Best ROI Colleges in Pennsylvania
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucks County Community College Newtown · community | 7.4× | $6,389 | 21.8% | $47,324 | — |
| 2 | Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood · community | 7.2× | $5,167 | 26.4% | $37,439 | — |
| 3 | Schuylkill Technology Center Frackville · public | 7.2× | $6,797 | 60.1% | $49,148 | — |
| 4 | Delaware County Community College Media · community | 6.9× | $6,576 | 18.3% | $45,391 | — |
| 5 | Community College of Beaver County Monaca · community | 6.5× | $6,937 | 28.5% | $45,090 | — |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown · community | 6.3× | $6,200 | 39.3% | $38,752 | — |
| 7 | Butler County Community College Butler · community | 6.2× | $6,233 | 30.1% | $38,891 | — |
| 8 | New Castle School of Trades New Castle · community | 5.4× | $8,361 | 78.4% | $44,814 | — |
| 9 | Holy Family University Philadelphia · private | 4.7× | $13,143 | 66.0% | $62,235 | 71.0% |
| 10 | Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville · community | 4.6× | $9,203 | 24.6% | $42,436 | — |
| 11 | Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke · community | 4.3× | $9,433 | 24.1% | $40,437 | — |
| 12 | Reading Area Community College Reading · community | 4.2× | $9,228 | 21.2% | $39,082 | — |
| 13 | Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap · public | 4.2× | $9,857 | 90.8% | $41,677 | 96.2% |
| 14 | Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage · community | 4.2× | $6,778 | 65.6% | $28,311 | 85.3% |
| 15 | Peirce College Philadelphia · private | 4.2× | $12,148 | 26.8% | $50,660 | — |
| 16 | Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell · community | 4.1× | $11,124 | 24.9% | $46,108 | — |
| 17 | Automotive Training Center-Exton Exton · private | 4.1× | $12,578 | 71.0% | $51,112 | — |
| 18 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York · public | 4.0× | $13,490 | 89.7% | $54,322 | — |
| 19 | Laurel Business Institute Uniontown · community | 3.9× | $7,825 | 76.2% | $30,819 | 76.8% |
| 20 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia · private | 3.9× | $28,699 | 97.2% | $111,371 | 5.4% |
| 21 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster · community | 3.9× | $14,104 | 67.1% | $54,681 | 71.2% |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh · private | 3.6× | $31,944 | 90.1% | $114,862 | 11.7% |
| 23 | Manor College Jenkintown · private | 3.6× | $13,078 | 39.7% | $46,825 | 94.9% |
| 24 | La Salle University Philadelphia · private | 3.5× | $19,409 | 63.4% | $67,416 | 96.6% |
| 25 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore · private | 3.5× | $23,149 | 94.5% | $80,257 | 7.5% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.