2025 Cheapest Pennsylvania College Costs Rankings
Among Pennsylvania colleges, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania has the cheapest tuition & fees ($13,248) and Strayer University-Pennsylvania has the second lowest tuition & fees ($13,920) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Pennsylvania College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Pennsylvania College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA | $13,248 | $15,984 | - | - | 1,796 | 49% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA | $13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 1,503 | 50% | 39 to 1 |
| 3 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division Pittsburgh, PA | $14,040 | - | - | - | 2,940 | - | 7 to 1 |
| 4 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | $14,615 | $18,216 | 1,080 | 74.6% | 8,350 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
| 5 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA | $14,640 | $14,511 | - | - | 4,117 | - | 2 to 1 |
| 6 | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA | $15,062 | $17,835 | - | - | 4,043 | 47% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA | $15,204 | $24,406 | 1,220 | 80.3% | 13,564 | 34% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | $15,648 | $17,190 | 1,090 | 85.6% | 5,184 | 52% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 | California University of Pennsylvania California, PA | $15,726 | $18,508 | - | - | 6,509 | 48% | 19 to 1 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $16,006 | $12,386 | 1,070 | 93.7% | 11,305 | 51% | 17 to 1 |
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