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	Year Founded
Lincoln University	Lower Oxford Township	Chester	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,637	1854
Pennsylvania State University	State College	Centre	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	49,189	1855
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Allegheny	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	28,823	1787
Temple University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Commonwealth System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: R1: Very High Research Activity	39,187	1884
Penn State Abington	Abington Township	Montgomery	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	3,423	1850
Penn State Altoona	Altoona	Blair	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	4,128	1939
Penn State Beaver	Center Township	Beaver	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	906	1965
Penn State Berks	Spring Township	Berks	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	2,701	1958
Penn State Brandywine	Middletown Township	Delaware	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,613	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	919	1935
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Harborcreek Township	Erie	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Master's University	4,767	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)	1,613	1965
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	East Whiteland Township	Chester	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Graduate School	795	1963
Penn State Greater Allegheny	White Oak	Allegheny	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	768	1952
Penn State Harrisburg	Lower Swatara Township	Dauphin	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Doctoral University	4,224	1966
Penn State Hazleton	Sugarloaf Township	Luzerne	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,303	1934
Penn State Lehigh Valley	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	920	1912
Penn State Mont Alto	Quincy Township	Franklin	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,252	1903
Penn State New Kensington	Upper Burrell Township	Westmoreland	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	912	1958
Penn State Schuylkill	North Manheim Township	Schuylkill	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,034	1934
Penn State Shenango	Sharon city	Mercer	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	893	1965
Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Lehman Township	Luzerne	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	766	1916
Penn State Scranton	Dunmore borough	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,386	1923
Penn State York	Spring Garden Township	York	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate University	1,509	1939
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport	Lycoming	Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's	6,290	1914
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg	Columbia	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	7,998	1839
California University of Pennsylvania	California	Washington	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,435	1852
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Thornbury Township	Chester	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	618	1837
Penn West Clarion	Clarion	Clarion	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,816	1867
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg	Monroe	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,972	1893
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro	Erie	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	5,187	1857
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana borough	Indiana	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	9,965	1875
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Maxatawny Township	Berks	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	8,309	1866
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven	Clinton	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	3,425	1870
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield	Tioga	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,770	1857
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville	Lancaster	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	6,613	1855
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg Township	Cumberland	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	10,178	1871
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock	Butler	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	9,672	1889
West Chester University	West Chester	Chester	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	17,669	1871
West Chester University in Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	satellite campus	included in main campus	unknown
Community College of Allegheny County (Allegheny campus)	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	20,706	1966
Community College of Allegheny County (Boyce campus)	Monroeville	Allegheny	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1966
Community College of Allegheny County (north campus)	McCandless Township	Allegheny	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1972
Community College of Allegheny County (south campus)	West Mifflin	Allegheny	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Community College of Beaver County	Center Township	Beaver	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	3,007	1966
Bucks County Community College (Newtown campus)	Newtown Township	Bucks	public	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	10,008	1964
Bucks County Community College (Lower Bucks campus)	Bristol Township	Bucks	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Bucks County Community College (Upper Bucks campus)	East Rockhill Township	Bucks	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Butler County Community College	Butler Township	Butler	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	4,429	1965
Delaware County Community College (Marple campus)	Marple Township	Delaware	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	12,705	1967
Delaware County Community College (Downingtown campus)	East Brandywine Township	Chester	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College (Harrisburg campus)	Harrisburg city	Dauphin	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	23,210	1964
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College (Lancaster campus)	East Lampeter Township	Lancaster	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College (York campus)	Manchester Township	York	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College (Gettysburg campus)	Cumberland Township	Adams	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College (Lebanon campus)	Lebanon city	Lebanon	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Lehigh Carbon Community College (main campus)	North Whitehall Township	Lehigh	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	8,101	1966
Lehigh Carbon Community College (Donley center and Baum School of Art)	Allentown city	Lehigh	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1966
Lehigh Carbon Community College (Morgan center)	Tamaqua	Schuylkill	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1966
