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DELAWARE
Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington
Type: private
Enrollment: 143
Tuition: $25,710
Student/Faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 81%
Average SAT Reading: not reported
Average SAT Math: not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
Delaware State University
Dover, Georgetown, Wilmington
Type: public
Enrollment: 4,208
In-state tuition: $9,088
Out-of-state tuition: $18,124
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 49%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: $5,456
Average high school GPA: 3.11
Application deadline: rolling
Delaware Technical Community College
Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, Wilmington
Type: community college
Enrollment: varies by campus
In-state tuition: varies by course load
Out-of-state tuition: varies by course load
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: N/A
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: N/A
Application deadline: open
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,000
Tuition: $23,400
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 20:1
Acceptance rate: not reported
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
University of Delaware
Newark
Type: public
Enrollment: 23,281
In-state tuition: $13,680
Out-of-state tuition: $34,310
Ranking: 91 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 62%
Average SAT (Reading): 580-660
Average SAT (Math): 570-670
Average ACT: 25-29
Financial aid: $9,974
Average high school GPA: 3.71
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Wesley College
Dover
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,345
Tuition: $26,406
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 60%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: April 30
Wilmington University
New Castle, Wilmington
Type: private
Enrollment: 15,316
Tuition: $11,210
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
PENNSYLVANIA
Arcadia University
Glenside
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,662
Tuition: $44,440
Ranking: 42 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 64%
Average SAT (Reading): 540-640
Average SAT (Math): 510-610
Average ACT: 21-27
Financial aid: $24,837
Average high school GPA: 3.68
Application deadline: rolling
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn
Type: private
Enrollment: 296
Tuition: $24,471
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 6:1
Acceptance rate: 42%
Average SAT (Reading): 390-555
Average SAT (Math): 395-550
Average ACT: 17.5-23
Financial aid: $11,288
Average high school GPA: 3.10
Application deadline: rolling
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Type: Private
Enrollment: 1,690
Tuition: $54,440
Ranking: 27 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 34%
Average SAT (Reading): 660-730
Average SAT (Math): 640-770
Average ACT: 28-33
Financial aid: $44,589
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: Jan. 15
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Cabrini University
Radnor
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,286
Tuition: $32,775
Ranking: 116 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 72%
Average SAT (Reading): 440-530
Average SAT (Math): 430-520
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: $7,022
Average high school GPA: 3.06
Application deadline: May 1
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,765
Tuition: $37,200
Ranking: 94 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 96%
Average SAT (Reading): 480-590
Average SAT (Math): 480-560
Average ACT: 20-23
Financial aid: $8,241
Average high school GPA: 3.20
Application deadline: rolling
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney
Type: public
Enrollment: 755
In-State Tuition: $10,904
Out-of-State Tuition: $18,870
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 46%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
Delaware County Community College
Media
Type: Community college
Enrollment: 11,030
In-state tuition: varies by credits
Out-of-state tuition: varies by credits
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/faculty ratio: 17:1
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: N/A
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: N/A
Application deadline: rolling
Drexel University
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Enrollment: 22,412
Tuition: $54,516
Ranking: 97 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 77%
Average SAT (Reading): 580-670
Average SAT (Math): 580-710
Average ACT: 25-30
Financial aid: $29,091
Average high school GPA: 3.71
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Eastern University
Radnor
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,256
Tuition: $33,854
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 68%
Average SAT (Reading): 470-570
Average SAT (Math): 460-570
Average ACT: 19-23
Financial aid: $8,958
Average high school GPA: 3.43
Application deadline: rolling
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,839
Tuition: $34,580
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 92%
Average SAT (Reading): 420-510
Average SAT (Math): 420-520
Average ACT: 16-23
Financial aid: $20,411
Average high school GPA: 3.28
Application deadline: Aug. 20
Harcum College
Bryn Mawr
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,481
Tuition: $23,670
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: not reported
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
Haverford College
Haverford
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,310
Tuition: $56,698
Ranking: 11 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 19%
Average SAT (Reading): 680-750
Average SAT (Math): 690-780
Average ACT: 32-34
Financial aid: $51,198
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Holy Family University
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,081
Tuition: $31,040
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 71%
Average SAT (Reading): 420-510
Average SAT (Math): 410-520
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: $14,458
Average high school GPA: 3.13
Application deadline: rolling
Immaculata University
Immaculata
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,517
Tuition: $27,350
Ranking: 211 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 81%
Average SAT (Reading): 518-630
