List of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

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

Private, for-profit institutions

Main Article: List of for-profit colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

Private, not-for-profit institutions

Private two-year colleges and technical schools

Name	Location	School Type	Enrollment
Harcum College	Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County)	Comprehensive Associate’s College	1,425
Hussian School of Art	Philadelphia	Associate’s Art & Design School	150
Johnson College	Scranton (Lackawanna County)	Industrial-Oriented Technical School	472
Lackawanna College	Scranton (Lackawanna County)	Comprehensive Associate’s College	1,561
Manor College	Abington Township (Montgomery County)	Comprehensive Associate’s College affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church	901
Mercyhurst North East	North East Township (Erie County)	Comprehensive Associate’s College affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church	1,076
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	Engineering and Health Services Technical School	915
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	West Mifflin (Allegheny County)	Aeronautics Technical School	285
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Mortuary Technical School	209
Valley Forge Military Academy and College	Radnor Township (Delaware County)	Military Junior College	304

Private Bible colleges and religious-oriented institutions

Name	Location	Religious Affiliation	Enrollment
Baptist Bible College & Seminary	South Abington Township (Lackawanna County)	Independent Baptist	995
Gratz College	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	Nondenominational Judaism	1,002
Lancaster Bible College	Manheim Township (Lancaster County)	Nondenominational Christianity	1,112
Philadelphia Biblical University	Langhorne Manor (Bucks County)	Nondenominational Christianity	1,286
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Haredi Judaism	110
Valley Forge Christian College	Schuylkill Township (Chester County)	Assemblies of God USA	1,146

Private Baccalaureate and Master's institutions

Moravian College in Bethlehem

Name	Location	Religious Affiliation	Enrollment
Albright College	Reading (Berks County)	United Methodist Church	2,401
Allegheny College	Meadville (Berks County)	United Methodist Church	2,153
The American College	Haverford Township (Delaware County)	Secular	533
Bryn Athyn College	Bryn Athyn (Montgomery County)	The New Church	223
Bucknell University	East Buffalo Township (Union County)	Secular	3,615
Cabrini College	Radnor Township (Delaware County)	Roman Catholic Church	3,457
Cedar Crest College	Allentown (Lehigh County)	Secular	1,885
Chatham University	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Secular	2,266
Delaware Valley College	Doylestown Township (Bucks County)	Secular	2,241
DeSales University	Upper Saucon Township (Lehigh County)	Roman Catholic Church	3,199
Dickinson College	Carlisle (Cumberland County)	Secular	2,414
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown (Lancaster County)	Church of the Brethren	2,417
Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster (Lancaster County)	Secular	2,335
Geneva College	Beaver Falls (Beaver County)	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	2,071
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg (Adams County)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	2,485
Grove City College	Grove City (Mercer County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	2,499
Gwynedd-Mercy College	Lower Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,619
Haverford College	Haverford Township (Delaware County)	Secular	1,177
Juniata College	Huntingdon (Huntingdon County)	Church of the Brethren	1,593
Keystone College	La Plume Township (Lackawanna County)	Secular	1,759
King’s College	Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,725
La Roche College	McCandless Township (Allegheny County)	Roman Catholic Church	1,416
Lafayette College	Easton (Northampton County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	2,414
Lebanon Valley College	Annville (Lebanon County)	United Methodist Church	2,065
Lycoming College	Williamsport (Lycoming County)	United Methodist Church	1,485
Mercyhurst College	Erie (Erie County)	Roman Catholic Church	4,388
Messiah College	Upper Allen Township (Cumberland County)	Nondenominational Christian	2,932
Moravian College	Bethlehem (Northampton County)	Moravian Church in America	2,032
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson Township (Cambria County)	Roman Catholic Church	1,611
Muhlenberg College	Allentown (Lehigh County)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	2,515
Peirce College	Philadelphia	Secular	1,892
Point Park University	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Secular	4,061
Rosemont College	Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County)	Roman Catholic Church	863
Saint Vincent College	Unity Township (Westmoreand County)	Roman Catholic Church	1,937
Seton Hill University	Greensburg (Westmoreland County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,258
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove (Snyder County)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	2,305
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore (Delaware County)	Secular	1,524
Thiel College	Greenville (Mercer County)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	1,096
Ursinus College	Collegeville (Montgomery County)	Secular	1,802
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington (Washington County)	Secular	1,460
Westminster College	New Wilmington (Lawrence County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	1,582
Wilson College	Chambersburg (Franklin County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	807
York College of Pennsylvania	Spring Garden (York County)	Secular	5,506

