List of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Among public institutions, the Commonwealth System of Higher Education includes semi-public state-related colleges and universities. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education consists of fully state-owned institutions.

Institutions

Name	Location	County	Control	Classification	Enrollment (fall 2023) [1]	Year founded
Lincoln University	Lower Oxford Township	Chester	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,848	1854
Pennsylvania State University	State College	Centre	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	50,399	1855
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Allegheny	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	34,525	1787
Temple University	Philadelphia and Upper Dublin Township	Philadelphia and Montgomery	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	30,205	1884
Penn State Abington	Abington Township	Montgomery	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	3,095	1850
Penn State Altoona	Altoona	Blair	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	2,421	1939
Penn State Beaver	Center Township	Beaver	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	504	1965
Penn State Berks	Spring Township	Berks	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,944	1958
Penn State Brandywine	Middletown Township	Delaware	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,223	1967
Penn State University College of Medicine	Derry Township	Dauphin	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Medical School	809	1967
Penn State Dickinson Law	Carlisle borough	Cumberland	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Law School	638	1834
Penn State DuBois	DuBois city	Clearfield	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	353	1935
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Harborcreek Township	Erie	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Master's University	3,323	1948
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus	North Union Township	Fayette	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Associate's College (with five bachelor's degrees available)	419	1965
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	East Whiteland Township	Chester	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Graduate School	258	1963
Penn State Greater Allegheny	White Oak	Allegheny	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	361	1952
Penn State Harrisburg	Lower Swatara Township	Dauphin	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Doctoral University	4,651	1966
Penn State Hazleton	Sugarloaf Township	Luzerne	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	510	1934
Penn State Lehigh Valley	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	954	1912
Penn State Mont Alto	Quincy Township	Franklin	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	588	1903
Penn State New Kensington	Upper Burrell Township	Westmoreland	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	456	1958
Penn State Schuylkill	North Manheim Township	Schuylkill	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	650	1934
Penn State Shenango	Sharon city	Mercer	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	332	1965
Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Lehman Township	Luzerne	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	353	1916
Penn State Scranton	Dunmore borough	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	838	1923
Penn State York	Spring Garden Township	York	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	707	1939
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport	Lycoming	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's	4,307	1914
Commonwealth University–Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg	Columbia	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	7,207 [2]	1839
Pennsylvania Western University, California	California	Washington	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,493 [3]	1852
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Thornbury Township	Chester	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	724	1837
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion	Clarion	Clarion	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	1,547 [4]	1867
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg	Monroe	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,460	1893
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro	Edinboro	Erie	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,060 [5]	1857
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana borough	Indiana	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	9,246	1875
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Maxatawny Township	Berks	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	7,416	1866
Commonwealth University–Lock Haven	Lock Haven	Clinton	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,524 [6]	1870
Commonwealth University–Mansfield	Mansfield	Tioga	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,098 [7]	1857
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville	Lancaster	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	6,732	1855
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg Township	Cumberland	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,184	1871
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock	Butler	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	8,350	1889
West Chester University	West Chester, Philadelphia	Chester, Philadelphia	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	17,076	1871
Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh city, Monroeville, McCandless Township, West Mifflin	Allegheny	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	10,451	1966
Community College of Beaver County	Center Township	Beaver	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	1,673	1966
Bucks County Community College	Newtown Township, Bristol Township, East Rockhill Township	Bucks	public	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	6,098	1964
Butler County Community College	Butler Township	Butler	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	2,468	1965
Delaware County Community College	Marple Township & East Brandywine Township	Delaware	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	7,638	1967
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College	Harrisburg city, East Lampeter Township, Manchester Township, Cumberland Township, Lebanon city	Dauphin	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	12,880	1964
Lehigh Carbon Community College	North Whitehall Township, Allentown city, Tamaqua, Hanover Township	Lehigh	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	6,385	1966
Luzerne County Community College	Nanticoke, Berwick, Hazleton, Pittston city, Scranton city, Shamokin city, Watsontown borough, Wilkes-Barre city	Luzerne	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	4,315	1967
Montgomery County Community College	Whitpain Township, Pottstown borough	Montgomery	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	8,895	1964
Northampton County Area Community College	Bethlehem Township, Pocono Township	Northampton, Monroe	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	8,695	1967
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College	Richland Township	Cambria	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	2,286	1993
Community College of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	public	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	12,224	1965
Reading Area Community College	Reading city	Berks	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	4,788	1971
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	Lancaster city	Lancaster	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	1,453	1905
Westmoreland County Community College	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	4,275	1970
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville educational and training hub	Titusville city	Crawford	University of Pittsburgh campus	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	28	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford Township	McKean	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,003	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,326	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	Richland Township	Cambria	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,940	1927
