Colleges with the most faculty per student in Pennsylvania
Colleges with the fewest students for each faculty member.
Colleges with the most faculty per student in Pennsylvania62 schools
62 schools qualify, ranked by students per faculty member. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Pennsylvania.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a student-to-faculty ratio from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by students per faculty member, fewest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit#1 in Pennsylvania
- 2 students per faculty member
- 106 undergraduates
- 2
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 1% for earnings
- 5 students per faculty member
- 7,289 undergraduates
- 3
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- 7 students per faculty member
- 1,644 undergraduates
- 4Tie
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor RollTop 1% for earnings
- 8 students per faculty member
- 11,611 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Haverford College
Haverford, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- 8 students per faculty member
- 1,424 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- 8 students per faculty member
- 1,349 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- 8 students per faculty member
- 1,231 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA · Private nonprofitTop 24% for graduation
- 8 students per faculty member
- 273 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 3% for earnings
- 9 students per faculty member
- 3,846 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- 9 students per faculty member
- 1,911 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · Private nonprofitTop 9% for graduation
- 9 students per faculty member
- 1,788 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofitTop 6% for earnings
- 9 students per faculty member
- 13,589 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- 9 students per faculty member
- 390 undergraduates
- 9Tie
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- 9 students per faculty member
- 886 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 1% for earnings
- 10 students per faculty member
- 5,811 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 2% for earnings
- 10 students per faculty member
- 7,063 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Lafayette College
Easton, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 4% for earnings
- 10 students per faculty member
- 2,764 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- 10 students per faculty member
- 2,216 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofitTop 12% for earnings
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,492 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- 10 students per faculty member
- 2,006 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,507 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,890 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofitTop 23% for graduation
- 10 students per faculty member
- 323 undergraduates
- 15Tie
Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,063 undergraduates
- 25
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- 11 students per faculty member
- 2,204 undergraduates
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Institute of Music | — | — | — | 96% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $31,944 | $21,750 | $114,862 | 94% |
| Swarthmore College | $23,149 | $17,500 | $80,257 | 92% |
| University of Pennsylvania | $28,699 | $15,715 | $111,371 | 97% |
| Haverford College | $25,314 | $13,621 | $79,966 | 90% |
| Bryn Mawr College | $31,759 | $25,000 | $75,217 | 82% |
| Allegheny College | $22,940 | $27,000 | $62,069 | 73% |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | $20,586 | $22,250 | $40,457 | 68% |
| Bucknell University | $40,766 | $27,000 | $93,807 | 86% |
| Franklin and Marshall College | $36,425 | $19,000 | $76,124 | 84% |
| Muhlenberg College | $28,905 | $25,455 | $69,107 | 82% |
| Drexel University | $38,509 | $25,325 | $84,648 | 78% |
| Moore College of Art and Design | $43,086 | $26,000 | $37,839 | 57% |
| Cedar Crest College | $18,659 | $27,000 | $59,460 | 60% |
| Lehigh University | $36,931 | $21,960 | $105,584 | 88% |
| Villanova University | $43,756 | $25,874 | $100,423 | 92% |
| Lafayette College | $34,433 | $16,000 | $91,410 | 88% |
| Gettysburg College | $31,490 | $26,999 | $71,517 | 83% |
| Ursinus College | $30,536 | $27,000 | $73,721 | 73% |
| Moravian University | $30,670 | $26,793 | $61,860 | 72% |
| Chatham University | $29,954 | $23,250 | $52,410 | 63% |
| Arcadia University | $29,466 | $27,000 | $58,336 | 67% |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | $30,083 | $27,000 | $33,301 | 69% |
| Lycoming College | $19,140 | $27,000 | $56,210 | 60% |
| Dickinson College | $37,607 | $19,000 | $70,204 | 80% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 64
- Colorado 7
- Connecticut 14
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 16
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 21
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 20
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 80
- North Carolina 18
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 22
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15