Best Graduation Rate Universities in Pennsylvania
Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Pennsylvania.
| # | Institution | Tuition | Avg Earnings | Grad Rate | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Pennsylvania
Private Non-Profit |
$66,104 | $90,555 | 97% | PA |
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
Private Non-Profit |
$62,412 | $56,211 | 94% | PA |
| 3 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Private Non-Profit |
$63,829 | $105,360 | 92% | PA |
| 4 |
Villanova University
Private Non-Profit |
$64,701 | $84,905 | 92% | PA |
| 5 |
Haverford College
Private Non-Profit |
$68,300 | $53,353 | 90% | PA |
| 6 |
Lehigh University
Private Non-Profit |
$62,180 | $88,810 | 90% | PA |
| 7 |
Curtis Institute of Music
Private Non-Profit |
$6,000 | $31,201 | 89% | PA |
| 8 |
Lafayette College
Private Non-Profit |
$62,574 | $80,614 | 89% | PA |
| 9 |
Bucknell University
Private Non-Profit |
$64,772 | $78,852 | 86% | PA |
| 10 |
Franklin and Marshall College
Private Non-Profit |
$68,380 | $62,544 | 86% | PA |
| 11 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Public |
$20,234 | $55,620 | 84% | PA |
| 12 |
Bryn Mawr College
Private Non-Profit |
$62,560 | $53,102 | 84% | PA |
| 13 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Public |
$21,524 | $54,240 | 84% | PA |
| 14 |
Dickinson College
Private Non-Profit |
$63,475 | $57,110 | 84% | PA |
| 15 |
Gettysburg College
Private Non-Profit |
$64,230 | $57,274 | 82% | PA |
| 16 |
Muhlenberg College
Private Non-Profit |
$60,240 | $53,265 | 82% | PA |
| 17 |
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Private Non-Profit |
$51,340 | $66,438 | 81% | PA |
| 18 |
University of Scranton
Private Non-Profit |
$52,309 | $62,921 | 80% | PA |
| 19 |
Grove City College
Private Non-Profit |
$20,890 | $0 | 80% | PA |
| 20 |
Messiah University
Private Non-Profit |
$40,640 | $50,192 | 78% | PA |
| 21 |
Drexel University
Private Non-Profit |
$60,663 | $69,063 | 78% | PA |
| 22 |
Duquesne University
Private Non-Profit |
$47,146 | $62,627 | 77% | PA |
| 23 |
Elizabethtown College
Private Non-Profit |
$36,842 | $54,833 | 77% | PA |
| 24 |
Temple University
Public |
$22,082 | $50,860 | 76% | PA |
| 25 |
Susquehanna University
Private Non-Profit |
$57,400 | $51,535 | 75% | PA |
| 26 |
Ursinus College
Private Non-Profit |
$59,196 | $54,542 | 75% | PA |
| 27 |
Saint Vincent College
Private Non-Profit |
$41,100 | $47,267 | 74% | PA |
| 28 |
Marywood University
Private Non-Profit |
$39,570 | $47,000 | 74% | PA |
| 29 |
Washington & Jefferson College
Private Non-Profit |
$28,185 | $52,082 | 73% | PA |
| 30 |
Saint Francis University
Private Non-Profit |
$41,720 | $56,920 | 72% | PA |
| 31 |
Misericordia University
Private Non-Profit |
$38,370 | $55,910 | 72% | PA |
| 32 |
Seton Hill University
Private Non-Profit |
$41,414 | $43,700 | 71% | PA |
| 33 |
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Private Non-Profit |
$10,869 | $0 | 71% | PA |
| 34 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Public |
$10,687 | $51,013 | 71% | PA |
| 35 |
Lebanon Valley College
Private Non-Profit |
$50,320 | $54,021 | 71% | PA |
| 36 |
Moravian University
Private Non-Profit |
$52,000 | $53,471 | 71% | PA |
| 37 |
Juniata College
Private Non-Profit |
$56,402 | $48,571 | 70% | PA |
| 38 |
Lancaster Bible College
Private Non-Profit |
$29,990 | $36,747 | 70% | PA |
| 39 |
Gannon University
Private Non-Profit |
$37,951 | $55,319 | 70% | PA |
| 40 |
DeSales University
Private Non-Profit |
$44,800 | $52,721 | 69% | PA |
| 41 |
Thomas Jefferson University
Private Non-Profit |
$45,683 | $64,335 | 68% | PA |
| 42 |
Allegheny College
Private Non-Profit |
$54,960 | $45,603 | 67% | PA |
| 43 |
Chatham University
Private Non-Profit |
$43,810 | $48,709 | 67% | PA |
| 44 |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Public |
$10,507 | $45,398 | 66% | PA |
| 45 |
Widener University
Private Non-Profit |
$53,638 | $63,375 | 66% | PA |
| 46 |
Robert Morris University
Private Non-Profit |
$34,940 | $54,449 | 65% | PA |
| 47 |
Geneva College
Private Non-Profit |
$33,610 | $46,107 | 65% | PA |
| 48 |
Westminster College
Private Non-Profit |
$39,470 | $43,938 | 64% | PA |
| 49 |
Arcadia University
Private Non-Profit |
$48,290 | $44,004 | 64% | PA |
| 50 |
Immaculata University
Private Non-Profit |
$28,550 | $56,416 | 63% | PA |
About This Ranking
This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.
Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.