Pennsylvania's Best Colleges And Universitites For 2022: Study

PENNSYLVANIA — A new study of colleges and universities across the country ranks the University of Pennsylvania as the best higher education institution in the state.

The personal finance website WalletHub analyzed more than 1,000 colleges and universities measured 30 key factors, including student selectivity, cost and financing and career outcomes. The data included student-faculty ratio, graduation rate and post-attendance median salary.

The study was conducted to assist college-bound students in making the most informed decisions regarding which school or university to attend.

At the top nationally were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University in New Jersey, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University in Massachusetts, Yale University in Connecticut, Rice University in Texas, Northwestern University in Illinois, Duke University in North Carolina, Stanford University in California and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.

Here's how WalletHub ranked colleges and universities in Pennsylvania:

1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

3. Swrathmore College, Delaware County

4. Villanova University, Philadelphia

5. Lafayette College, Northampton County.

6. Haverford College, Delaware County

7. Lehigh University, Bethlehem

8. Bucknell University, Union County

9. University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh campus

10. Muhlenberg College, Allentown

Here's how the top three ranked schools in the state fared in key metrics:

University of Pennsylvania

• 1: Admission Rate
• 61: Net Cost
• 2: Student-Faculty Ratio
• 17: On-Campus Crime
• 3: Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2: Graduation Rate
• 1: Post-Attendance Median Salary

Carnegie Mellon University

• 3: Admission Rate
• 64: Net Cost
• 1: Student-Faculty Ratio
• 15: On-Campus Crime
• 2: Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3: Graduation Rate
• 2: Post-Attendance Median Salary

Swarthmore College

• 1: Admission Rate
• 58: Net Cost
• 3rd: Student-Faculty Ratio
• 65: On-Campus Crime
• 1: Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1: Graduation Rate
• 14: Post-Attendance Median Salary

See the entire study here.

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