Lehigh Carbon Community College (Lehigh Valley airport)	Hanover Township	Lehigh	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1966
Luzerne County Community College (main campus)	Nanticoke	Luzerne	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	7,249	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Berwick center)	Berwick	Columbia	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Hazleton center)	Hazleton	Luzerne	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Kulpmont center)	Kulpmont borough	Northumberland	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Pittston center)	Pittston city	Luzerne	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Scranton center)	Scranton city	Lackawanna	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Northumberland regional higher education center)	Shamokin city	Northumberland	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Luzerne County Community College (Wilkes-Barre center)	Wilkes-Barre city	Luzerne	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Montgomery County Community College (central campus)	Whitpain Township	Montgomery	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	13,919	1964
Montgomery County Community College (west campus)	Pottstown borough	Montgomery	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1964
Northampton County Area Community College (main campus)	Bethlehem Township	Northampton	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional	11,328	1967
Northampton County Area Community College (Monroe campus)	Pocono Township	Monroe	public	satellite campus	included in main campus	1967
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College	Richland Township	Cambria	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	1,942	1993
Community College of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	public	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	19,503	1965
Reading Area Community College	Reading city	Berks	public	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	5,471	1971
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	Lancaster city	Lancaster	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	906	1905
Westmoreland County Community College	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland	public	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	7,383	1970
Pittsburgh Technical College	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant	2,109 [1]	1946
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville educational and training hub	Titusville city	Crawford	University of Pittsburgh campus	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	387	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford Township	McKean	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,305	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,408	1963
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	Richland Township	Cambria	University of Pittsburgh campus	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	2,356	1927
Temple University Ambler	Upper Dublin Township	Montgomery	Temple University campus	satellite campus	included in main campus	1910
Alvernia University	Reading	Berks	Catholic Church (Franciscans)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	3,003	1958
Arcadia University	Cheltenham Township	Montgomery	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,983	1853
Bryn Mawr College	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,751	1885
Carlow University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,768	1929
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	11,340	1900
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (Sisters of Saint Joseph)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,414	1924
DeSales University	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh	Catholic Church (Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	3,438	1964
Drexel University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	23,637	1891
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Congregation of the Holy Spirit)	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	10,161	1878
Eastern University	Radnor township	Delaware	American Baptist Churches USA	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	4,476	1925
Gannon University	Erie city	Erie	Catholic Church	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,219	1925
Gratz College	Melrose Park	Montgomery	Jewish (nondenominational)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	340	1895
Holy Family University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,270	1954
Holy Family University (Newtown campus)	Newtown township	Bucks	Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth)	satellite campus	included in main campus	1954
Immaculata University	East Whiteland township	Chester	Catholic Church (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,456	1920
La Salle University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (De La Salle Brothers)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	6,636	1863
Lehigh University	Bethlehem city	Northampton	private secular	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	7,376	1865
Marywood University	Dunmore borough	Lackawanna	Catholic Church (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	3,479	1915
Misericordia University	Dallas township	Luzerne	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,812	1924
Neumann University	Aston township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Third Order of Saint Francis)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	3,073	1965
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity	25,364	1740
Robert Morris University	Moon township	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,967	1921
Saint Francis University	Loretto borough	Cambria	Catholic Church	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,449	1847
Saint Joseph's University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Catholic Church (Society of Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	8,916	1851
University of Scranton	Scranton city	Lackawanna	Catholic Church (Society of Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	6,070	1888
University of the Sciences	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,868	1821
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	3,555	1824
Villanova University	Radnor township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Order of Saint Augustine)	Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity	10,962	1811
Waynesburg University	Waynesburg borough	Greene	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,516	1850
Widener University	Chester city	Delaware	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	7,000	1821
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre city	Luzerne	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	5,926	1933
Yeshivah Bais Moshe	Scranton city	Lackawanna	Jewish (Orthodox Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	78	1965
Missio Seminary	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Christianity (Interdenominationalism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	248	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	23	1950
Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary	Upper Gwynedd township	Montgomery	Baptist unaffiliated	closed	106	1976–2014 (closed)
