - |
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 67% |
22% | 30% |
82% | - |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 96% |
- | - |
98% | 93% |
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University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | 41% |
36% | 32% |
71% | - |
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University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | 38% |
50% | 37% |
63% | - |
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University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | 48% |
36% | 35% |
76% | - |
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 83% |
11% | 13% |
93% | 80% |
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University of ScrantonScranton, PA | 79% |
- | - |
85% | 75% |
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University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | 42% |
30% | 28% |
71% | 67% |
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Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | 73% |
- | - |
82% | - |
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Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 90% |
7% | 8% |
96% | 60% |
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Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 61% |
- | - |
18% | - |
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Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | 74% |
18% | 27% |
83% | - |
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Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | 59% |
14% | 23% |
72% | - |
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West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | 71% |
18% | 18% |
82% | 50% |
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Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | 62% |
- | - |
82% | - |
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Widener UniversityChester, PA | 67% |
25% | 20% |
75% | 75% |
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Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | 59% |
26% | 29% |
71% | 20% |
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Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | 50% |
29% | 41% |
69% | - |
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Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | 88% |
11% | 64% |
75% | - |
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York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | 64% |
21% | 31% |
76% | 57% |
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| Average | 57.12% | 23.39% | 23.84% | 78.54% | 58.32% |
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