Here are the best four year colleges in Pennsylvania. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in Pennsylvania.
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.albright.edu/
- Meadville, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: allegheny.edu/
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.alvernia.edu/
- Glenside, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.arcadia.edu/
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.bloomu.edu/
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.brynmawr.edu/
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bucknell.edu/
- Radnor, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.cabrini.edu/
- Langhorne, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: cairn.edu/
California University of Pennsylvania
- California, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.calu.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.carlow.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.cmu.edu/
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.cedarcrest.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.chatham.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.chc.edu/
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Cheyney, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: cheyney.edu/
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Clarion, Pennsylvania
- 4-year Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.clarion.edu/
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.delval.edu/
- Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.desales.edu/
- Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.dickinson.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: drexel.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.duq.edu/
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.esu.edu/
- Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.eastern.edu/
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Edinboro, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.edinboro.edu/
- Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.etown.edu/
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.fandm.edu/
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.gannon.edu/
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.geneva.edu/
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small CIty
Website: www.gettysburg.edu/
- Grove City, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.gcc.edu/
- Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.gmercyu.edu/
- Haverford, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.haverford.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.holyfamily.edu/
- Immaculata, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.immaculata.edu/
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Indiana, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: iup.edu/
- Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.juniata.edu/
- La Plume, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.keystone.edu/
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.kings.edu/
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Kutztown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.kutztown.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.laroche.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.lasalle.edu/
- Easton, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.lafayette.edu/
- Annville, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.lvc.edu/
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small CIty
Website: www1.lehigh.edu/
- Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.lincoln.edu/
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
- Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: lockhaven.edu/
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.lycoming.edu/
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Mansfield, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.mansfield.edu/
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.marywood.edu/
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: mercyhurst.edu/
- Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.messiah.edu/
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Millersville, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.millersville.edu/
- Dallas, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.misericordia.edu/
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.moravian.edu/
- Cresson, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.mtaloy.edu/
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.muhlenberg.edu/
- Aston, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.neumann.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.peirce.edu/
- University Park, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.psu.edu/
- Abington, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: abington.psu.edu/
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: altoona.psu.edu/
- Media, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: brandywine.psu.edu/
- McKeesport, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: greaterallegheny.psu.edu/
- Middletown, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: harrisburg.psu.edu/
- Hazleton, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: hazleton.psu.edu/
- Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: lehighvalley.psu.edu/
- Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: montalto.psu.edu/
- New Kensington, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Avg. Setting: Rural
Website: newkensington.psu.edu/
- Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: schuylkill.psu.edu/
- Lehman, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Rural
Website: wilkesbarre.psu.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.pointpark.edu/
- Moon Township, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.rmu.edu/
- Rosemont, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.rosemont.edu/
- Loretto, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.francis.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.sju.edu/
- Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.stvincent.edu/
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.setonhill.edu/
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.ship.edu/
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.sru.edu/
- Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.susqu.edu/
- Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.swarthmore.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.temple.edu/
- Greenville, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.thiel.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.jefferson.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.upenn.edu/
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.pitt.edu/
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.usciences.edu/
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.scranton.edu/
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.ursinus.edu/
- Villanova, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www1.villanova.edu/university.html
Washington & Jefferson College
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.washjeff.edu/
- Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.waynesburg.edu/
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- West Chester, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.wcupa.edu/
- New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.westminster.edu/
- Chester, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.widener.edu/
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.wilkes.edu/
- Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.wilson.edu/
- York, Pennsylvania
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.ycp.edu/
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.