College Rankings - Academics in Pennsylvania

Making the grade: A high Academics grade generally indicates that professors are knowledgeable, accessible, and genuinely interested in their students’ welfare. Other determining factors include class size, how well professors communicate, and whether or not classes are engaging. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
A+
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
$39,260 1,524
A+
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$38,970 12,010
A
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
$43,160 6,366
A
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
$38,630 4,809
A
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
$38,820 7,201
A-
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
$38,034 1,307
A-
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
$40,816 3,543
A-
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
$41,830 1,190
A-
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
$38,490 2,406
B+
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
$33,560 2,132
B+
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
$40,114 2,376
B+
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
$31,835 13,661
B+
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
$42,510 2,248
B+
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
$39,140 2,520
B+
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
$12,590 2,530
B+
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
$36,990 2,517
B+
Penn State
University Park, PA
$25,946 37,988
B+
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
$23,852 18,031
B+
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
$38,670 1,742
B+
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA
$32,895 1,514
B
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
$28,088 712
B
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
$31,800 2,272
B
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
$31,550 1,532
B
Messiah College
Grantham, PA
$26,700 2,766
B
Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
$24,050 2,368