College Tuition in Pennsylvania (2026)

297 colleges · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026

Average In-State Tuition$26,753
National Average$18,082
vs. National+48%
Colleges Listed297

Pennsylvania vs. National Average

PennsylvaniaNationalDifference
Average in-state tuition$26,753$18,082+48%

Cheapest: Northern Pennsylvania Regional College at $4,440 · Most expensive: Curtis Institute of Music at $0

All 297 Colleges in Pennsylvania

#CollegeCityIn-State TuitionOut-of-StateAcceptance
1Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren$4,440$8,880—
2Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$4,632$12,744—
3Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh$4,842$12,583—
4Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville$5,280$13,270—
5Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem$5,550$15,270—
6Northampton County Area Community College-MonroeTannersville$5,550$15,270—
7Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown$5,683$13,963—
8Bucks County Community College-Upper Bucks CampusPerkasie$5,683$13,963—
9Bucks County Community College-Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower BucksBristol$5,683$13,963—
10Butler County Community CollegeButler$5,910$12,000—
11Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood$6,018$14,424—
12Reading Area Community CollegeReading$6,480$12,510—
13Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke$6,600$16,260—
14Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell$6,690$17,250—
15Delaware County Community CollegeMedia$6,930$15,540—
16Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg$6,975$12,472—
17Harrisburg Area Community College-LancasterLancaster$6,975$12,472—
18Harrisburg Area Community College-GettysburgGettysburg$6,975$12,472—
19Harrisburg Area Community College-LebanonAnnville$6,975$12,472—
20Harrisburg Area Community College-YorkYork$6,975$12,472—
21Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown$7,110$13,350—
22Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca$7,500$20,700—
23Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstown$7,714$7,714—
24Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster$9,050$9,05071%
25Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock$10,568$14,67671%
26Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton$10,600$10,600100%
27West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester$10,775$22,59978%
28Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney$10,904$18,870—
29Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg$11,046$22,87093%
30Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville$11,128$22,95286%
31Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown$11,314$16,06891%
32Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana$11,380$16,29791%
33Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia$11,436$16,05494%
34Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$11,512$11,51290%
35East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg$11,536$19,50292%
36University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville$11,918$22,21035%
37ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia$12,147$12,14750%
38Lansdale School of BusinessNorth Wales$12,150$12,150—
39Reading Hospital School of Health SciencesReading$12,225$12,22529%
40Lincoln UniversityLincoln University$12,512$19,38466%
41Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of NursingPittsburgh$13,410$13,410100%
42Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage$13,431$13,43185%
43Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington$13,654$13,65456%
44Laurel Technical InstituteUniontown$13,713$13,71377%
45Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg$13,720$15,97486%
46Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$13,920$13,920—
47Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia$13,920$13,920—
48Fortis Institute-Forty FortForty Fort$13,955$13,955—
49Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon$14,024$23,56092%
50Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas$14,280$24,00697%
51Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington$14,408$24,13495%
52Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca$14,408$24,13496%
53Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois$14,408$24,13497%
54Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace$14,408$24,13495%
55Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport$14,408$24,13496%
56Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto$14,408$24,13498%
57Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsPhiladelphia$14,575$14,575—
58University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg$14,710$26,58495%
59University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford$14,770$26,64489%
60West Virginia Junior College-United Career InstituteIrwin$14,798$14,798—
61Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia$14,850$14,850—
62University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown$14,906$26,78095%
63Peirce CollegePhiladelphia$15,060$15,060—
64Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore$15,208$25,39299%
65Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley$15,208$25,39297%
66Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia$15,208$25,39298%
67Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton$15,208$25,39296%
68Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven$15,208$25,39297%
69Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork$15,208$25,39297%
70Erie Institute of Technology IncErie$15,264$15,264—
71Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington$15,268$25,66497%
72Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton$15,348$15,348—
73Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park$15,356$15,35691%
74Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton$15,886$15,886—
75UPMC Jameson School of NursingNew Castle$15,940$15,940100%
76Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie$15,972$26,95897%
77Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona$15,972$26,95898%
78Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading$15,972$26,95899%
79Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown$15,972$26,95898%
80UPMC St. Margaret School of NursingPittsburgh$16,190$16,19081%
81UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh$16,190$16,19078%
82UPMC Mercy School of NursingPittsburgh$16,190$16,19088%
83Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$16,757$16,757—
84Vet Tech InstitutePittsburgh$17,320$17,32078%
85Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh$17,402$17,40275%
86Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport$18,240$25,980—
87Keystone CollegeLa Plume$18,300$18,30085%
88Lackawanna CollegeScranton$18,400$18,400—
89Pittsburgh Institute of AeronauticsWest Mifflin$18,730$18,730—
90Studio IncamminatiPhiladelphia$18,915$18,915100%
91Douglas Education CenterMonessen$19,450$19,450—
92Central Penn CollegeSummerdale$19,854$19,85418%
