Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Pennsylvania
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. 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 | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia · private | $28,699 | 97.2% | $111,371 | 5.4% |
| 2 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore · private | $23,149 | 94.5% | $80,257 | 7.5% |
| 3 | South Hills Beauty Academy Pittsburgh · private | — | 92.0% | $23,453 | — |
| 4 | Haverford College Haverford · private | $25,314 | 91.0% | $79,966 | 12.4% |
| 5 | Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap · public | $9,857 | 90.8% | $41,677 | 96.2% |
| 6 | Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia · private | — | 90.2% | — | 4.6% |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh · private | $31,944 | 90.1% | $114,862 | 11.7% |
| 8 | Metro Beauty Academy Allentown · private | $20,756 | 90.0% | $33,859 | — |
| 9 | Lehigh University Bethlehem · private | $36,931 | 89.8% | $105,584 | 25.9% |
| 10 | Gratz College Melrose Park · private | — | 89.8% | — | — |
| 11 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York · public | $13,490 | 89.7% | $54,322 | — |
| 12 | Lafayette College Easton · private | $34,433 | 89.0% | $91,410 | 31.4% |
| 13 | Villanova University Villanova · private | $43,756 | 88.7% | $100,423 | 27.0% |
| 14 | Bucknell University Lewisburg · private | $40,766 | 87.9% | $93,807 | 28.9% |
| 15 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr · private | $31,759 | 86.1% | $75,217 | 29.4% |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · public | $32,875 | 85.6% | $63,435 | 60.6% |
| 17 | Douglas Education Center Monessen · private | $27,348 | 84.2% | $30,814 | — |
| 18 | American Barber and Beauty Academy Reading · private | — | 84.2% | — | — |
| 19 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster · private | $36,425 | 83.9% | $76,124 | 28.2% |
| 20 | Grove City College Grove City · private | — | 83.5% | — | 72.3% |
| 21 | Dickinson College Carlisle · private | $37,607 | 83.1% | $70,204 | 42.1% |
| 22 | Bella Capelli Academy Monroeville · private | $20,459 | 82.8% | $25,817 | — |
| 23 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh · public | $30,434 | 82.3% | $66,125 | 58.1% |
| 24 | Orleans Technical College Philadelphia · private | $20,113 | 82.2% | $38,668 | 79.5% |
| 25 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg · private | $31,490 | 82.1% | $71,517 | 38.9% |
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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.