Pennsylvania Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 96% last year.
Carnegie Mellon University with 91% and Lehigh University with 91% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Private Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of Pennsylvania Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
University of Pennsylvania has the highest graduation rate of 96% and Carnegie Mellon University has the second highest graduation rate of 91%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $55,270 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,394 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 57.37% and the average SAT score is 1,351 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Pennsylvania Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private, four-years | 96.00% - | $66,104 | 67.88% | 6.50% | 1,540 | 28,201 | 8 to 1 |
| 2 - | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, four-years | 91.00% 2.00% | $63,829 | 44.31% | 11.30% | 1,540 | 16,002 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 2 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private, four-years | 91.00% 4.00% | $62,180 | 26.95% | 36.98% | 1,410 | 7,394 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Villanova University Villanova, PA Private, four-years | 90.00% 1.00% | $64,701 | 31.90% | 23.39% | 1,440 | 10,383 | 10 to 1 |
| 5 - | Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA Private, four-years | 82.00% 1.00% | $51,340 | 12.73% | 88.68% | 1,230 | 7,861 | 10 to 1 |
| 6 - | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private, four-years | 78.00% - | $60,663 | 9.95% | 79.61% | 1,330 | 22,344 | 9 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA Private, four-years | 77.00% 1.00% | $47,146 | 13.31% | 87.49% | 1,240 | 8,107 | 12 to 1 |
| 8 - | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private, four-years | 67.00% 4.00% | $45,683 | 14.87% | 88.85% | 1,230 | 8,286 | 13 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Widener University Chester, PA Private, four-years | 67.00% 1.00% | $53,638 | 10.25% | 87.69% | 1,200 | 5,416 | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Eastern University Saint Davids, PA Private, four-years | 59.00% 1.00% | $37,420 | 24.51% | 63.23% | - | 5,769 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 79.80% | $55,270 | 25.67% | 57.37% | 1,351 | 11,976 | 10 to 1 |
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