College ROI Rankings: Pennsylvania

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	College	ROI Score	Break-Even	10-yr Salary	Grad Rate
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$111,371	96.5%
2	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$114,862	94.1%
3	Haverford College Haverford	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$79,966	89.6%
4	Lafayette College Easton	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$91,410	87.6%
5	Lehigh University Bethlehem	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$105,584	87.9%
6	Swarthmore College Swarthmore	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$80,257	92.3%
7	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$77,449	68.6%
8	Villanova University Villanova	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$100,423	91.9%
9	Bucknell University Lewisburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$93,807	86.3%
10	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$76,124	83.8%
11	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$86,881	78.8%
12	Dickinson College Carlisle	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$70,204	79.8%
13	Drexel University Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$84,648	78.2%
14	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$75,217	81.8%
15	Duquesne University Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$74,742	77.5%
16	Immaculata University Immaculata	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$75,701	71%
17	Gettysburg College Gettysburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$71,517	82.5%
18	Muhlenberg College Allentown	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$69,107	82.2%
19	University of Scranton Scranton	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$74,652	79.8%
20	Ursinus College Collegeville	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$73,721	73.3%
21	Widener University Chester	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$70,920	68.3%
22	Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,145	56.9%
23	La Salle University Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,416	57.1%
24	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$66,125	47.6%
25	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$66,125	39.7%
26	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$66,125	55.8%
27	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$66,125	85.5%
28	Washington & Jefferson College Washington	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,918	69.5%
29	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	43.6%
30	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	—
31	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	27.6%
32	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	41.9%
33	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	22.7%
34	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	39.3%
35	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	17.8%
36	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	16.5%
37	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	21.7%
38	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	31.5%
39	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	26.1%
40	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	26%
41	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	38.6%
42	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	26.2%
43	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	86.1%
44	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	19%
45	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	33.7%
46	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	19.8%
47	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	31.9%
48	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	16.3%
49	Temple University Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,727	75.1%
50	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$61,258	70.5%
51	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$63,435	34.2%
52	DeSales University Center Valley	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,295	72.2%
53	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$62,399	76.2%
54	Holy Family University Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$62,235	60.9%
55	Lebanon Valley College Annville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$62,621	65%
56	Misericordia University Dallas	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$64,313	71.7%
57	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$63,454	63.2%
58	Allegheny College Meadville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$62,069	72.6%
59	Moravian University Bethlehem	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$61,860	71.7%
60	Robert Morris University Moon Township	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$62,105	65.7%
61	Saint Francis University Loretto	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$62,101	74.4%
62	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$61,723	81.7%
63	York College of Pennsylvania York	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$61,012	64.1%
64	Cedar Crest College Allentown	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,460	60.4%
65	Gannon University Erie	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$58,845	66.4%
66	King's College Wilkes-Barre	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,498	59.9%
67	Saint Vincent College Latrobe	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,982	68.6%
68	Saint Vincent Seminary Latrobe	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,982	—
69	Albright College Reading	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,700	50.7%
70	Arcadia University Glenside	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,336	66.7%
71	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$56,148	43.1%
72	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$55,246	57.6%
73	Neumann University Aston	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$57,817	53.7%
74	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$56,351	55.7%
75	Waynesburg University Waynesburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,537	65.5%
76	Delaware Valley University Doylestown	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$55,838	55.9%
77	Juniata College Huntingdon	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$56,918	73.5%
78	Marywood University Scranton	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$55,817	71.7%
79	Lycoming College Williamsport	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$56,210	59.6%
80	Alvernia University Reading	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$55,055	55.5%
81	Chatham University Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$52,410	63.1%
82	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$53,775	53.8%
83	Messiah University Mechanicsburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$54,064	75%
84	Westminster College New Wilmington	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$53,861	64.6%
85	La Roche University Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,341	57.2%
86	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$53,032	65.6%
87	Eastern University Saint Davids	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.9 yrs	$51,655	54%
88	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.9 yrs	$52,416	54.5%
89	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	2 yrs	$52,015	48.8%
90	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	2 yrs	$52,374	33.9%
91	Carlow University Pittsburgh	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$51,051	59.9%
92	Seton Hill University Greensburg	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$51,748	67.4%
93	Geneva College Beaver Falls	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.2 yrs	$50,004	61%
94	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.2 yrs	$51,019	55.5%
95	Thiel College Greenville	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$49,714	48.7%
96	Peirce College Philadelphia	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.6 yrs	$50,660	10%
97	Rosemont College Rosemont	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$48,555	57.1%
98	Pennsylvania Western University California	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,295	51.9%
99	Mercyhurst University Erie	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.9 yrs	$47,452	60.2%
100	Mount Aloysius College Cresson	🔵 Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$46,165	56.9%
101	Central Penn College Summerdale	🔵 Good ROI	3.5 yrs	$45,370	50.9%
102	Point Park University Pittsburgh	🔵 Good ROI	3.8 yrs	$45,856	58.5%
103	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster	🔵 Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,096	66.7%
104	Keystone College La Plume	🔵 Good ROI	4.2 yrs	$44,976	35.9%
105	Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne	🔵 Good ROI	5 yrs	$44,172	59.7%
106	Wilson College Chambersburg	🔵 Good ROI	5.8 yrs	$43,326	48.2%
107	Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Ambler	🟡 Fair ROI	6.3 yrs	$55,225	41.7%
108	Lincoln University Lincoln University	🟡 Fair ROI	6.5 yrs	$43,167	43.6%
109	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn	🔴 Slow ROI	13.4 yrs	$40,457	67.7%
110	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose	🔴 Slow ROI	31.2 yrs	$40,092	—
111	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville	🔴 Slow ROI	120.5 yrs	$39,016	49%
112	Academy of Vocal Arts Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
113	Missio Theological Seminary Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
114	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney	⚪ Limited Data	—	$37,837	40.6%
115	Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	96.2%
116	Gratz College Melrose Park	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
117	Grove City College Grove City	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	83.2%
118	Lancaster Theological Seminary Lancaster	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
119	United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
120	Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	$37,839	57.1%
121	Salus University Elkins Park	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
122	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	$29,881	57.6%
123	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster	⚪ Limited Data	—	$33,301	68.5%
124	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	$138,767	—
125	Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
126	Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Wyncote	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
127	Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	50%
128	Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church Oreland	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
129	Trinity Anglican Seminary Ambridge	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
130	Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
131	Won Institute of Graduate Studies Warminster	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
132	Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius Pittsburgh	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
133	International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—

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