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Pennsylvania colleges and universities

There are 161 colleges, universities, and technical schools in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian colleges and universities employ 264,647 people, earn more than $35 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $110 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
161
 
$35,461,836,467
Undergraduate colleges
 
91
 
$8,737,716,876
Universities
 
38
 
$26,076,868,414
Community colleges
 
10
 
$645,158,619
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Colleges and universities by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Philadelphia
 
61
 
$21,109,031,123
Pittsburgh
 
31
 
$7,655,952,291
Scranton
 
9
 
$863,474,249
Lancaster
 
8
 
$376,710,737
Harrisburg
 
6
 
$508,717,747
Erie
 
6
 
$544,335,133
Allentown
 
6
 
$1,707,891,052
Reading
 
4
 
$708,712,223
Youngstown, OH
 
3
 
$187,863,927
Gettysburg
 
3
 
$246,958,282
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Job trends for Pennsylvania colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
14
1-10
 
7
11-25
 
1
26-100
 
4
101 to 1,000
 
42
1,000+
 
55
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
14
$250k to $1M
 
5
$1M to $5M
 
10
$5M to $25M
 
14
$25M to $100M
 
30
$100M+
 
54
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Directory of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

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Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools (ANCSS)

Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools consists of an accredited, private girls' school and boys' school providing 9th through 12th graders with an education inspired by the New Church.
Revenue
$45.6m
Assets
$436.8m
Employees
616
EIN
23-1433899
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) mission is to create a transformative educational experience for students focused on deep disciplinary knowledge; problem solving; leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and personal health and well-being.
Revenue
$2.5b
Assets
$7.6b
Employees
16.7k
EIN
25-0969449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Widener University

We lead by providing a unique combination of liberal arts and professional education in a challenging, scholarly, and culturally diverse academic community.
Revenue
$294.9m
Assets
$406.6m
Employees
2,711
EIN
23-1386178
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Curtis Institute of Music

The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry.
Revenue
$47.6m
Assets
$404.4m
Employees
391
EIN
23-1585611
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University offers top-notch professional education, research, and patient care in Philadelphia.
Revenue
$178.5m
Assets
$216.1m
Employees
1,245
EIN
23-1352294
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is committed to the advancement of knowledge and intellectual growth through teaching and research, and to the well-being of the community through leadership and service.
Revenue
$198.0m
Assets
$179.8m
Employees
2,142
EIN
23-1355135
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Joseph's University (SJU)

Saint Joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. We prepare students for personal excellence, professional success and engaged citizenship.
Revenue
$430.4m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
3,585
EIN
23-1352674
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges and the Tri-College Consortium. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students.
Revenue
$273.7m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
2,334
EIN
23-1352621
IRS type
501(c)(3)

La Salle University

La Salle University, dedicated in the traditions of the Christian Brothers to excellence in teaching and to concern for both ultimate values and for the individual values of its students.
Revenue
$113.4m
Assets
$235.0m
Employees
1,485
EIN
23-1352654
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chestnut Hill College

Chestnut Hill College, a coed Catholic college in Philadelphia, offers undergraduate programs, accelerated undergraduate degrees, master's and doctoral programs.
Revenue
$53.7m
Assets
$89.8m
Employees
695
EIN
23-1352626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Temple University (TU)

Temple University (TU) is a state-related research university located in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by Baptist Minister Russell Conwell.
Revenue
$1.8b
Assets
$4.3b
Employees
16.6k
EIN
23-1365971
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Pennsylvania (Penn)

Penn has a proud tradition of intellectual rigor and boundary-breaking innovation that dates back to our founder, Benjamin Franklin. That tradition lives today through the creativity, entrepreneurship, and engagement of our faculty, students, and staff.
Revenue
$11.7b
Assets
$36.7b
Employees
63.0k
EIN
23-1352685
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Corporation of Haverford College

The Corporation holds legal title to the College assets and elects members and officers of the Corporation, members of the Board of Managers, the Standing Nominating Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Corporation.
Revenue
$212.5m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
2,023
EIN
23-6002304
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, the nation's first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world.
Revenue
$92.4m
Assets
$349.2m
Employees
937
EIN
23-1352655
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eastern University (EU)

Eastern University is a Christian university of the arts and sciences dedicated through teaching, scholarship, service, spiritual formation, student development and societal involvement to the preparation of undergraduate, graduate and Seminary students.
Revenue
$146.8m
Assets
$144.7m
Employees
1,526
EIN
23-1409675
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Neumann University

Neumann University is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational liberal arts college sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. It is located in Aston, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Revenue
$79.1m
Assets
$135.1m
Employees
885
EIN
23-1657958
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT)

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is an independent, not-for-profit college in Media and Philadelphia. Their academic program includes a wide variety of fields, including Health Care, Business Administration, Information Technology, and Engineering.
Revenue
$20.9m
Assets
$22.1m
Employees
222
EIN
23-1543518
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thomas Jefferson University (TJU)

Thomas Jefferson University is dedicated to the health sciences and committed to educating professionals, discovering new knowledge, and setting the standard for quality, compassionate and efficient patient care.
Revenue
$1.6b
Assets
$6.6b
Employees
7,579
EIN
23-1352651
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ursinus College

Founded in 1869, Ursinus College is a highly selective, independent coeducational liberal arts college located on a scenic 170-acre campus, 25 miles from Center City Philadelphia.
Revenue
$132.9m
Assets
$347.0m
Employees
1,309
EIN
23-1177930
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Moore College of Art and Design

Moore College of Art & Design prepares students for learning and leadership in the fine arts, design arts, art history, art education and curatorial studies.
Revenue
$44.2m
Assets
$108.3m
Employees
472
EIN
23-1352236
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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