Alvernia University	Reading	Berks	Catholic Church (Franciscans)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,485	1958
Arcadia University	Cheltenham Township	Montgomery	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,142	1853
Bryn Mawr College	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,666	1885
Carlow University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,310	1929
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	15,596	1900
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (Sisters of Saint Joseph)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,402	1924
DeSales University	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh	Catholic Church (Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,919	1964
Drexel University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	21,703	1891
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Congregation of the Holy Spirit)	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	8,137	1878
Eastern University	Radnor township	Delaware	American Baptist Churches USA	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	6,981	1925
Gannon University	Erie city	Erie	Catholic Church	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,548	1925
Gratz College	Melrose Park	Montgomery	Jewish (nondenominational)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	482	1895
Holy Family University	Philadelphia, Newtown township	Philadelphia, Bucks	Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,148	1954
Immaculata University	East Whiteland township	Chester	Catholic Church (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,532 [8]	1920
La Salle University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (De La Salle Brothers)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	3,554	1863
Lehigh University	Bethlehem city	Northampton	private secular	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	7,590	1865
Marywood University	Dunmore borough	Lackawanna	Catholic Church (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,850	1915
Misericordia University	Dallas township	Luzerne	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,107	1924
Neumann University	Aston township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Third Order of Saint Francis)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,171	1965
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	28,711	1740
Robert Morris University	Moon township	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,737	1921
Saint Francis University	Loretto borough	Cambria	Catholic Church	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,835	1847
Saint Joseph's University	Philadelphia and Lancaster	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (Society of Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	8,971	1851
University of Scranton	Scranton city	Lackawanna	Catholic Church (Society of Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	4,825	1888
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	8,315	1824
Villanova University	Radnor township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Order of Saint Augustine)	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	10,111	1811
Waynesburg University	Waynesburg borough	Greene	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,315	1850
Widener University	Chester city	Delaware	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	5,610	1821
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre city	Luzerne	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	5,198	1933
Yeshivah Bais Moshe	Scranton city	Lackawanna	Jewish (Orthodox Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	41	1965
Missio Seminary	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Christianity (Interdenominationalism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	49	1971
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	35	1950
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine	Scranton city	Lackawanna	private secular (Geisinger Health System)	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	649	2008
Lancaster Theological Seminary	Lancaster city	Lancaster	United Church of Christ	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	61	1825
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Erie city	Erie	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	4,117	1992
United Lutheran Seminary	Gettysburg borough	Adams	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	258	1864
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	223	1794
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	3,027	1899
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Jewish (Reconstructionist Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	43	1968
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary	Radnor township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	173	1832
Trinity School for Ministry	Ambridge borough	Beaver	Anglicanism	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	227	1975
Westminster Theological Seminary	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Calvinism or Presbyterianism (unaffiliated)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	1,031	1929
Won Institute of Graduate Studies	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Buddhist (Won Buddhism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	112	2001
Albright College	Reading city	Berks	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,652	1856
Allegheny College	Meadville	Crawford	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,231	1815
The American College of Financial Services	Upper Merion township	Montgomery	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools	4,204	1927
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	Bryn Athyn borough	Montgomery	General Church of the New Jerusalem	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	285	1877
Bucknell University	East Buffalo township	Union	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	3,892	1846
Cairn University	Langhorne Manor borough	Bucks	Nondenominational Christianity	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,056	1913
Cedar Crest College	Allentown city	Lehigh	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,248	1867
Central Penn College	East Pennsboro township	Cumberland	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	827	1881
Chatham University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,319	1869
Delaware Valley University	Doylestown township	Bucks	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,189	1896
Dickinson College	Carlisle borough	Cumberland	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,217	1773
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown borough	Lancaster	Church of the Brethren	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,152	1899
Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster city	Lancaster	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,911	1787
Geneva College	Beaver Falls city	Beaver	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,258	1848
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg borough	Adams	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,895	1832
Grove City College	Grove City borough	Mercer	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	2,394	1876
Gwynedd Mercy University	Lower Gwynedd township	Montgomery	Catholic Church	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,165	1948
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	Harrisburg city	Dauphin	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,558	2001
Haverford College	Haverford township	Delaware	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,424	1833
Juniata College	Huntingdon borough	Huntingdon	Church of the Brethren	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,292	1876
Keystone College	La Plume township	Lackawanna	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,051	1868
King's College (The College of Christ the King)	Wilkes-Barre city	Luzerne	Catholic Church (Congregation of Holy Cross)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,932	1946
La Roche University	McCandless township	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Congregation of Divine Providence)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,618	1963
Lafayette College	Easton city	Northampton	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences, Engineering Focus	2,764	1826
