The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, PA with a total of 36 colleges with 126,073 students enrolled. Philadelphia is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Pennsylvania.The largest college in Philadelphia is Temple University with 29,640 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Pennsylvania include
- Pittsburgh, PA (26 colleges, 84,947 students). The most prominent college in Pittsburgh is University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus with 35,724 students.
- Lancaster, PA (11 colleges, 8,287 students). The top college in Lancaster is Antelope Valley Community College District with 13,532 students.
- Scranton, PA (9 colleges, 11,327 students). The most prominent college in Scranton is University of Scranton with 4,724 students.
- Bethlehem, PA (8 colleges, 19,943 students). The top college in Bethlehem is Lehigh University with 7,692 students.
- Erie, PA (7 colleges, 14,846 students). The most prominent college in Erie is Gannon University with 4,189 students.
- Reading, PA (7 colleges, 11,917 students). The biggest institution in Reading is Alvernia University with 2,796 students.
- York, PA (7 colleges, 5,483 students). The largest college in York is York College of Pennsylvania with 3,825 students.
- Allentown, PA (7 colleges, 4,243 students). The leading institution in Allentown is Muhlenberg College with 1,788 students.
- Altoona, PA (6 colleges, 2,776 students). The biggest institution in Altoona is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona with 2,371 students.
Pennsylvania Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Pennsylvania, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.