Most expensive Pa. colleges

College Total Cost

Carnegie Mellon University $60,632

Haverford College $60,430

University of Pennsylvania $60,002

Franklin and Marshall College $59,495

Swarthmore College $59,080

Bucknell University $59,060

Bryn Mawr College $58,760

Lafayette College $58,750

Dickinson College $58,683

Gettysburg College $57,320

Total cost includes tuition, room and board or estimated off campus living expenses, books and supplies and other fees for the 2013-2014 school year.

Most affordable Pa. colleges

College Tuition

Shippensburg University $6,622

West Chester University $6,622

Millersville University $6,622

Mansfield University $6,622

Clarion University $6,622

Lock Haven University $6,622

Slippery Rock University $6,622

California University $6,622

Edinboro University $6,622

Kutztown University $6,622

The most affordable four year colleges in Pennsylvania are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2013/2014 school year.

Best value in Pa. colleges

College Ave. net price

Swarthmore College $20,427

University of Pennsylvania $20,592

Haverford College $21,449

University of Pittsburgh/Main $20,076

Penn State University/Main $21,342

Lehigh University $24,510

Bryn Mawr College $25,791

Lafayette College $25,963

Bucknell University $28,431

Gettysburg College $27,591

These are the Pennsylvania schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2013-2014 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Source: CollegeCalc