#1 in Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
81%
Total Cost
$40,500
SAT
980–1230
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located in Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia, PA
Colleges in Philadelphia, PA
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#2 in Philadelphia, PA
Hussian College-Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
100%
Total Cost
$22,225
Hussian College-Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#3 in Philadelphia, PA
Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
100%
Total Cost
$14,400
Peirce College is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#4 in Philadelphia, PA
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
5%
Total Cost
$21,035
Curtis Institute of Music is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#5 in Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
5%
Total Cost
$75,386
SAT
1510–1570
Ben Franklin's urban powerhouse where pre-professional hustlers chase Wharton deals, biotech breakthroughs, and Ivy ambition amid Philly's historic grit.
#6 in Philadelphia, PA
Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
43%
Total Cost
$31,028
Walnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#7 in Philadelphia, PA
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
56%
Total Cost
$65,906
SAT
1180–1380
Moore College of Art and Design is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#8 in Philadelphia, PA
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
71%
Total Cost
$48,648
SAT
910–1150
Holy Family University is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#9 in Philadelphia, PA
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
74%
Total Cost
$51,550
SAT
980–1180
Chestnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#10 in Philadelphia, PA
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
79%
Total Cost
$74,691
SAT
1240–1440
Drexel turns college into a launchpad with the nation's largest mandatory co-op program, blending classes and full-time jobs from day one.
#11 in Philadelphia, PA
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
80%
Total Cost
$34,917
SAT
1080–1290
Philadelphia's gritty urban university where working-class roots meet big-city ambition and practical career training.
#12 in Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
81%
Total Cost
$58,934
SAT
1160–1330
Historic Philadelphia medical school turned health-and-design powerhouse through a bold 2017 merger.
#13 in Philadelphia, PA
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
89%
Total Cost
$65,650
SAT
1170–1350
Saint Joseph's University is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#14 in Philadelphia, PA
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
90%
Total Cost
$19,513
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, PA.
#15 in Philadelphia, PA
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Acceptance
97%
Total Cost
$50,480
SAT
1060–1270
La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, PA.
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