Pennsylvania Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Pennsylvania Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $37,015.

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 Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $55,914 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Pennsylvania Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$37,015$22,229
Books & Supplies$1,404$1,404
Room & Board$14,587$14,587
Other Expenses$2,909$2,909
COA$55,914$41,129

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges is $37,015. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$32,380$1,045
2021-2022$32,749$1,084
2022-2023$33,906$1,167
2023-2024$34,712$1,257
2024-2025$35,704$1,311
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $22,229.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$20,783$940
2021-2022$20,391$927
2022-2023$20,300$953
2023-2024$21,156$1,032
2024-2025$21,183$1,046

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $1,144.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $899.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Pennsylvania Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$1,015$859
2021-2022$1,049$871
2022-2023$1,074$880
2023-2024$1,100$895
2024-2025$1,144$899

Pennsylvania Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Pennsylvania Private colleges in 2025 is $17,495 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,578 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Pennsylvania Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $12,785$2,270 $10,674$3,184
2021-2022 $13,094$2,297 $11,157$3,304
2022-2023 $13,514$2,461 $11,525$3,501
2023-2024 $14,041$2,674 $12,565$3,880
2024-2025 $14,587$2,909 $13,446$4,132