Lebanon Valley College	Annville township	Lebanon	United Methodist Church	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,142	1866
Lycoming College	Williamsport city	Lycoming	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,063	1812
Mercyhurst University	Erie city	Erie	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,668	1926
Messiah University	Upper Allen township	Cumberland	Christianity (Interdenominationalism)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,344	1909
Moravian University	Bethlehem city	Northampton	Moravian Church in North America	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,658	1742
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson township	Cambria	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	2,967	1853
Muhlenberg College	Allentown city	Lehigh	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,818	1848
Peirce College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	872	1865
Point Park University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	3,299	1960
Rosemont College	Lower Merion township	Montgomery	Catholic Church (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	777	1921
Saint Vincent College	Unity township	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Benedictines)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,442	1846
Saint Vincent Seminary	Unity township	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Benedictines)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	76	1846
Seton Hill University	Greensburg city	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,984	1885
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove borough	Snyder	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,247	1858
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore borough	Delaware	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,730 [9]	1864
Thiel College	Greenville borough	Mercer	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	920	1866
Ursinus College	Collegeville borough	Montgomery	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,492	1869
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington city	Washington	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,162	1781
Westminster College	New Wilmington borough	Lawrence	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,203	1852
Wilson College	Chambersburg borough	Franklin	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,694	1869
York College of Pennsylvania	Spring Garden township	York	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	3,720	1787
Curtis Institute of Music	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	159	1924
Moore College of Art and Design	Philadelphia city	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	399	1848
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	141	1805
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	Lancaster city	Lancaster	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	323	1982
Harcum College	Lower Merion township	Montgomery	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	936	1915
Johnson College	Scranton city	Lackawanna	private secular	Industrial-Oriented Technical School	627	1912
Lackawanna College	Scranton city, Hazleton city, New Milford township, Towanda township, Hawley borough, Sunbury city, Covington township	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Wayne, Northumberland	private secular	Comprehensive Associate's College, offers bachelor's degrees in certain majors	1,939	1894
Manor College	Abington township	Montgomery	Catholic Church (Order of Saint Basil the Great)	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant	599	1947
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology	Upper Providence township	Delaware	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	662	1953
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	West Mifflin borough	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	591	1929
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	402	1939
Valley Forge Military Academy and College	Radnor township	Delaware	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	86	1928
University of Valley Forge	Schuylkill township	Chester	Assemblies of God USA	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	573	1939
Lancaster Bible College	Manheim township	Lancaster	Nondenominational Christianity	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,455	1933
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Jewish (Haredi Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	120	1953
Rosedale Technical College	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	405	1947
Douglas Education Center	Monessen city	Westmoreland	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	200	1904
Erie Institute of Technology	Millcreek Township	Erie	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	183	1958
Fortis College (Forty Fort campus)	Forty Fort	Luzerne	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	159	2008
Fortis College (Scranton campus)	Scranton	Lackawanna	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	205	2008
JNA Institute of Culinary Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	31	1988
Lansdale School of Business	Upper Gwynedd township	Montgomery	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	87	1918
Laurel Technical Institute	Uniontown, Hermitage, Export	Fayette, Mercer, Westmoreland	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	160	1985
Lincoln Tech	Upper Macungie Township, Philadelphia	Lehigh, Philadelphia	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	903	1947
New Castle School of Trades	Union township	Lawrence	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	623	1945
Orleans Technical College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	unclassified	245	1974
Pennco Tech	Bristol township	Bucks	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	603	1973
Penn Commercial Business and Technical School	South Strabane township	Washington	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	223	1929
Prism Career Institute	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	unclassified	406	unknown
South Hills School of Business and Technology (main campus)	State College borough and Altoona city	Centre and Blair	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	242	1970
Star Technical Institute	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	closed		unknown (closed)
Strayer University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	satellite campus	1,503	1892
Vet Tech Institute	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	199	unknown
YTI Career Institute (Altoona campus)	Logan township	Blair	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	112	1967
YTI Career Institute (York campus)	Springettsbury township	York	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	497	1967
Academy of Vocal Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	unclassified		1933
All-State Career School	Tinicum township	Delaware	private for profit	unclassified	831	unknown
All-State Career School	West Mifflin borough	Allegheny	private for profit	unclassified	418	unknown
International Institute for Restorative Practices	Bethlehem city	Northampton	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions	185	2000
Commonwealth Technical Institute	Upper Yoder township	Cambria	Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	132	2000
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology	Spring township	Centre	public	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	126	1969
ASPIRA City College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	unclassified	14	1974
Williamson College of the Trades	Middletown township	Delaware	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	313	1888
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College	Warren city	Warren	private secular but state supported	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	100	2020
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	West Lampeter township	Lancaster	public	Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields	250	before 2014
Institute of Medical Careers	Penn Hills	Allegheny	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	866	1995
Great Lakes Institute of Technology	Millcreek Township	Erie	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	303	1965

