First-Gen Fit Rankings: Pennsylvania

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 133 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 11 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 94 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 27 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose	90 🏆 Excellent	—	72.6%	—	—
2	Peirce College Philadelphia	75 ✅ Good	—	52.8%	—	—
3	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney	69 ✅ Good	—	66%	$13,585	68.5%
4	Lincoln University Lincoln University	69 ✅ Good	—	68.7%	$14,011	73.4%
5	Holy Family University Philadelphia	66 ✅ Good	—	41.1%	$9,721	77.7%
6	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	65 ✅ Good	—	16.5%	$-3,012	98.9%
7	Rosemont College Rosemont	65 ✅ Good	—	44.9%	$10,124	82%
8	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg	63 ✅ Good	—	47.4%	$12,637	73.9%
9	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas	61 ✅ Good	—	39.4%	$9,795	80.7%
10	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace	61 ✅ Good	—	38.7%	$9,445	77.8%
11	Central Penn College Summerdale	60 ✅ Good	—	49%	$15,859	64.7%
12	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport	60 ✅ Good	—	41.3%	$10,600	77.9%
13	Lycoming College Williamsport	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$12,151	76.1%
14	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.8%	$11,770	75.1%
15	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.1%	$9,138	65.6%
16	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.9%	$9,228	75.6%
17	Swarthmore College Swarthmore	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.5%	$7,690	94%
18	Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.8%	$14,100	85.3%
19	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.3%	$13,271	73.3%
20	Carlow University Pittsburgh	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	43%	$17,901	84.4%
21	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.5%	$15,365	72.1%
22	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.8%	$12,364	75.3%
23	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$11,541	85.4%
24	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.8%	$14,322	79.3%
25	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	35%	$12,422	83.4%
26	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$11,374	77.6%
27	Albright College Reading	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	50%	$16,345	61.7%
28	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.8%	$13,629	77.2%
29	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.5%	$14,657	78.2%
30	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.7%	$9,514	69.1%
31	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.5%	$12,555	84%
32	Pennsylvania Western University California	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.3%	$13,944	71.7%
33	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.2%	$11,582	76.8%
34	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.4%	$10,106	75.1%
35	Waynesburg University Waynesburg	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.2%	$12,916	71.6%
36	Haverford College Haverford	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.5%	$7,531	93.8%
37	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.7%	$15,957	77.8%
38	La Salle University Philadelphia	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.1%	$16,545	73.9%
39	Thiel College Greenville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.8%	$17,247	73.3%
40	York College of Pennsylvania York	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.1%	$12,927	78.2%
41	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	16%	$9,097	98%
42	Cedar Crest College Allentown	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.6%	$21,044	71%
43	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.3%	$14,565	77.1%
44	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.2%	$14,946	65.8%
45	Wilson College Chambersburg	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.5%	$14,808	74.5%
46	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.9%	$16,092	83.3%
47	Seton Hill University Greensburg	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.3%	$15,143	80.9%
48	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.8%	$11,017	92.2%
49	Muhlenberg College Allentown	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.2%	$12,302	89.9%
50	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.4%	$16,017	79.5%
51	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.7%	$15,904	72.6%
52	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.8%	$15,811	82.9%
53	Washington & Jefferson College Washington	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.2%	$15,265	81.2%
54	Westminster College New Wilmington	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.8%	$15,226	81%
55	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.8%	$12,321	90.2%
56	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.8%	$16,429	76.8%
57	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.1%	$16,219	82.1%
58	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.4%	$24,547	85.1%
59	Gettysburg College Gettysburg	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	21%	$13,625	91.2%
60	Keystone College La Plume	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.8%	$21,925	57.2%
61	King's College Wilkes-Barre	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.4%	$17,283	75.7%
62	Marywood University Scranton	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	32%	$18,941	79.8%
63	Neumann University Aston	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.8%	$24,467	72.1%
64	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	—	—	—
65	Saint Vincent College Latrobe	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.7%	$17,249	82.3%
66	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.8%	$18,709	76.8%
67	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.5%	$22,537	82.5%
