Pennsylvania's Best Colleges And Universitites For 2022: Study

Pittsburgh PA

18 October, 2021

9:02 AM

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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 Rate61: Net Cost2: Student-Faculty Ratio17: On-Campus Crime3: Gender & Racial Diversity2: Graduation Rate1: Post-Attendance Median Salary Carnegie Mellon University 3: Admission Rate64: Net Cost1: Student-Faculty Ratio15: On-Campus Crime2: Gender & Racial Diversity3: Graduation Rate2: Post-Attendance Median Salary Swarthmore College 1: Admission Rate58: Net Cost3rd: Student-Faculty Ratio65: On-Campus Crime1: Gender & Racial Diversity1: Graduation Rate14: Post-Attendance Median Salary See the entire study here. Be the first to know what's happening in your community and region. With a free Patch subscription, you'll always be up to date on local and state news: https://patch.com/subscribe.