Best Earnings After Graduation in Pennsylvania
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. 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 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh · private | $31,944 | 90.1% | $114,862 | 11.7% |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia · private | $28,699 | 97.2% | $111,371 | 5.4% |
| 3 | Lehigh University Bethlehem · private | $36,931 | 89.8% | $105,584 | 25.9% |
| 4 | Villanova University Villanova · private | $43,756 | 88.7% | $100,423 | 27.0% |
| 5 | Bucknell University Lewisburg · private | $40,766 | 87.9% | $93,807 | 28.9% |
| 6 | Lafayette College Easton · private | $34,433 | 89.0% | $91,410 | 31.4% |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia · private | $29,689 | 78.3% | $86,881 | 88.8% |
| 8 | Drexel University Philadelphia · private | $38,509 | 73.5% | $84,648 | 79.4% |
| 9 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore · private | $23,149 | 94.5% | $80,257 | 7.5% |
| 10 | Haverford College Haverford · private | $25,314 | 91.0% | $79,966 | 12.4% |
| 11 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia · private | $28,928 | 73.2% | $77,449 | 81.0% |
| 12 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster · private | $36,425 | 83.9% | $76,124 | 28.2% |
| 13 | Immaculata University Immaculata · private | $24,258 | 61.9% | $75,701 | 85.8% |
| 14 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr · private | $31,759 | 86.1% | $75,217 | 29.4% |
| 15 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh · private | $37,730 | 79.0% | $74,742 | 83.6% |
| 16 | University of Scranton Scranton · private | $32,568 | 78.1% | $74,652 | 81.2% |
| 17 | Ursinus College Collegeville · private | $30,536 | 72.9% | $73,721 | 91.8% |
| 18 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg · private | $31,490 | 82.1% | $71,517 | 38.9% |
| 19 | Widener University Chester · private | $25,759 | 66.3% | $70,920 | 70.9% |
| 20 | Dickinson College Carlisle · private | $37,607 | 83.1% | $70,204 | 42.1% |
| 21 | Muhlenberg College Allentown · private | $28,905 | 80.5% | $69,107 | 72.0% |
| 22 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington · private | $25,002 | 74.9% | $67,918 | 80.6% |
| 23 | La Salle University Philadelphia · private | $19,409 | 63.4% | $67,416 | 96.6% |
| 24 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley · private | $27,483 | 69.1% | $67,145 | 89.6% |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin · private | $32,618 | 71.6% | $66,642 | — |
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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.