Christ the Saviour Seminary of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	Johnstown city	Cambria	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese	unclassified	13	1940
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine	Scranton city	Lackawanna	private secular (Geisinger Health System)	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	169	2008
Evangelical Seminary	Myerstown	Lebanon	Evangelical Association	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	153	1894
Lancaster Theological Seminary	Lancaster city	Lancaster	United Church of Christ	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	145	1825
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Erie city	Erie	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	3,029	1992
United Lutheran Seminary	Gettysburg borough	Adams	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	390	1864
United Lutheran Seminary	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	satellite campus	260	1864
Palmer Theological Seminary	Lower Merion township	Montgomery	American Baptist Churches USA	unclassified	330	1925
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	305	1794
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers	2,418	1899
Reformed Episcopal Seminary	Whitpain township	Montgomery	Reformed Episcopal Church	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	19	1887
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	unclassified	100	1810
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Jewish (Reconstructionist Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	59	1968
Respect Graduate School	Bethlehem city	Lehigh	Islam	unclassified	21	2015
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary	Radnor township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	243	1832
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary	South Canaan township	Wayne	Orthodox Church in America	unclassified	94	1938
Salus University	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	1,025	1919
Trinity School for Ministry	Ambridge borough	Beaver	Anglicanism	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	169	1975
United States Army War College	North Middleton township	Cumberland	United States Army	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions	588	1901
Westminster Theological Seminary	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Calvinism or Presbyterianism (unaffiliated)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	614	1929
Won Institute of Graduate Studies	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	Buddhist (Won Buddhism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	87	2001
Albright College	Reading city	Berks	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,401	1856
Allegheny College	Meadville	Crawford	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,786	1815
The American College of Financial Services	Upper Merion township	Montgomery	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools	533	1927
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	Bryn Athyn borough	Montgomery	General Church of the New Jerusalem	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	223	1877
Bucknell University	East Buffalo township	Union	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	3,624	1846
Cabrini University	Radnor township	Delaware	Catholic Church (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	3,457	1957
Cairn University	Langhorne Manor borough	Bucks	Nondenominational Christianity	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	1,127	1913
Cedar Crest College	Allentown city	Lehigh	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,885	1867
Central Penn College	East Pennsboro township	Cumberland	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,523	1881
Chatham University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,266	1869
Delaware Valley University	Doylestown township	Bucks	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,241	1896
Dickinson College	Carlisle borough	Cumberland	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,414	1773
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown borough	Lancaster	Church of the Brethren	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,417	1899
Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster city	Lancaster	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,335	1787
Geneva College	Beaver Falls city	Beaver	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,927	1848
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg borough	Adams	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,485	1832
Grove City College	Grove City borough	Mercer	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	2,271	1876
Gwynedd Mercy University	Lower Gwynedd township	Montgomery	Catholic Church	Doctoral/Professional Universities	2,619	1948
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	Harrisburg city	Dauphin	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	6,500	2001
Haverford College	Haverford township	Delaware	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,177	1833
Juniata College	Huntingdon borough	Huntingdon	Church of the Brethren	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,628	1876
Keystone College	La Plume township	Lackawanna	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,759	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	2,725	1946
La Roche University	McCandless township	Allegheny	Catholic Church (Congregation of Divine Providence)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,416	1963
Lafayette College	Easton city	Northampton	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,414	1826
Lebanon Valley College	Annville township	Lebanon	United Methodist Church	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,915	1866
Lycoming College	Williamsport city	Lycoming	United Methodist Church	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,485	1812
Mercyhurst University	Erie city	Erie	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	3,627	1926
Messiah University	Upper Allen township	Cumberland	Christianity (Interdenominationalism)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs	2,932	1909
Moravian University	Bethlehem city	Northampton	Moravian Church in North America	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,032	1742
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson township	Cambria	Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,611	1853
Muhlenberg College	Allentown city	Lehigh	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,515	1848
Peirce College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,892	1865
Point Park University	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Doctoral/Professional Universities	4,061	1960
Rosemont College	Lower Merion township	Montgomery	Catholic Church (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	863	1921
Saint Vincent College	Unity township	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Benedictines)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,937	1846
Saint Vincent Seminary	Unity township	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Benedictines)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	54	1846
Seton Hill University	Greensburg city	Westmoreland	Catholic Church (Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	2,258	1885
