Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA · Private · Rural (fringe) · PA College · PCHS
Private institution in Lancaster, PA · 1,548 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate · $69,731 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 13%Acceptance rate
- Top 15%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 23%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $37,2081,864th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,8661,378th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,8661,308th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,5661,244th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,500426th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,731285th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $69,019116th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.0%528th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.0%1,449th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 44.1%211th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5481,093rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.2%1,174th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 55 mi (PHL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,278 | $67,180 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,397 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1903source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences’s 1,548 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PA
- Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA · 1,525 undergrads
- Neumann UniversityAston, PA · 1,574 undergrads
- King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA · 1,519 undergrads
- Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA · 1,581 undergrads
- Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA · 1,511 undergrads
- Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · 1,477 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA · 1,547 undergrads
- South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, GA · 1,553 undergrads
- Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · 1,555 undergrads
- Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL · 1,556 undergrads
- Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR · 1,556 undergrads
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA · 1,539 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepacollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 442356)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Saint Francis UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences vs Saint Francis UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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