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1 Penn State 6 Lehigh University 11 Bloomsburg University 16 a Haverford College m a Public • Univ. Park m a Private • Bethlehem m f Public • Bloomsburg m Private • Haverford Undergrads 39,520 Undergrads 5,001 Undergrads 8,439 Undergrads 1,233

2 e Univ. of Pittsburgh 7 a Villanova University 12 a Lafayette College 17 j Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania m Public • Pittsburgh m Private • Villanova m Private • Easton m Public • Indiana Undergrads 17,887 Undergrads 6,469 Undergrads 2,491 Undergrads 10,905

3 Temple University 8 Drexel University 13 Duquesne University 18 University of Scranton i i i Private • Scranton m Public • Philadelphia m Private • Philadelphia m i Private • Pittsburgh m Undergrads 25,318 Undergrads 14,101 Undergrads 5,720 Undergrads 3,713

19 Swarthmore College 4 Univ. of Pennsylvania 9 Bucknell University 14 Franklin & Marshall College a a Private Philadelphia a Private • Lewisburg Private • Swarthmore m • m m a Private • Lancaster m Undergrads 10,406 Undergrads 3,533 Undergrads 1,571 Undergrads 2,217

5 b West Chester Univ. of 10 a Carnegie Mellon Univ. 15 Gettysburg College 20 b Saint Joseph’s Univ. m Pennsylvania m Private • Pittsburgh m e Private • Gettysburg m Private • Philadelphia Public • West Chester Undergrads 5,853 Undergrads 2,431 Undergrads 4,623 Undergrads 12,772

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Niche Report Card Public/ Acceptance SAT ACT Student to Grad. College Overall Academics Value Student Life Diversity Private Undergrads Net Price Rate Range Range Faculty Rate Most Popular Majors

Information Studies, Economics, 1 Penn State Public 39,520 $16,081 51% 1090–1300 25–29 16:1 86% University Park a e e a i Finance, Accounting, Psychology

University of Pittsburgh Psychology, Finance, Nursing, Liberal 2 e •e •e •e •i Public 17,887 $13,503 54% 1180–1350 26–31 15:1 82% Arts and Humanities, Marketing Pittsburgh • Temple University Kinesiology and Exercise Science, 3 i •i •i •e •e Public 25,318 $15,306 56% 1010–1230 22–28 14:1 71% Psychology, Finance, Accounting, Radio, Philadelphia • Television, and Digital Communication

University of Pennsylvania Finance, Economics, Nursing, Biology, 4 a •a •a •a •e Private 10,406 $35,106 10% 1380–1550 31–34 6:1 95% Political Science and Government Philadelphia •

West Chester University of Pennsylvania Psychology, Liberal Arts and Humanities, Dietetics and 5 b •f •i •f •f Public 12,772 $30,727 59% 980–1160 21–26 19:1 71% Clinical Nutrition, Finance, Rhetoric and Composition West Chester •

Lehigh University Finance, Mechanical Engineering, Accounting, 6 a •a •a •e •i Private 5,001 $28,656 26% 1230–1420 29–32 10:1 88% Computer Science, Psychology Bethlehem •

Villanova University Finance, Nursing, Communications, 7 a •e •a •i •b Private 6,469 $17,678 48% 1200–1400 30–32 12:1 90% Economics, Accounting Villanova •

Drexel University Nursing, Finance, Mechanical 8 i •i •e •f •e Private 14,101 $14,226 75% 1095–1310 25–30 10:1 68% Engineering, Biology, Marketing Philadelphia •

Bucknell University Economics, Psychology, Political Science 9 a •a •a •b •b Private 3,533 $16,271 25% 1210–1390 28–32 10:1 90% and Government, Biology, Accounting Lewisburg • Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics 10 a •a •a •e •e Private 5,853 $21,741 24% 1360–1540 31–34 10:1 88% Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics, Systems Pittsburgh • Science and Theory, Mechanical Engineering Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Business Administration and Management, Psychology, 11 f •j •i •j •f Public 8,439 $13,813 88% 880–1080 18–23 21:1 62% Corporate Communications, Physical Education Bloomsburg • Teaching and Coaching, Early Childhood Education

Lafayette College Economics, Political Science and Government, 12 a •a •a •b •i Private 2,491 $35,912 30% 1200–1380 27–31 10:1 90% Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, Biology Easton • Duquesne University Nursing Science, Education, and Practice, 13 i •b •e •b •b Private 5,720 $10,944 76% 1040–1210 23–28 13:1 74% Biology, Marketing, Logistics and Supply Pittsburgh • Chain Management, Accounting Franklin & Marshall College Business Administration and Management, 14 a •a •a •i •e Private 2,217 $15,401 32% 600–710 28–31 9:1 87% Liberal Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Political Lancaster • Science and Government, Economics

Gettysburg College Business Administration and Management, Exercise 15 e •e •a •f •i Private 2,431 $ 9,116 40% 1200–1370 26–30 10:1 83% Physiology, Psychology, English, Economics Gettysburg • Haverford College 16 a •a •a •e •e Private 1,233 $ 7,696 25% 1320–1530 31–34 8:1 90% Biology, Economics, Psychology, Chemistry, English Haverford • Indiana University of Pennsylvania Criminology, Business Administration and 17 j •j •f •f •b Public 10,905 $16,021 88% 860–1060 17–22 19:1 55% Management, Communications, Parks, Indiana • Recreation and Leisure Studies, Nursing

University of Scranton Biology, Nursing, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, 18 i •b •e •i •f Private 3,713 $33,682 72% 1030–1230 22–28 10:1 80% Accounting, Health Service Preparatory Studies Scranton • Swarthmore College Economics, Political Science and Government, 19 a •a •a •e •a Private 1,571 $34,893 12% 1340–1530 30–34 8:1 94% Biology, Computer and Information Swarthmore • Studies, Mathematics & Statistics

Saint Joseph’s University Marketing, Finance, Accounting, 20 b •b •e •b •b Private 4,623 $27,390 82% 1020–1200 22–27 13:1 79% Communications, Psychology Philadelphia •

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