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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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169 matching colleges · Showing 73–96
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Pennsylvania 169 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA
Net price / year$14,977PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Neumann University
Aston, PA
Net price / year$27,804Payback11.8 years
Weak ROI
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Net price / year$22,204Payback26.2 years
Strong ROI
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
Net price / year$30,536Payback4.8 years
Solid ROI
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Net price / year$23,093Payback8.3 years
Strong ROI
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA
Net price / year$14,104Payback4.5 years
Strong ROI
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Net price / year$25,314Payback3.2 years
Strong ROI
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Net price / year$31,759Payback4.7 years
Weak ROI
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$20,786Payback30.9 years
Strong ROI
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Net price / year$24,258Payback3.5 years
Strong ROI
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
Net price / year$17,945Payback4 years
Solid ROI
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA
Net price / year$25,002Payback5.1 years
Strong ROI
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
Net price / year$42,478Payback2.2 years
Solid ROI
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
Net price / year$23,510Payback8.1 years
Weak ROI
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, PA
Net price / year$6,937PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Net price / year$29,954Payback29.6 years
Solid ROI
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA
Net price / year$22,585Payback6 years
Solid ROI
Albright College
Reading, PA
Net price / year$20,024Payback7.7 years
Slow ROI
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
Net price / year$23,988Payback11.2 years
Solid ROI
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
Net price / year$22,940Payback6.7 years
Weak ROI
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
Net price / year$25,890Payback63 years
Weak ROI
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA
Net price / year$22,344PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Net price / year$27,483Payback5.9 years
Slow ROI
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
Net price / year$19,859Payback14.4 years