Most expensive Pa. colleges

College Total Cost

Carnegie

Mellon

University $60,632

Haverford

College $60,430

University

of Penn. $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 Avg. net price

Swarthmore

College $20,427

University of

Penn. $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.