For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges is $14,263 for in-state and $25,042 for out-of-state. (last update: 5/10/2024)

Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges' tuition & fees are higher than the 2024 national average, which is $7,162 for in-state and $19,335 for out-of-state students. You can check the 5-year tuition Inflation of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges. In addition, you can check the tuition & fees by school type that you want.

Franklin and Marshall College has the most expensive tuition & fees of $68,380 and Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,000 among Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges.

The average itemized cost for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges is as follows.

  • Tuition & Fees is $14,263 for state residents and $25,042 for out-of-state.
  • Cost per credit hour is $444 for state residents and $959 for out-of-state.
  • Boos & supplies cost is $1,567.
  • Living cost is $13,798 (on-campus), $11,805 (off-campus).

2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges
School Name Tuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
Albright CollegeReading, PA$28,794 $862 $1,300 $13,954 $13,954
All-State Career SchoolEssington, PA$12,092 - - - -
All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin, PA$12,092 - - - -
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA$54,960 $2,262 $1,000 $13,796 $11,296
Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona, PA$16,625 - - - -
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA$42,810 $1,124 $1,500 $15,090 $5,100
American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading, PA$7,150 - - - -
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA$48,290 $794 $1,500 $16,250 $25,140
ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia, PA$12,147 $387 $1,203 - $10,080
Automotive Training Center-ExtonExton, PA$43,800 - - - -
Automotive Training Center-WarminsterWarminster, PA$43,800 - - - -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$16,757 $590 $1,000 - $10,556
Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA$5,300 - - - -
Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$18,275 - - - -
Beaver Falls Beauty AcademyBeaver Falls, PA$16,600 - - - -
Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville, PA$17,625 - - - -
Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport, PA$10,990 $10,990- -- - -
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA$27,804 $996 $1,000 $13,851 $7,000
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$62,560 $1,911 $1,000 $18,690 -
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$64,772 $1,768 $900 $16,118 $16,118
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA$9,221 $13,421$331 $496$1,700 - $8,100
Bucks County Community College-Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower BucksBristol, PA$9,221 $13,421- -$1,700 - $8,100
Bucks County Community College-Upper Bucks CampusPerkasie, PA$9,221 $13,421- -$1,700 - $8,100
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncFeasterville, PA$16,999 - - - -
Butler Beauty AcademyButler, PA$15,100 - - - -
Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning, PA$15,100 - - - -
Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle, PA$15,100 - - - -
Butler County Community CollegeButler, PA$8,700 $11,700$232 $332$1,400 - $6,000
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA$35,815 $620 $1,250 $14,400 $10,000
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA$32,625 $956 $1,145 $12,234 $12,102
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton, PA$16,950 $16,950- -- - -
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA$34,502 $806 $2,000 $13,406 $13,406
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$63,829 $873 $1,000 $17,468 $15,658
CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PA$11,369 - - - -
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA$44,934 $1,477 $3,000 $13,001 $13,001
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA$19,404 $509 $1,500 $7,416 $5,750
Central Pennsylvania Diesel InstituteLiverpool, PA$25,400 - - - -
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyPleasant Gap, PA$16,996 $16,996- -- - -
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton, PA$24,370 $24,370- -- - -
Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster, PA$18,900 - - - -
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA$43,810 $1,025 $1,000 $14,324 $14,324
Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown, PA$26,166 $26,166- -- - -
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA$39,410 $790 $1,550 $12,300 $13,724
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA$10,904 $18,870$322 $644$100 $11,016 $13,724
Citizens School of NursingTarentum, PA$36,496 - - - -
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA$32,400 $1,080 $1,200 $7,600 $9,400
Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield, PA$18,775 $18,775- -- - -
Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstown, PA$7,714 - - $9,028 $10,912
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA$11,046 $22,870$328 $783$1,200 $11,106 $10,616
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA$8,803 $12,583$251 $377$1,500 - $12,000
Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, PA$13,680 $19,890$359 $540$600 - $8,658
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$8,688 $12,440$318 $466$2,400 - $10,800
Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia, PA$13,044 - - - -
Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ProgramMeadville, PA$17,205 $17,205- -- - -
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA$6,000 - $4,530 $20,653 $21,400
Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA$10,800 $14,940$270 $405$2,500 - $6,500
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, PA$23,569 $23,569- -- - -
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA$43,300 $1,119 $1,000 $14,750 $14,750
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA$44,800 $1,804 $1,711 $13,800 $13,797
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$63,475 $1,967 $1,324 $16,500 $16,500
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA$32,489 - - - -
Douglas Education CenterMonessen, PA$18,950 $532 $4,075 - $7,200
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$60,663 $1,310 $1,700 $17,550 $17,874
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA$47,146 $1,562 $1,440 $15,620 $13,324
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA$11,036 $19,002$332 $649$1,000 $11,154 $13,362
Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, PA$16,850 $16,850- -- - -
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA$37,420 $821 $1,424 $13,168 $9,891
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$36,842 $1,292 $1,100 $12,954 $8,200
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin, PA$17,000 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic, PA$17,500 - - - -
Empire Beauty School-YorkYork, PA$17,500 - - - -
Erie Institute of Technology IncErie, PA$15,768 - $2,252 - $11,655
European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring, PA$13,977 - - - -
Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem, PA$27,140 - $3,469 - $19,380
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute - CheswickCheswick, PA$13,884 $13,884- -- - -
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown, PA$12,415 $12,415- -- - -
Fortis Institute-Forty FortForty Fort, PA$13,955 - $1,034 - $13,950
Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton, PA$14,444 - $1,252 - $8,500
Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyBellevue, PA$9,760 - - - -
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA$68,380 $2,130 $800 $15,568 $15,568
Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg, PA$16,800 $16,800- -- - -
Gannon UniversityErie, PA$37,951 $897 $1,210 $15,610 $15,610
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA$33,610 $1,085 $1,100 $10,980 $4,000
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA$64,230 $2,080 $1,000 $15,530 $15,530
Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA$20,633 $583 - - -
Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, PA$22,500 - - - -
Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona, PA$19,095 $19,095- -- - -
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown, PA$21,840 $21,840- -- - -
Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg, PA$21,100 $21,100- -- - -
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA$20,890 $674 $1,000 $11,770 $11,770
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA$38,310 $680 $1,500 $14,142 $11,242
Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$29,900 $942 $1,500 $11,600 $8,458
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PA$8,918 $11,400$246 $318$1,946 - $9,460
Harrisburg Area Community College-GettysburgGettysburg, PA$8,918 $11,400- -$1,946 - $9,460
Harrisburg Area Community College-LancasterLancaster, PA$8,918 $11,400- -$1,946 - $9,460
Harrisburg Area Community College-LebanonLebanon, PA$8,918 $11,400- -$1,946 - $9,460
Harrisburg Area Community College-YorkYork, PA$8,918 $11,400- -$1,946 - $9,460
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA$23,900 $1,000 $1,200 $9,900 $9,900
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA$68,300 $2,117 $1,240 $18,880 $18,880
Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP., PA$17,590 $17,590- -- - -
Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia, PA$22,000 - - - -
Heritage Valley Kennedy School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA$22,100 $393 $800 - $7,200
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$33,968 $699 $1,230 $14,694 $11,380
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA$28,550 $478 $1,300 $12,870 $12,870
Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana, PA$21,373 $21,373- -- - -
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA$11,380 $16,297$324 $399$1,100 $12,802 $12,802
Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh, PA$22,500 - - - -
Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, PA$20,180 - - - -
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing ProgramReynoldsville, PA$15,950 $15,950- -- - -
Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$14,575 - $1,705 - $12,960
Johnson CollegeScranton, PA$20,733 $569 $1,500 - $9,420
Joseph F McCloskey School of NursingPottsville, PA$17,337 - - - -
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$56,402 $2,303 - $13,546 $13,546
Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA$17,850 $486 $500 $12,400 $5,200
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA$42,600 $678 $1,300 $15,086 $13,324
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA$11,230 $16,434$325 $523$1,200 $13,116 $13,116
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA$33,120 $816 $1,300 $13,268 $8,862
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$35,570 $1,181 $1,000 $15,590 $7,500
Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA$17,950 $595 $1,500 $12,110 $7,660
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA$62,574 $654 $1,000 $18,640 $18,640
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA$14,640 - - - -
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$29,990 $975 $880 $11,640 $11,640
Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Street, PA$20,912 $20,912- -- - -
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster, PA$13,600 - - - -
