Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 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 83% last year.

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus with 83% and Temple University with 77% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Pennsylvania Public Colleges with 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 Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 83% and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the second highest graduation rate of 83%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,543 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,440 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.82% and the average SAT score is 1,152 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 64.30% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Pennsylvania Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Pennsylvania Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3		Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
10.72%		$40,188
($20,234)		19.46%55.21%1,30050,02815 to 1
1
-		University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
1.28%		$39,890
($21,524)		16.83%49.14%1,37033,76713 to 1
3
1		Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year 77.00%
1.69%		$37,462
($22,082)		15.13%79.70%-33,19612 to 1
4
1		West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PAPublic, 4-year 71.00%
1.75%		$22,511
($10,687)		23.16%87.85%1,16017,27520 to 1
5
-		Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PAPublic, 4-year 66.00%
2.45%		$14,615
($10,507)		35.11%74.33%1,0508,22119 to 1
6
1		Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PAPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.41%		$16,232
($12,262)		20.02%92.42%1,1506,77518 to 1
7
2		Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PAPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.10%		$16,434
($11,230)		22.96%96.14%1,1407,45520 to 1
8
-		Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
3.59%		$16,297
($11,380)		22.48%91.94%1,0608,81621 to 1
9
3		Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PAPublic, 4-year 50.00%
8.02%		$15,798
($13,544)		19.30%87.80%1,0905,16217 to 1
10Pennsylvania Western University California, PAPublic, 4-year 48.00%$16,006
($11,388)		25.63%93.62%1,05012,77818 to 1
Average64.30%$23,543
($14,484)		22.01%80.82%1,15218,34717 to 1