68 Colleges In PA Named On Best Value List: Money Magazine

A total of 68 colleges from across Pennsylvania were ranked by Money magazine in the publication’s annual rankings of the best colleges for your money.

The rankings for 2019-20 include more than 700 colleges from across the country.

Colleges included in Money's rankings had to meet a range of criteria, like having a graduation rate at or above the median, and having at least 500 students. The colleges were ranked based on 26 factors in three categories: quality of education, affordability, and outcomes.

Each category was weighted equally in calculating the rankings. (Read Money's full methodology)

University of Pennsylvania led the way in the Keystone state, placing 32nd overall. The University of California-Irvine was ranked first in the nation.

Here’s how the 68 Pennsylvania colleges were ranked on the list:

32nd: University of Pennsylvania
37th: Swarthmore College
67th: Lafayette College
111th: Lehigh University
114th: Juniata College
120th: Carnegie Mellon University
126th: Haverford College
166th: Franklin & Marshall College
179th: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
179th (tie): Villanova University
185th: Bucknell University
197th: Gettysburg College
203rd: Allegheny College
211th: Temple University
22nd: Duquesne University
223rd: La Salle University
230th: Dickinson College
230th: Saint Joseph's University
254th: Lebanon Valley College
255th: University of the Sciences
261st: Ursinus College
273rd: Holy Family University
284th: Muhlenberg College
284th (tie): Messiah College
291st: Pennsylvania State University
294th: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
296th: University of Scranton
332nd: Saint Vincent College
349th: Waynesburg University
358th: Gannon University
360th: Neumann University
364th: Gwynedd Mercy University
370th: Bryn Mawr College
381st: Cabrini University
382nd: Drexel University
397th: Misericordia University
405th: Westminster College - Pennsylvania
412th: Susquehanna University
420th: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
434th: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
438th: Elizabethtown College
448th: Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)
454th: Immaculata University
457th: Saint Francis University
464th: Moravian College
479th: Washington & Jefferson College
484th: Lycoming College
489th: King's College
492nd: DeSales University
535th: Carlow University
573rd: Chatham University
584th: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
587th: Geneva College
610th: California University of Pennsylvania
617th: Chestnut Hill College
643rd: Pennsylvania College of Technology
653rd: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
661st: Millersville University of Pennsylvania
672nd: Arcadia University
686th: Lock Haven University
695th: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
707th: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
716th: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
722nd: Eastern University
728th: Mercyhurst University
731st: Lincoln University
734th: Marywood University
744th: The University of the Arts

According to Money, the top 10 colleges nationally that are the best for your money are:

1. University of California, Irvine
2. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College, New York
3. Princeton University
4. University of California-Los Angeles
5. University of California-Davis
6. Stanford University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9. University of California-San Diego
10. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

See the full rankings and read more about MONEY’s list.