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove borough	Snyder	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	2,305	1858
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore borough	Delaware	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,730 [2]	1864
Thiel College	Greenville borough	Mercer	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	1,096	1866
Ursinus College	Collegeville borough	Montgomery	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,802	1869
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington city	Washington	private secular	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,460	1781
Westminster College	New Wilmington borough	Lawrence	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus	1,582	1852
Wilson College	Chambersburg borough	Franklin	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	807	1869
York College of Pennsylvania	Spring Garden township	York	private secular	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	5,506	1787
The University of the Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	2,355	1876
Curtis Institute of Music	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	167	1924
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	East Lampeter township	Lancaster	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools	1,143	1903
Moore College of Art and Design	Philadelphia city	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	556	1848
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	353	1805
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	Lancaster city	Lancaster	private secular	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	285	1982
Harcum College	Lower Merion township	Montgomery	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	1,425	1915
Hussian School of Art	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	Associate's Art & Design School	150	1946
Johnson College	Scranton city	Lackawanna	private secular	Industrial-Oriented Technical School	472	1912
Lackawanna College (main campus)	Scranton city	Lackawanna	private secular	Comprehensive Associate's College, offers Bachelor's Degrees in certain majors	1,770	1894
Lackawanna College	Hazleton city	Luzerne	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Lackawanna College	New Milford township	Susquehanna	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Lackawanna College	Towanda township	Bradford	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Lackawanna College	Hawley borough	Wayne	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Lackawanna College	Sunbury city	Northumberland	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Lackawanna College	Covington township	Lackawanna	private secular	satellite campus	included in main campus
Manor College	Abington township	Montgomery	Catholic Church (Order of Saint Basil the Great)	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant	619	1947
Mercyhurst North East	North East township	Erie	Catholic Church	closed	1,076	1991–2021 (closed)
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology	Upper Providence township	Delaware	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	449	1953
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	West Mifflin borough	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	285	1929
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	209	1939
Valley Forge Military Academy and College	Radnor township	Delaware	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	304	1928
University of Valley Forge	Schuylkill township	Chester	Assemblies of God USA	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	609	1939
Clarks Summit University	South Abington township	Lackawanna	Independent Baptist	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	400	1932
Lancaster Bible College	Manheim township	Lancaster	Nondenominational Christianity	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	1,112	1933
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Jewish (Haredi Judaism)	Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions	110	1953
Antonelli College	Springfield township	Montgomery	private for profit	closed		1947–2019 (closed)
Schuylkill Institute of Business and Technology	Pottsville city	Schuylkill	private for profit	closed		1998–2007 (closed)
Bradford School	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private for profit	closed		unknown-2018 (closed)
Brightwood College	Broomall and various other campuses	Delaware	private for profit	closed		1937–2018 (closed)
Cambria-Rowe Business College	Johnstown	Cambria	private for profit	closed		unknown-2016 (closed)
Career Training Academy	Lower Burrell	Pennsylvania	private for profit	closed		unknown-2019 (closed)
Consolidated School of Business	East Hempfield township	Lancaster	private for profit	closed		unknown-2018 (closed)
Rosedale Technical College	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private secular	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	385	1947
Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	closed		1966–2011 (closed)
Douglas Education Center	Monessen city	Westmoreland	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	207	1904
DeVry University	Upper Dublin township	Montgomery	private for profit	Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields	115	1931
Erie Institute of Technology	Millcreek Township	Erie	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	282	1958
Altierus Career College (Bensalem campus)	Bensalem township	Bucks	private for profit	closed		unknown-2022 (closed)
Fortis College (Forty Fort campus)	Forty Fort	Luzerne	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	182	2008
Fortis College (Scranton campus)	Scranton	Lackawanna	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	279	2008
JNA Institute of Culinary Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design	14	1988
Keystone Technical Institute	Lower Paxton township	Dauphin	private for profit	closed		unknown-2017 (closed)
Lansdale School of Business	Upper Gwynedd township	Montgomery	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	119	1918
Laurel Business Institute	Uniontown	Fayette	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	238	unknown
Laurel Technical Institute	Meadville	Crawford	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	78	unknown
Laurel Technical Institute	Shenango Township	Mercer	private for profit	satellite campus	122	unknown
Lincoln Tech (Allentown campus)	Upper Macungie Township	Lehigh	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	599	1947
Lincoln Tech (Philadelphia campus)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	389	1947
McCann School of Business and Technology	Hanover township	Lehigh	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	263	1970
McCann School of Business and Technology	Kelly township	Union	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	193	1970
New Castle School of Trades	Union township	Lawrence	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	606	1945
Orleans Technical College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	unclassified	unknown	1974
Pennco Tech	Bristol township	Bucks	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	511	1973
Penn Commercial Business and Technical School	South Strabane township	Washington	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional	238	1929
Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology	North Union township	Fayette	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	73	unknown
University of Phoenix	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	closed		1976-unknown (closed)
Precision Manufacturing Institute	Meadville city	Crawford	private for profit	unclassified		1987
Prism Career Institute	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	unclassified		unknown
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools	159	1974
South Hills School of Business and Technology (main campus)	State College borough	Centre	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional	307	1970
South Hills School of Business and Technology	Altoona city	Blair	private for profit	satellite campus	included in main campus	1970
Star Technical Institute	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	closed		unknown (closed)
Strayer University (Lower Bucks County campus)	Bensalem township	Bucks	private for profit	Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs	2,190	1892
Strayer University (Allentown campus)	Allentown city	Lehigh	private for profit	satellite campus	included in main campus	1892
Strayer University (Center City campus)	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private for profit	satellite campus	included in main campus	1892
Strayer University (Delaware County campus)	Springfield township	Delaware	private for profit	satellite campus	included in main campus	1892
Triangle Tech (Bethlehem campus)	Bethlehem city	Lehigh	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	131	1944
Triangle Tech (DuBois campus)	Sandy township	Clearfield	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	132	1944
Triangle Tech (Greensburg campus)	Greensburg city	Westmoreland	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	127	1944
Triangle Tech (Pittsburgh campus)	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	109	1944
Triangle Tech (Sunbury campus)	Upper Augusta township	Northumberland	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	53	1944
Triangle Tech (Chambersburg campus)	Greene township	Franklin	private for profit	unclassified	26	1944
Vet Tech Institute	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	292	unknown
YTI Career Institute (Altoona campus)	Logan township	Blair	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	59	1967
YTI Career Institute (York campus)	Springettsbury township	York	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	708	1967
Academy of Vocal Arts	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	unclassified	24	1933
All-State Career School	Tinicum township	Delaware	private for profit	unclassified	834	unknown
All-State Career School	West Mifflin borough	Allegheny	private for profit	unclassified	388	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	133	2000
Commonwealth Technical Institute at the Hiram G. Andrews Center	Upper Yoder township	Cambria	Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional	133	1959
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology	Spring township	Centre	public	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	113	1969
ASPIRA City College	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	private secular	unclassified	5	1974
Williamson College of the Trades	Middletown township	Delaware	private secular	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	249	1888
United Career Institute	North Huntingdon township	Westmoreland	private for profit	unclassified	52	unknown
Pittsburgh Career Institute	Pittsburgh city	Allegheny	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	217	1980
Princeton Information Technology Center Institute	Cheltenham township	Montgomery	private for profit	unclassified	347	1994
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College	Warren city	Warren	private secular but state supported	Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	70	2020
Berks Technical Institute	Wyomissing borough	Berks	private for profit	Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional	429	1984
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	West Lampeter township	Lancaster	public	Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields	348	before 2014
Institute of Medical and Business Careers	Penn Hills	Allegheny	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	614	1995
Great Lakes Institute of Technology	Millcreek Township	Erie	private for profit	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	429	1965

Defunct institutions

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

• Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (1994–2002) – 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 (1948–1987) – baccalaureate university in Cambridge Springs (Crawford County)
• Combs College of Music (1885–1990) – master's music school in Philadelphia
• Crozer Theological Seminary (1857–1970) – Baptist seminary in Upland (Delaware County)
• Dropsie College (1907–1986) – graduate school of Jewish studies; merged with the University of Pennsylvania to become the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
• Hahnemann Medical College (1849–1994) – merged with The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
• Hershey Junior College (1938–1965) – associate's college in Derry Township (Dauphin County)
• Mary Immaculate Seminary (1939–1990) – Roman Catholic seminary in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)
• Northeastern Christian Junior College (1957–1993) – Bible college affiliated with the Churches of Christ, located in Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County)
• Medical College of Pennsylvania (1850–1994) – merged with Hahnemann Medical College; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
• Penn Hall Junior College (1906–1973) – associate's college in Chambersburg
• Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (1963–1998) – merged with Temple University to become the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
• Philadelphia University (1884–2017) - merged with Thomas Jefferson University ^[3]
• Pinebrook Junior College (1914–1992) – nondenominational Bible college in Coopersburg (Lehigh County)
• Saint Fidelis Seminary (1877–1979) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Summit Township (Butler County)
• Saint Pius X Seminary (1967–2004) – Roman Catholic seminary in Dalton
• Spring Garden College (1851–1992) – baccalaureate university in Philadelphia
• United Wesleyan College (1921–1990) – Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, located in Allentown
• Villa Marie College (1925–1989) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Erie; merged with Gannon University

See also

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• Higher education in the United States
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• List of colleges and universities in Philadelphia
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• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP)

References

1. "About PT College | Formerly Pittsburgh Technical Institute". Pittsburgh Technical College.
2. "Swarthmore by the Numbers :: Meet Swarthmore :: Swarthmore College". February 2, 2025. Archived from the original on February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
3. "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