Average SAT (Math): 500-593
Average ACT: 20.5-27.5
Financial aid: $7,565
Average high school GPA: 3.39
Application deadline: rolling
La Salle University
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 5,191
Tuition: $31,650
Ranking: 38 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 81%
Average SAT (Reading): 490-590
Average SAT (Math): 480-570
Average ACT: 17-23
Financial aid: $17,547
Average high school GPA: 3.35
Application deadline: rolling
Manor College
Jenkintown
Type: private
Enrollment: 750
Tuition: $16,922
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: not reported
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
Type: community college
Enrollment: 13,122
In-state tuition: varies by credits
Out-of-state tuition: varies by credits
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/faculty ratio: 20:1
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: N/A
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: N/A
Application deadline: open admissions
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 482
Tuition: $38,301
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 54%
Average SAT (Reading): 450-560
Average SAT (Math): 420-520
Average ACT: 17-22
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: 3.20
Application deadline: rolling
Neumann University
Aston
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,598
Tuition: $32,960
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: 69%
Average SAT (Reading): 460-550
Average SAT (Math): 450-540
Average ACT: 16-21
Financial aid: $8,262
Average high school GPA: 3.13
Application deadline: rolling
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Rosemont College
Rosemont
Type: private
Enrollment: 945
Tuition: $19,900
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 65%
Average SAT (Reading): 400-520
Average SAT (Math): 380-505
Average ACT: 15-20
Financial aid: $30,566
Average high school GPA: 3.30
Application deadline: Aug. 27
St. Joseph’s University
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 7,589
Tuition: $46,550
Ranking: 10 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 76%
Average SAT (Reading): 570-650
Average SAT (Math): 550-640
Average ACT: 23-29
Financial aid: $24,092
Average high school GPA: 3.62
Application deadline: rolling
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,559
Tuition: $54,656
Ranking: 3 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 9%
Average SAT (Reading): 690-760
Average SAT (Math): 690-780
Average ACT: 31-34
Financial aid: $52,814
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: Jan. 1
Temple University
Philadelphia
Type: public
Enrollment: 39,755
In-state tuition: $19,748
Out-of-state tuition: $34,126
Ranking: 104 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: 59%
Average SAT (Reading): 580-660
Average SAT (Math): 560-660
Average ACT: 24-30
Financial aid: $9,352
Average high school GPA: 3.59
Application deadline: Feb. 1
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 7,831
Tuition: $41,715
Ranking: 153 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 58%
Average SAT (Reading): 520-610
Average SAT (Math): 510-600
Average ACT: 21-27
Financial aid: $21,865
Average high school GPA: 3.50
Application deadline: rolling
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 22,376
Tuition: $57,770
Ranking: 6 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 6:1
Acceptance rate: 8%
Average SAT (Reading): 700-760
Average SAT (Math): 740-800
Average ACT: 32-35
Financial aid: $48,787
Average high school GPA: 3.90
Application deadline: Jan. 5
University of the Arts
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,900
Tuition: $44,780
Athletics: Intramural
Student/faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 74%
Average SAT (Reading): 450-580
Average SAT (Math): 440-550
Average ACT: 19-27
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: not reported
Application deadline: rolling
University of the Sciences
Philadelphia
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,231
Tuition: $25,000
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 7:1
Acceptance rate: 60%
Average SAT (Reading): 520-590
Average SAT (Math): 550-650
Average ACT: 22-27
Financial aid: $8,131
Average high school GPA: 3.60
Application deadline: Aug. 15
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,435
Tuition: $53,610
Ranking: 82 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 71%
Average SAT (Reading): 580-660
Average SAT (Math): 560-660
Average ACT: 23-28
Financial aid: $35,652
Average high school GPA: 3.25
Application deadline: Feb. 1
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Villanova University
Villanova
Type: private
Enrollment: 11,023
Tuition: $55,430
Ranking: 46 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 24%
Average SAT (Reading): 620-710
Average SAT (Math): 630-730
Average ACT: 30-33
Financial aid: $35,229
Average high school GPA: 4.09
Application deadline: Jan. 15
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
Type: public
Enrollment: 17,527
In-state tuition: $9,943
Out-of-state tuition: $21,417
Ranking: 55 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division II
Student/faculty ratio: 19:1
Acceptance rate: 74%
Average SAT (Reading): 530-610
Average SAT (Math): 520-590
Average ACT: 21-26
Financial aid: $5,743
Average high school GPA: 3.43
Application deadline: rolling
Widener University
Chester
Type: private
Enrollment: 6,621
Tuition: $47,328
Ranking: 202 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division III
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 69%
Average SAT (Reading): 510-600
Average SAT (Math): 510-600
Average ACT: 20-26
Financial aid: $28,880
Average high school GPA: 3.45
Application deadline: rolling
Williamson College of the Trades
Media
Type: Men’s Junior College
Enrollment: 270
Tuition: varies by credits
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/faculty ratio: not reported
Acceptance rate: 29%
Average SAT (Reading): not reported
Average SAT (Math): not reported
Average ACT: not reported
Financial aid: not reported
Average high school GPA: 2.50
Application deadline: Feb. 28
Ranking information is based on U.S. News and World Report’s annual education rankings. Other statistics based on data compiled by the Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report. Statistics are based on most recently available data.