In Pennsylvania, there are 61 religiously affiliated colleges which are mostly private, not for profit, and four-year schools. Of them, 51 schools have undergraduate programs and 56 schools have graduate programs. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $36,045 and the average graduate tuition is $19,297.
Roman Catholic has the most affiliated college of 28 schools. Presbyterian Church (USA) and United Methodist also have many affiliated college of 6 and 4 schools respectively.
The following table lists the number of Pennsylvania colleges by religious affiliation. You can see the list of colleges for each affiliation by following the link on the number in the column. Furthermore, you can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column that you desire.
| Religious Affiliation | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Students to Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist | 1 | $37,420 | $14,724 | 5,769 | 15 to 1 |
| Assemblies of God Church | 1 | $24,510 | $9,540 | 583 | 11 to 1 |
| Baptist | 1 | $32,400 | $6,476 | 552 | 11 to 1 |
| Episcopal Church, Reformed | 1 | $14,025 | $13,350 | 28 | - |
| Evangelical Congregational Church | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 4 | $45,001 | $32,518 | 5,360 | 11 to 1 |
| Interdenominational | 2 | $27,160 | $13,795 | 3,391 | 13 to 1 |
| Jewish | 4 | $17,476 | $19,058 | 585 | 11 to 1 |
| Moravian Church | 1 | $52,000 | $18,594 | 2,533 | 10 to 1 |
| Other (none of the above) | 3 | $23,884 | $15,302 | 903 | 10 to 1 |
| Other Protestant | 1 | $22,560 | $20,750 | 986 | - |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 6 | $41,359 | $16,395 | 9,915 | 12 to 1 |
| Protestant Episcopal | 1 | - | $14,760 | 254 | - |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | 1 | $33,610 | $12,582 | 1,232 | 11 to 1 |
| Roman Catholic | 28 | $39,240 | $20,793 | 82,059 | 11 to 1 |
| Undenominational | 1 | $20,890 | $8,550 | 2,316 | 13 to 1 |
| United Church of Christ | 1 | $20,319 | $20,107 | 73 | - |
| United Methodist | 4 | $45,437 | $18,522 | 5,990 | 10 to 1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christ and Missionary Alliance Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Reformed Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of God | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of the Nazarene | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Churches of Christ | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Cumberland Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Christian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Covenant Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Free Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Free Methodist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Free Will Baptist Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Friends | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| General Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Greek Orthodox | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Lutheran Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Mennonite Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Mennonite Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Missionary Church Inc | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Multiple Protestant Denomination | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Muslim | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Non-Denominational | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| North American Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Original Free Will Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Plymouth Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Reformed Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Russian Orthodox | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Seventh Day Adventist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Southern Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Presbyterian Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Unitarian Universalist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| United Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Wesleyan | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | No affiliated Schools. | ||||