Private specialty four-year institutions

Name	Location	Enrollment
University of the Arts	Philadelphia	2,355
Curtis Institute of Music	Philadelphia	167
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	Harrisburg (Dauphin County)	373
Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Lancaster (Lancaster County)	1,143
Moore College of Art and Design	Philadelphia	556
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts	Philadelphia	353
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	Lancaster (Lancaster County)	285

Private Doctoral universities

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

Lehigh University in Bethlehem

Name	Location	Religious Affiliation	Enrollment
Alvernia University	Reading (Berks County)	Roman Catholic Church	3,003
Arcadia University	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	3,983
Bryn Mawr College	Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County)	Secular	1,751
Carlow University	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,768
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Secular	11,340
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia	Roman Catholic Church	2,414
Drexel University	Philadelphia	Secular	23,637
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Roman Catholic Church	10,161
Eastern University	Radnor Township (Delaware County)	American Baptist Churches USA	4,476
Gannon University	Erie (Erie County)	Roman Catholic Church	4,219
Holy Family University	Philadelphia	Roman Catholic Church	3,270
Immaculata University	East Whiteland Township (Chester County)	Roman Catholic Church	4,456
La Salle University	Philadelphia	Roman Catholic Church	6,636
Lehigh University	Bethlehem (Northampton County)	Secular	7,051
Marywood University	Dunmore (Lackawanna County)	Roman Catholic Church	3,479
Misericordia University	Dallas Township (Luzerne County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,812
Neumann University	Aston Township (Delaware County)	Roman Catholic Church	3,073
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Secular	25,007
Philadelphia University	Philadelphia	Secular	3,619
Robert Morris University	Moon Township (Allegheny County)	Secular	4,967
Saint Francis University	Loretto (Cambria County)	Roman Catholic Church	2,449
Saint Joseph’s University	Philadelphia	Roman Catholic Church	8,916
University of Scranton	Scranton (Lackawanna County)	Roman Catholic Church	6,070
University of the Sciences	Philadelphia	Secular	2,868
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	Secular	3,555
Villanova University	Radnor Township (Delaware County)	Roman Catholic Church	10,605
Waynesburg University	Waynesburg (Greene County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	2,516
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County)	Secular	5,926

Graduate institutions

Professional schools

Name	Location	Enrollment
The Commonwealth Medical College	Scranton (Lackawanna County)	169
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Erie (Erie County)	2,796
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Philadelphia	2,287
Salus University	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	1,025
United States Army War College	North Middleton Township (Cumberland County)	588

Seminaries

Name	Location	Religious Affiliation	Enrollment
Yeshivath Beth Moshe	Scranton (Lackawanna County)	Orthodox Judaism	78
Biblical Theological Seminary	Hatfield (Montgomery County)	Nondenominational Christianity	248
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church	14
Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary	Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County)	Unaffiliated Baptist	106
Christ the Saviour Seminary	Johnstown (Cambria County)	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church	13
Evangelical Theological Seminary	Mylerstown (Lebanon County)	Evangelical Congregational Church	153
Lancaster Theological Seminary	Lancaster (Lancaster County)	United Church of Christ	145
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg	Gettysburg (Adams County)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	168
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	260
Palmer Theological Seminary	Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County)	American Baptist Churches	330
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Presbyterian Church of the USA	305
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church	Whitpain Township (Montgomery County)	Reformed Episcopal Church	19
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	100
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	Reconstructionist Judaism	59
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary	Radnor Township (Delaware County)	Roman Catholic Church	243
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary	South Canaan Township (Wayne County)	Orthodox Church in America	94
Trinity School for Ministry	Ambridge (Beaver County)	Episcopal Church of the United States of America	169
Westminster Theological Seminary	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	Unaffiliated Presbyterianism	614
Won Institute of Graduate Studies	Cheltenham Township (Montgomery County)	Won Buddhism	59