Defunct institutions

Includes all not-for-profit schools that have closed since 1960.

Name	Location	School type	Year founded	Year closed	Notes
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences	Philadelphia	Private, medical school	1993	2002	formed via a merger of Hahnemann Medical College and The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
Alliance College	Cambridge Springs	Private, baccalaureate university	1948	1987
Antonelli College	Springfield township	private for profit	1947	2019
Bradford School	Pittsburgh city	private for profit	1968	2018
Brightwood College	Broomall and various other campuses	private for profit	1937	2018
Cabrini University	Radnor township	Catholic Church (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1957	2024
Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary	Upper Gwynedd township	Baptist unaffiliated	1976	2014
Cambria-Rowe Business College	Johnstown	private for profit	1891	2016
Career Training Academy	Lower Burrell	private for profit	unknown	2019
Clarks Summit University	South Abington township	Independent Baptist, Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1932	2024
Combs College of Music	Philadelphia	Private, master's music school	1885	1990
Consolidated School of Business	East Hempfield township	private for profit	1986	2017
Crozer Theological Seminary	Upland	Private, Baptist seminary	1857	1970
Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants	Philadelphia	private for profit	1966	2011
Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning	Philadelphia	Private, graduate school of Jewish studies	1907	1986	merged with the University of Pennsylvania to become the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Hahnemann Medical College	Philadelphia	Medical college	1848	1993	merged with The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
Hershey Junior College	Derry Township	Associate's college	1938	1965
Hussian College	Philadelphia	private secular, Associate's Art & Design School	1946	2023
Keystone Technical Institute	Lower Paxton township	Private, for profit technical school	1980	2017
Mary Immaculate Seminary	Lehigh Township	Private, Roman Catholic seminary	1939	1990
Medical College of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Medical school	1850	1993	merged with Hahnemann Medical College; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
Mercyhurst North East	North East township	Catholic Church	1991	2021
Northeastern Christian Junior College	Lower Merion Township	Private, Bible college affiliated with the Churches of Christ	1957	1993
Penn Hall Junior College	Chambersburg	Associate's college	1906	1973
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	East Lampeter township	private secular, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	1903	2024	acquired by Saint Joseph's University
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine	Philadelphia	Medical school	1963	1998	merged with Temple University to become the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Philadelphia University	Philadelphia	Private university	1884	2017	merged with Thomas Jefferson University [10]
Pinebrook Junior College	Coopersburg	Private, nondenominational Bible college	1914	1992
Pittsburgh Technical College	Pittsburgh city	private secular, Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant	1946	2024
Precision Manufacturing Institute	Meadville city	private for profit	1987	2022
Saint Fidelis Seminary	Summit Township	Private, baccalaureate Roman Catholic university	1877	1979
Saint Pius X Seminary	Dalton	Private, Roman Catholic seminary	1967	2004
Salus University	Cheltenham township	private secular, Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	1919	2022
Schuylkill Institute of Business and Technology	Pottsville city	private for profit	1998	2007
Spring Garden College	Philadelphia	Private, baccalaureate university	1851	1992
Triangle Tech	multiple	private, for-profit technical school	1944	2025
United Wesleyan College	Allentown	Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church	1921	1990
The University of the Arts	Philadelphia	private secular, Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	1870	2024
University of the Sciences	Philadelphia	private secular, Doctoral/Professional University	1821	2022	merged into Saint Joseph's University
Villa Marie College	Erie	baccalaureate Roman Catholic university	1925	1989	merged with Gannon University

See also

• Pennsylvania portal

• Higher education in the United States
• List of American institutions of higher education
• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of college athletic programs in Pennsylvania
• List of colleges and universities in Philadelphia
• List of colleges and universities in Pittsburgh
• List of for-profit colleges and universities in Pennsylvania
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP)

References

1. Unless otherwise noted.
2. "Enrollment Dashboard". Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
3. "PennWest University Total Enrollment by Campus" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
4. "PennWest University Total Enrollment by Campus" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
5. "PennWest University Total Enrollment by Campus" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
6. "Enrollment Dashboard". Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
7. "Enrollment Dashboard". Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
8. "Common Data Set 2024-2025" (PDF). Immaculata University. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
9. "Swarthmore by the Numbers :: Meet Swarthmore :: Swarthmore College". February 2, 2025. Archived from the original on February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
10. "Official Combination of Philadelphia University & Thomas Jefferson University Signals Disruption in a Stagnant Education Industry - Thomas Jefferson University". www.jefferson.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Pennsylvania