93South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College$19,905$19,90597%
94South Hills School of Business and Technology-AltoonaAltoona$19,905$19,905—
95Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,644$41,79061%
96UPMC Jameson School of Nursing - UPMC HamotErie$20,645$20,645—
97UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC HarrisburgHarrisburg$20,645$20,645—
98Johnson CollegeScranton$21,225$21,22598%
99Grove City CollegeGrove City$21,700$21,70072%
100Manor CollegeJenkintown$21,780$21,78095%
101University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh$21,926$41,43058%
102Heritage Valley Health System School of NursingMcKees Rocks$22,800$22,80082%
103Temple UniversityPhiladelphia$23,011$38,95880%
104Rosemont CollegeRosemont$23,845$23,84576%
105Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg$24,400$24,40087%
106University of Valley ForgePhoenixville$25,240$25,24061%
107York College of PennsylvaniaYork$25,588$25,58874%
108Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookAmbler$25,774$25,774100%
109Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson$27,072$27,07282%
110Wilson CollegeChambersburg$27,100$27,10092%
111Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn$28,917$28,91783%
112Albright CollegeReading$29,082$29,08276%
113Immaculata UniversityImmaculata$29,330$29,33086%
114Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington$29,392$29,39281%
115Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia$29,499$29,49943%
116Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster$29,990$29,99056%
117Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg$30,480$30,48090%
118Williamson College of the TradesMedia$31,611$31,61122%
119Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr$32,000$32,000—
120Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster$32,150$32,15099%
121Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne$32,176$32,176—
122Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster$32,933$32,93341%
123Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls$33,450$33,450—
124Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne$34,009$34,00988%
125La Roche UniversityPittsburgh$34,052$34,05276%
126Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia$35,330$35,33071%
127Carlow UniversityPittsburgh$35,874$35,87487%
128Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township$35,970$35,97090%
129La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia$37,800$37,80097%
130Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown$37,950$37,95078%
131Thiel CollegeGreenville$38,344$38,34472%
132Eastern UniversitySaint Davids$38,400$38,40091%
133Neumann UniversityAston$39,100$39,10081%
134Point Park UniversityPittsburgh$39,570$39,57097%
135Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia$39,870$39,87074%
136Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley$40,122$40,12290%
137Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington$40,290$40,29093%
138Misericordia UniversityDallas$40,370$40,37071%
139Gannon UniversityErie$40,656$40,65674%
140Marywood UniversityScranton$41,420$41,42061%
141Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg$42,240$42,24079%
142Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe$42,396$42,39662%
143Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg$42,944$42,94480%
144Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre$43,496$43,49691%
145Saint Francis UniversityLoretto$44,000$44,00077%
146King's CollegeWilkes-Barre$44,100$44,10093%
147Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia$44,600$44,600—
148Chatham UniversityPittsburgh$44,626$44,62662%
149Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown$44,850$44,85093%
150Alvernia UniversityReading$45,000$45,00058%
151Mercyhurst UniversityErie$45,770$45,77081%
152Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown$46,314$46,31484%
153DeSales UniversityCenter Valley$46,800$46,80077%
154Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia$47,505$47,50581%
155Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh$48,986$48,98684%
156Arcadia UniversityGlenside$49,610$49,61080%
157Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport$50,029$50,02974%
158Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville$52,080$52,08084%
159Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia$52,812$52,81256%
160Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$53,260$53,26089%
161Moravian UniversityBethlehem$53,500$53,50054%
162University of ScrantonScranton$53,983$53,98381%
163Widener UniversityChester$55,730$55,73071%
164Allegheny CollegeMeadville$56,550$56,55055%
165Juniata CollegeHuntingdon$58,580$58,58079%
166Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove$59,850$59,85081%
167Ursinus CollegeCollegeville$61,210$61,21092%
168Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$62,412$62,41279%
169Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown$62,805$62,80572%
170Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$64,980$64,98026%
171Lafayette CollegeEaston$65,398$65,39831%
172Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore$65,494$65,4947%
173Dickinson CollegeCarlisle$65,650$65,65042%
174Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr$65,920$65,92029%
175Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,246$66,24612%
176Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg$66,640$66,64039%
177Villanova UniversityVillanova$67,776$67,77627%
178Bucknell UniversityLewisburg$67,812$67,81229%
179University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,686$68,6865%
180Haverford CollegeHaverford$70,688$70,68812%
181Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster$70,794$70,79428%
182All-State Career SchoolEssington$12,314 †——
183The Beauty InstituteWhitehall$19,550 †——
184Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona$16,762 †——
185The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler$19,550 †——
186American College of Financial ServicesKing of Prussia———
187Automotive Training Center-ExtonExton$47,400 †——
188Beauty Culture School LLCFeasterville$16,999 †——
189Butler Beauty AcademyButler$16,500 †——
190Citizens School of NursingTarentum$30,840 †—83%
191DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown$32,613 †—30%
192Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia$0$05%
193Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon$17,500 †——
194Empire Beauty School-YorkYork$17,500 †——
195Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster$17,000 †——
196Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam$17,500 †——
197Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville$17,500 †——
198Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall$17,000 †——
199Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic$17,500 †——
200Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg$17,000 †——
201Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading$17,500 †——
202Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$17,000 †——
203Gratz CollegeJenkintown———
204Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie$45,486 †——
205Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning$16,500 †——
206Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster$13,600 †——
207Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale$17,812 †——
208Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstituteWyomissing$18,790 †——
209Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown$33,463 †——
210Lincoln Technical Institute-LevittownLevittown$32,219 †——
211Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of NursingPhiladelphia———
212New Castle School of TradesNew Castle$23,310 †——
213Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia$19,802 †—80%
214Pennco Tech-BristolBristol$18,750 †——
215Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolPittsburgh$34,944 †——
216Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia$13,044 †——
217Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science IncPittsburgh$26,285 †——
218Joseph F McCloskey School of NursingPottsville———
219The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona$16,650 †——
220Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville$22,605 †——
221South Hills Beauty AcademyPittsburgh$5,775 †——
222St Lukes Hospital School of NursingBethlehem———
223The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg$19,550 †——
224Venus Beauty AcademyAston$18,750 †——
225Washington Health System School of NursingWashington———
226Welder Training and Testing InstituteAllentown$13,500 †——
227YTI Career Institute-YorkYork$30,688 †——
228Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton$19,450 †—100%
229Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown$14,500 †——
230Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg$16,800 †—100%
231Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg$21,500 †—100%
232Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingWilkes Barre$24,150 †—79%
233Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle$16,500 †——
234Western Area Career & Technology CenterCanonsburg$18,480 †——
235Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyPleasant Gap$17,104 †—96%
236YTI Career Institute-AltoonaAltoona$34,964 †——
237Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove$16,850 †—81%
238Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$17,000 †——
239Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona$19,100 †——
240Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton$24,535 †—67%
241Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie———
242Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia$20,255 †——
243Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover$17,500 †——
244Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$28,283 †——
245York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationYork$20,141 †——
246Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown$27,554 †—58%
247Jefferson County DuBois Area Vocational Technical SchoolReynoldsville$15,950 †—80%
248Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown$22,500 †——
249Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown$18,313 †——
250Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City$18,190 †——
251Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolOil City$18,483 †—38%
252Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Street$21,784 †——
253Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana$22,227 †——
254Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda$16,200 †—75%
255Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP.$17,590 †——
256All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin$12,317 †——
257Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville$17,000 †——
258Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield$18,940 †——
259Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall$24,933 †—100%
260Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-LewisburgLewisburg$22,240 †——
261Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterSpringville$19,995 †——
262Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin$17,000 †——
263PITC InstituteWyncote$36,687 †——
264Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncExton$49,950 †——
265Automotive Training Center-WarminsterWarminster$47,400 †——
266Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh$17,000 †——
267CDE Career InstituteTannersville$11,369 †——
268Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown$18,790 †——
269Somerset County Technology CenterSomerset$17,500 †——
270Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown$17,950 †——
271Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield$17,000 †——
272Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville$17,756 †——
273Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh$23,100 †——
274Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport$9,643 †——
275World A Cuts Barber InstituteYork$22,942 †——
276Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh$18,600 †——
277Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg$6,315 †——
278Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster$18,900 †——
279Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia$23,000 †——
280Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyPittsburgh$9,760 †——
281Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote$17,000 †——
282Premier Barber InstituteNorristown$18,380 †——
283American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading$7,150 †——
284European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring$12,970 †——
285Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem$23,000 †——
286Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia$25,000 †——
287Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem$27,000 †—100%
288The Rapha SchoolHome$22,009 †——
289The Salon Professional AcademyCollegeville$17,050 †——
290Lehigh Career & Technical InstituteSchnecksville$14,835 †——
291Cutting Edge Barber AcademyLancaster$19,900 †——
292Champ's Barber School-LebanonLebanon$18,900 †——
293Modern Male Barber AcademyLansdale$18,800 †——
294The Beauty InstitutePhiladelphia$19,550 †——
295New Castle School of TradesPulaski$18,623 †——
296Jersey College - ScrantonScranton$49,275 †——
297Jersey College - JenkintownJenkintown$49,275 †——

† Published tuition for the school's largest program; the school does not report a school-wide in-state rate. — means College Scorecard publishes no figure for that field.

FAQ

How much does college cost in Pennsylvania?

The average in-state tuition in Pennsylvania is $26,753 per year, based on 297 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Pennsylvania?

The lowest in-state tuition in Pennsylvania is $4,440 at Northern Pennsylvania Regional College.

What is the most expensive college in Pennsylvania?

The highest in-state tuition in Pennsylvania is $0 at Curtis Institute of Music.

How does Pennsylvania compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Pennsylvania is 48% above that.

How many colleges are in Pennsylvania?

College Scorecard lists 297 colleges in Pennsylvania.