68	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.4%	$17,018	83.1%
69	Alvernia University Reading	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.2%	$23,436	72%
70	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	14%	$14,709	92%
71	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.4%	$16,372	65.9%
72	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	52.1%	$28,011	62.4%
73	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.8%	$17,776	83.7%
74	Juniata College Huntingdon	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	29%	$18,729	83.3%
75	Lafayette College Easton	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	11.7%	$12,716	89.7%
76	Point Park University Pittsburgh	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$22,436	73.9%
77	Widener University Chester	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.8%	$21,200	78.4%
78	Allegheny College Meadville	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.5%	$18,495	77.9%
79	Geneva College Beaver Falls	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.2%	$20,283	78.5%
80	Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.9%	$21,995	77.5%
81	Immaculata University Immaculata	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.8%	$20,539	83%
82	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.5%	$24,486	79.4%
83	Lehigh University Bethlehem	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.7%	$16,917	93.7%
84	Robert Morris University Moon Township	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.3%	$19,548	83.2%
85	Saint Vincent Seminary Latrobe	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	—	—	—
86	Temple University Philadelphia	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	32%	$22,694	82.6%
87	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.4%	$30,614	78.5%
88	Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	0.9%	—	100%
89	Delaware Valley University Doylestown	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.9%	$21,896	69.3%
90	Gannon University Erie	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.8%	$18,489	76.2%
91	Lebanon Valley College Annville	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.9%	$20,788	83%
92	Mercyhurst University Erie	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.3%	$22,626	79.8%
93	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.9%	$19,757	86.3%
94	Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.3%	$34,834	80.6%
95	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.9%	$19,845	92.6%
96	Arcadia University Glenside	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.3%	$23,127	78.8%
97	Eastern University Saint Davids	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.9%	$26,557	65.5%
98	La Roche University Pittsburgh	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	10.1%	$16,152	68.8%
99	Messiah University Mechanicsburg	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.6%	$19,393	88.6%
100	Moravian University Bethlehem	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.9%	$24,609	79.2%
101	Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.1%	$24,029	76.6%
102	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.5%	$25,062	71.6%
103	Ursinus College Collegeville	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.1%	$20,622	86.9%
104	Villanova University Villanova	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	12%	$17,823	95.1%
105	DeSales University Center Valley	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.8%	$24,007	83%
106	Chatham University Pittsburgh	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.8%	$22,675	77.8%
107	Saint Francis University Loretto	39 ⚠️ Low	—	17.7%	$21,906	83%
108	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia	39 ⚠️ Low	—	19.8%	$22,570	88.7%
109	University of Scranton Scranton	39 ⚠️ Low	—	24.1%	$23,896	85.4%
110	Drexel University Philadelphia	38 ⚠️ Low	—	26.8%	$28,055	89.5%
111	Grove City College Grove City	38 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	88.3%
112	Bucknell University Lewisburg	37 ⚠️ Low	—	12.4%	$20,980	93.7%
113	Mount Aloysius College Cresson	37 ⚠️ Low	—	15.4%	$21,530	56.1%
114	Salus University Elkins Park	37 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
115	Misericordia University Dallas	36 ⚠️ Low	—	27.2%	$36,759	77.6%
116	Duquesne University Pittsburgh	32 ⚠️ Low	—	20.2%	$29,986	84.2%
117	Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Ambler	30 ⚠️ Low	—	7.3%	—	58.3%
118	Dickinson College Carlisle	29 ⚠️ Low	—	12.8%	$40,755	92%
119	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia	16 ⚠️ Low	—	35.4%	$39,928	0%
120	Gratz College Melrose Park	3 ⚠️ Low	—	2.3%	—	—
121	Academy of Vocal Arts Philadelphia	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
122	Missio Theological Seminary Philadelphia	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
123	Lancaster Theological Seminary Lancaster	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
124	United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
125	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
126	Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
127	Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Wyncote	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
128	Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church Oreland	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
129	Trinity Anglican Seminary Ambridge	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
130	Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
131	Won Institute of Graduate Studies Warminster	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
132	Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius Pittsburgh	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
133	International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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