Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $14,624 for Pennsylvania residents and $35,526 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $21,114 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,051 for out-of-state students.

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 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $33,448 for state residents and $54,350 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$14,624$35,526$21,114$24,051
Books & Supplies$1,249$1,249
Room & Board$14,516$14,516
Other Expenses$3,058$3,058
COA$33,448$54,350$39,937$42,874

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges is $14,624 for state residents and $35,526 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$13,009$2,210$31,212$1,066
2021-2022$13,289$2,396$31,703$1,091
2022-2023$13,010$1,425$32,545$1,240
2023-2024$13,068$1,481$33,280$1,304
2024-2025$13,069$1,555$34,138$1,388
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $21,114 for state residents and $24,051 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$13,511$1,871$20,612$1,131
2021-2022$13,727$2,067$20,318$1,142
2022-2023$19,476$1,202$22,011$1,082
2023-2024$19,673$1,212$22,714$1,137
2024-2025$19,869$1,246$22,892$1,159

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $983 for state residents and $1,108 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $885 for state residents and $977 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$978$1,034 $825$868
2021-2022$997$1,056 $836$880
2022-2023$946$1,066 $867$955
2023-2024$967$1,090 $880$970
2024-2025$983$1,108 $885$977

Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $17,574 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,483 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Pennsylvania 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $12,749$2,689 $11,099$3,095
2021-2022 $13,082$2,662 $11,454$3,134
2022-2023 $13,348$2,780 $11,854$3,237
2023-2024 $13,859$2,960 $12,738$3,557
2024-2025 $14,516$3,058 $13,795$3,688