Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in Pennsylvania
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 97% | $28,699 | $111,371 |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 94% | $31,944 | $114,862 |
| 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $23,149 | $80,257 |
| 4 | Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $43,756 | $100,423 |
| 5 | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street, PA · Public | 91% | $17,505 | $44,566 |
| 6 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York, PA · Public | 90% | $13,490 | $54,322 |
| 7 | Orleans Technical College Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 90% | $20,113 | $38,668 |
| 8 | Haverford College Haverford, PA · Private nonprofit | 90% | $25,314 | $79,966 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 89% | — | $53,524 |
| 10 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit | 88% | $36,931 | $105,584 |
| 11 | Lafayette College Easton, PA · Private nonprofit | 88% | $34,433 | $91,410 |
| 12 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit | 86% | $40,766 | $93,807 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | 86% | $32,875 | $63,435 |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public | 86% | $30,434 | $66,125 |
| 15 | Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington, PA · Private for-profit | 84% | $18,350 | $31,736 |
| 16 | Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol, PA · Private for-profit | 84% | $19,197 | $43,493 |
| 17 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | 84% | $36,425 | $76,124 |
| 18 | Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown, PA · Private for-profit | 83% | $21,747 | $31,102 |
| 19 | Grove City College Grove City, PA · Private nonprofit | 83% | — | — |
| 20 | Williamson College of the Trades Media, PA · Private nonprofit | 83% | $1,545 | — |
| 21 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit | 83% | $31,490 | $71,517 |
| 22 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit | 82% | $28,905 | $69,107 |
| 23 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA · Private nonprofit | 82% | $31,759 | $75,217 |
| 24 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA · Private nonprofit | 82% | $28,819 | $61,723 |
| 25 | Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 81% | $19,760 | $47,880 |
| 26 | Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Philadelphia, PA · Private for-profit | 80% | $19,986 | $26,029 |
| 27 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit | 80% | $32,568 | $74,652 |
| 28 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit | 80% | $37,607 | $70,204 |
| 29 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 79% | $29,689 | $86,881 |
| 30 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 78% | $38,509 | $84,648 |
| 31 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 77% | $37,730 | $74,742 |
| 32 | Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh, PA · Private for-profit | 76% | $21,392 | — |
| 33 | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA · Private nonprofit | 76% | $32,618 | $66,642 |
| 34 | Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville, PA · Private for-profit | 76% | $20,459 | $25,817 |
| 35 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA · Private nonprofit | 76% | $26,598 | $62,399 |
| 36 | New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA · Private for-profit | 76% | $8,361 | $44,814 |
| 37 | Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA · Private for-profit | 76% | $19,518 | $31,102 |
| 38 | All-State Career School-Pittsburgh West Mifflin, PA · Private for-profit | 75% | $15,576 | $33,193 |
| 39 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public | 75% | $28,198 | $63,727 |
| 40 | UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 75% | $29,374 | $68,801 |
| 41 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA · Private nonprofit | 75% | $26,502 | $54,064 |
| 42 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA · Private nonprofit | 74% | $23,526 | $62,101 |
| 43 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA · Private nonprofit | 74% | $23,988 | $56,918 |
| 44 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofit | 73% | $30,536 | $73,721 |
| 45 | South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA · Private for-profit | 73% | $19,673 | $35,539 |
| 46 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit | 73% | $22,940 | $62,069 |
| 47 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA · Private nonprofit | 72% | $31,643 | $61,295 |
| 48 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA · Private nonprofit | 72% | $37,485 | $64,313 |
| 49 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit | 72% | $30,670 | $61,860 |
| 50 | Marywood University Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit | 72% | $23,388 | $55,817 |
| 51 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA · Private nonprofit | 71% | $24,258 | $75,701 |
| 52 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA · Public | 71% | $14,104 | $54,681 |
| 53 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA · Public | 71% | $23,331 | $61,258 |
| 54 | Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA · Private for-profit | 70% | $11,971 | $29,738 |
| 55 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA · Private nonprofit | 70% | $25,002 | $67,918 |
| 56 | Laurel Technical Institute Uniontown, PA · Private for-profit | 69% | $7,825 | $30,819 |
| 57 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | 69% | $42,478 | $86,881 |
| 58 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA · Private nonprofit | 69% | $23,510 | $59,982 |
| 59 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 69% | $28,928 | $77,449 |
| 60 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | 69% | $30,083 | $33,301 |
| 61 | Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona, PA · Public | 68% | $12,419 | $38,008 |
| 62 | Automotive Training Center-Warminster Warminster, PA · Private for-profit | 68% | $18,088 | $51,112 |
| 63 | Widener University Chester, PA · Private nonprofit | 68% | $25,759 | $70,920 |
| 64 | Automotive Training Center-Exton Exton, PA · Private for-profit | 68% | $12,578 | $51,112 |
| 65 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA · Private nonprofit | 68% | $20,586 | $40,457 |
| 66 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA · Private nonprofit | 67% | $22,204 | $51,748 |
| 67 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA · Private nonprofit | 67% | $29,466 | $58,336 |
| 68 | Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie, PA · Private for-profit | 67% | $30,164 | $41,951 |
| 69 | Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | 67% | $25,480 | $44,096 |
| 70 | Gannon University Erie, PA · Private nonprofit | 66% | $22,553 | $58,845 |
| 71 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA · Private nonprofit | 66% | $23,003 | $62,105 |
| 72 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public | 66% | $19,608 | $53,032 |
| 73 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA · Private nonprofit | 66% | $18,235 | $58,537 |
| 74 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA · Private nonprofit | 65% | $26,979 | $62,621 |
| 75 | Westminster College New Wilmington, PA · Private nonprofit | 65% | $19,859 | $53,861 |
| 76 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA · Private nonprofit | 64% | $18,556 | $61,012 |
| 77 | Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA · Private for-profit | 64% | $17,540 | $28,704 |
| 78 | CDE Career Institute Tannersville, PA · Private for-profit | 63% | $24,554 | $30,894 |
| 79 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit | 63% | $27,743 | $63,454 |
| 80 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 63% | $29,954 | $52,410 |
| 81 | Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc Exton, PA · Private for-profit | 63% | $24,883 | $51,222 |
| 82 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Private for-profit | 63% | $25,437 | $42,785 |
| 83 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown, PA · Private for-profit | 61% | $36,348 | $38,683 |
| 84 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA · Private nonprofit | 61% | $25,890 | $50,004 |
| 85 | Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 61% | $13,143 | $62,235 |
| 86 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $18,659 | $59,460 |
| 87 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $19,444 | $47,452 |
| 88 | UPMC Jameson School of Nursing New Castle, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $22,889 | $70,472 |
| 89 | Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $20,786 | $51,051 |
| 90 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $23,093 | $59,498 |
| 91 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $27,642 | $44,172 |
| 92 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA · Private nonprofit | 60% | $19,140 | $56,210 |
| 93 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 59% | $25,942 | $45,856 |
| 94 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown Levittown, PA · Private for-profit | 58% | $26,659 | $38,683 |
| 95 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public | 58% | $20,787 | $55,246 |
| 96 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | 57% | $20,794 | $52,341 |
| 97 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 57% | $43,086 | $37,839 |
| 98 | Rosemont College Rosemont, PA · Private nonprofit | 57% | $20,150 | $48,555 |
| 99 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | 57% | $19,409 | $67,416 |
| 100 | Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA · Private nonprofit | 57% | $22,344 | $46,165 |