Public institutions

Two-year community colleges and technical schools

Name	Campus Locations	Counties Served	Enrollment (Degree Tract Students)
Community College of Allegheny County	Pittsburgh (Allegheny Campus) Monroeville (Boyce Campus) McCandless Township (North Campus) West Mifflin (South Campus)	Allegheny County	20,706
Community College of Beaver County	Center Township	Beaver County	3,007
Bucks County Community College	Newtown Township (Newtown Campus) Bristol Township (Lower Bucks Campus) East Rockhill Township (Upper Bucks Campus)	Bucks County	10,008
Butler County Community College	Butler Township	Butler County	4,429
Delaware County Community College	Marple Township (Marple Campus) East Brandywine Township (Downingtown Campus)	Delaware County Chester County	12,705
HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College	Harrisburg (Harrisburg Campus) East Lampeter Township (Lancaster Campus) Manchester Township (York Campus) Cumberland Township (Gettysburg Campus) Lebanon (Lebanon Campus)	Dauphin County Lancaster County York County Adams County Lebanon County	23,210
Lehigh Carbon Community College	North Whitehall Township	Lehigh County	8,101
Luzerne County Community College	Nanticoke	Luzerne County	7,249
Montgomery County Community College	Whitepain Township (Central Campus) Pottstown (West Campus)	Montgomery County	13,919
Northampton Community College	Bethlehem Township (Main Campus) Pocono Township (Monroe Campus)	Northampton County Monroe County	11,328
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College	Richland Township	Cambria County	1,942
Community College of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	19,503
Reading Area Community College	Reading	Berks County	5,471
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	Lancaster	Lancaster County	906
Westmoreland County Community College	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland County	7,383

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: State-owned Master's level institutions

Name	Location	Enrollment
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg (Columbia County)	10,091
California University of Pennsylvania	California (Washington County)	9,402
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Thornbury Township (Chester County)	1,586
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion (Clarion County)	7,315
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg (Monroe County)	7,387
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro (Erie County)	8,642
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana (Indiana County)	15,126
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Maxatawny Township (Berks County)	10,707
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven (Clinton County)	5,450
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield (Tioga County)	3,569
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville (Lancaster County)	8,729
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg Township (Cumberland County)	8,326
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock (Butler County)	8,852
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester (Chester County)	14,490

Commonwealth System of Higher Education: State-owned colleges and universities

Main institutions

Pennsylvania State University in State College

University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh

Name	Location	School Classification	Enrollment
Lincoln University	Philadelphia	Master's University	2,316
The Pennsylvania State University	State College (Centre County)	Doctoral University	45,233
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)	Doctoral University	28,823
Temple University	Philadelphia	Doctoral University	37,367

Branch and affiliated campuses

Name	Location	School Classification	Enrollment
Penn State Abington	Abington Township (Montgomery County)	Baccalaureate University	3,423
Penn State Altoona	Altoona (Blair County)	Baccalaureate University	4,128
Penn State Beaver	Center Township (Beaver County)	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	906
Penn State Berks	Spring Township (Berks County)	Baccalaureate University	2,701
Penn State Brandywine	Middletown Township (Delaware County)	Baccalaureate University	1,613
Penn State College of Medicine	Derry Township (Dauphin County)	Medical School	809
Penn State Dickinson School of Law	Carlisle (Cumberland County)	Law School	638
Penn State DuBois	Dubois (Clearfield County)	Associate's College (with two Bachelor's degrees available)	919
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Erie (Erie County)	Master's University	4,767
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus	North Union Township (Fayette County)	Associate's College (with three Bachelor's degrees available)	1,613
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	East Whiteland Township (Chester County)	Graduate School	795
Penn State Greater Allegheny	White Oak (Allegheny County)	Baccalaureate University	768
Penn State Harrisburg	Lower Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	Doctoral University	4,224
Penn State Hazleton	Sugarloaf Township (Luzerne County)	Baccalaureate University	1,303
Penn State Lehigh Valley	Upper Saucon Township (Lehigh County)	Baccalaureate University	920
Penn State Mont Alto	Quincy Township (Franklin County)	Baccalaureate University	1,252
Penn State New Kensington	Upper Burrell Township (Westmoreland County)	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	912
Penn State Schuylkill	North Manheim Township (Schuylkill County)	Baccalaureate University	1,034
Penn State Shenango	Sharon (Mercer County)	Baccalaureate University	893
Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Lehman Township (Luzerne County)	Baccalaureate University	766
Penn State Worthington Scranton	Dunmore (Lackawanna County)	Baccalaureate University	1,386
Penn State York	Spring Garden Township (York County)	Baccalaureate University	1,509
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport (Lycoming County)	Baccalaureate University	6,290
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford Township (McKean County)	Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available)	1,629
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	Baccalaureate University	1,803
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	Richland Township (Cambria County)	Baccalaureate University	2,965
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville	Titusville (Crawford County)	Baccalaureate University	563
Temple University Ambler	Upper Dublin Township (Montgomery County)	Baccalaureate University	3,867

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 Hanehmann 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
• Pinebrook Junior College (1914-1992)- Nondenominational Bible college in Coopersburg (Lehigh County)
• Saint Fidelis College (1877-1979)- baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Summit Township (Butler County)
• 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

• List of colleges and universities in Philadelphia
• List of colleges and universities in Pittsburgh

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Pennsylvania