Lansdale School of BusinessNorth Wales, PA$11,850 $395 $1,575 - $12,485
Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale, PA$17,812 - - - -
Laurel Business InstituteUniontown, PA$11,470 $350 $975 - $3,240
Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage, PA$11,470 $350 $965 - $3,240
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical SchoolLebanon, PA$17,784 $17,784- -- - -
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA$50,320 $802 $1,200 $15,340 $15,340
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PA$9,210 $13,205$327 $471$2,000 - $10,800
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$62,180 $2,552 $1,000 $16,470 $16,470
Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PA$20,000 - - - -
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City, PA$17,000 $17,000- -- - -
Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown, PA$32,043 - - - -
Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$31,430 - - - -
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA$12,512 $19,384$557 $849$1,597 $11,060 $7,820
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PA$11,130 $15,810$302 $441$2,000 - $7,400
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA$47,675 $1,466 $1,200 $14,612 $14,622
Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA$19,964 $767 - $9,888 $7,680
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA$39,570 $711 $1,250 $15,100 $13,928
Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA$44,510 $1,384 $1,200 $14,274 $11,250
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA$40,640 $1,657 $1,460 $11,910 $11,910
Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown, PA$17,450 - - - -
Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown, PA$17,498 $17,498- -- - -
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstituteWyomissing, PA$5,000 - - - -
Miller-Motte College-McCann-AllentownAllentown, PA$5,000 - - - -
Miller-Motte College-McCann-LewisburgLewisburg, PA$21,040 - - - -
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA$12,262 $16,232$319 $588$1,000 $12,600 $12,160
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA$38,370 $677 $1,250 $15,426 $11,124
Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA$11,250 $16,230$363 $541$1,300 - $12,286
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA$50,279 $2,026 $4,500 $18,756 $16,368
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA$52,000 $1,390 $1,284 $15,351 $10,249
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA$26,156 $933 $2,500 $12,194 $10,000
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA$60,240 $1,750 $1,500 $13,955 $14,000
Neumann UniversityAston, PA$37,300 $804 $1,600 $15,680 $18,560
New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, PA$23,310 - - - -
New Castle School of Trades - PulaskiPulaski, PA$18,623 - - - -
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA$10,980 $14,730$247 $358$1,800 $10,568 $10,622
Northampton County Area Community College-MonroeTannersville, PA$10,980 $14,730- -$1,800 - $10,622
Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren, PA$4,800 $8,880$200 $370$750 - $8,222
Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda, PA$16,200 $16,200- -- - -
Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, PA$18,745 - - - -
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA$15,060 $600 $1,200 - $8,000
Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington, PA$13,654 - $2,950 - $8,100
Pennco Tech-BristolBristol, PA$18,750 - - - -
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$44,600 $1,788 $1,768 $18,662 $18,662
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA$31,370 $1,232 $1,650 $12,535 $12,535
Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA$31,866 $667 $3,500 - $21,500
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA$17,940 $25,680$515 $773$1,549 $12,314 $12,314
Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolPittsburgh, PA$34,320 - - - -
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, PA$9,360 $13,080$236 $360$2,000 - $5,000
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA$14,445 $535 $1,050 - $10,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$20,234 $40,188$820 $1,651$1,840 $13,030 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA$15,240 $25,388$610 $1,036$1,840 $11,912 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA$15,944 $26,668$643 $1,089$1,840 $13,820 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA$14,380 $23,872$579 $978$1,840 $12,852 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA$15,944 $26,668$643 $1,089$1,840 $14,232 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA$15,180 $25,118$607 $1,025$1,840 $13,820 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA$14,380 $23,872$575 $973$1,840 - $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA$15,944 $26,668$643 $1,089$1,840 $14,774 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA$14,380 $23,872$575 $973$1,840 - $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA$14,380 $23,872$575 $973$1,840 $12,022 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA$15,944 $26,668$643 $1,089$1,840 $15,870 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA$15,180 $25,118$607 $1,025$1,840 $12,022 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA$15,180 $25,118$607 $1,025$1,840 - $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA$14,380 $23,872$575 $973$1,840 $12,022 $13,448
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA$14,380 $23,872$575 $973$1,840 - $13,448
Average$14,263$25,042$444$959$1,567$13,798$11,805
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: March 1, 2024)
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