Cheapest Colleges in Pennsylvania

Find the perfect Pennsylvania college for your budget, lifestyle, and career goals! CollegeStats helps you compare Pennsylvania colleges offering a variety of degree programs to choose from.

Which Pennsylvania Colleges are the Cheapest?

Pennsylvania has a handful of fantastic colleges with low in-state tuition rates for its residents. Going to a college where you don't have to divert most of your funds toward tuition alone will allow you to focus more on your studies and less on massive student debt in years to come. It will also allow you to better budget for other essentials you will have to pay for, such as food, rent, transportation, and utilities, to name a few. Save money early on and consider attending a college in Pennsylvania offering the lowest tuition rates. To help you out, we have put together a list of these colleges below.

Rank	School Name	City	State	Net Cost	School Level	Retention Rate	In-State Cost
1	Curtis Institute of Music	Philadelphia	PA	N/A	4 year	100%	$0
2	Pennsylvania Highlands Community College	Johnstown	PA	$3,381	2 year	55.56%	$4,680
3	Northampton County Area Community College	Bethlehem	PA	$5,577	2 year	61.59%	$5,460
4	Butler County Community College	Butler	PA	$3,908	2 year	62.21%	$5,760
5	Westmoreland County Community College	Youngwood	PA	$2,331	2 year	61.57%	$5,880
6	Lehigh Carbon Community College	Schnecksville	PA	$4,711	2 year	55.12%	$6,000
7	Delaware County Community College	Media	PA	$4,207	2 year	60.68%	$6,060
8	Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg	Harrisburg	PA	$10,332	2 year	52.43%	$6,210
9	Bucks County Community College	Newtown	PA	$7,589	2 year	67.16%	$6,240
10	Erie Business Center-New Castle	New Castle	PA	N/A	2 year	N/A	$6,270
11	Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh	PA	$5,688	2 year	55.3%	$6,286
12	Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing	Pittsburgh	PA	N/A	2 year	100%	$6,300
13	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro	PA	$13,864	4 year	69.96%	$6,820
14	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg	PA	$16,714	4 year	73.94%	$6,820
15	Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney	PA	$13,848	4 year	55.23%	$6,820
16	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	Indiana	PA	$15,956	4 year	74.54%	$6,820
17	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock	PA	$15,471	4 year	81.57%	$6,820
18	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion	PA	$15,311	4 year	73.79%	$6,820
19	Lock Haven University	Lock Haven	PA	$14,196	4 year	68.33%	$6,820
20	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg	PA	$15,740	4 year	78.49%	$6,820
21	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester	PA	$18,792	4 year	87.87%	$6,820
22	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown	PA	$17,158	4 year	73.45%	$6,820
23	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield	PA	$14,351	4 year	74.79%	$6,820
24	California University of Pennsylvania	California	PA	$16,890	4 year	76.65%	$6,820
25	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg	PA	$15,664	4 year	73.75%	$6,820

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