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PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Jarrett Bittner, front, assistant director of Admissions at Point Park University, leads a small campus tour of prospective students and their parents Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at Point Park in Downtown, Pittsburgh. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
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Facts and figures about Western Pa. colleges — which one is right for you?

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Facts and figures about Western Pa. colleges — which one is right for you?

As prospective college students search for the right school for them, they might find themselves feeling a little bit like Goldilocks.

Some colleges are too big for them. Others aren’t in their price range.

At the end of the day, it’s about finding the one that’s juuust right. 

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The following information was collected through the colleges’ website and the National Center for Education Statistics. 

Butler County Community College

In-district tuition and fees 2022-23: $177 per credit

In-state tuition and fees 2022-23: $280 per credit

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Room and board 2022-23: n/a

Total enrollment fall 2021: 2,529

Acceptance rate fall 2021: open admission policy

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1

Carlow University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $33,500

Room and board 2022-23: $13,014

Undergrad enrollment fall 2012: 1,246

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 738

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 92%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 11 to 1

Carnegie Mellon University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $63,744

Room and board 2022-23: $16,796

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 6,932

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 8,125

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 14%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 5 to 1

Chatham University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $42,125

Room and board 2022-23: $13,240

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,456

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 983

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 73%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 10 to 1

Colonial Ambassadors and students Robert Pontius, left, Aurora Rogers, Madison Rose and Terryuan Belly, provides a campus tour to potential students Rich Faulk, rear in black shirt, and Rachel Kline, right, maroon shirt, of Natrona Heights and her parents Joyce and Wesley Kline Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022, at Robert Morris University in Moon
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Community College of Allegheny County

Allegheny County tuition 2022-23: $1,830

In-state tuition 2022-23: $3,660

Room and board 2022-23: n/a

Total enrollment fall 2021: 11,977

Acceptance rate: open admission policy

Student-to-faculty ratio: 17 to 1

Duquesne University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $45,376

Room and board 2022-23: $14,744

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 5,085

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 3,215

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 84%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1

Geneva College

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $29,890

Room and board 2022-23: $10,850

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,180

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 135

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 79%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 11 to 1

Grove City College

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $19,990

Room and board 2022-23: $11,050

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 2,306

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 11

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 73%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1

La Roche University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $32,284

Room and board 2022-23: $12,886

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 934

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 301

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 98%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 12 to 1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (main campus)

In-state tuition and fees 2022-23: $11,290

Room and board 2022-23: $10,920

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 7,333

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 1,965

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 94%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 22 to 1

Robert Morris University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $33,812

Room and board 2022-23: $12,680

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 3,005

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 759

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 94%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13 to 1

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Penn State University (University Park campus)

In-state tuition and fees 2022-23: $19,286

Room and board 2022-23: $12,984

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 73,476

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 15,438

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 92%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 15 to 1

PennWest California 

In-state tuition and fees: $10,872

Room and board: $10,868

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 4,463

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 2,046

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 97%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 19 to 1

PennWest Clarion 

In-state tuition and fees: $10,872

Room and board: $10,868

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 3,156

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 766

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 99%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 17 to 1

PennWest Edinboro

In-state tuition and fees: $10,872

Room and board: $10,868

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 2,939 

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 1,104

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 92%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 16 to 1

Point Park University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $35,620

Room and board 2022-23: $12,720

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 2,575

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 930

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 82%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 12 to 1

Saint Vincent College

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $40,365

Room and board 2022-23: $13,072

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,430

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 162

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 73%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 11 to 1

Seton Hill University

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $40,224

Room and board 2022-23: $16,560

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,653

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 359

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 74%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 14 to 1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

In-state tuition and fees 2022-23: $10,700

Room and board 2022-23: $10,500

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 6,901

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 1,504

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 79%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 19 to 1

University of Pittsburgh (Oakland campus)

In-state tuition and fees 2022-23: $21,080

Room and board: $12,268

Undergraduate enrollment fall 2021: 23,885

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 9,345

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 67%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 14 to 1

Washington & Jefferson College

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $50,192

Room and board 2022-23: $13,524

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,156

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 1

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 84%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 9 to 1

Westminster College

Tuition and fees 2022-23: $38,700

Room and board 2022-23: $11,900

Undergrad enrollment fall 2021: 1,163

Graduate enrollment fall 2021: 62

Acceptance rate fall 2021: 82%

Student-to-faculty ratio: 12 to 1

Westmoreland County Community College

In-district 2022-23: $2,070

In-state tuition 2022-23: $4,140

Total enrollment fall 2021: 4,182

Acceptance rate fall 2021: open admission policy

Student-to-faculty ratio: 17 to 1

First Published: October 4, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

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PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Jarrett Bittner, front, assistant director of Admissions at Point Park University, leads a small campus tour of prospective students and their parents Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at Point Park in Downtown, Pittsburgh. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Jarrett Bittner, front, assistant director of Admissions at Point Park University, leads a small campus tour of prospective students and their parents Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Downtown, Pittsburgh. From left are Tina Bippus, of Ohio Township, Katie Bippus, of Ohio Township, Kerstin Palombaro of Philadelphia, Molly Lanza, of Philadelphia and Wren Lanza of Philadelphia. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette colleges1002  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Saloua Leventeli, right, a financial aid representative at the Community College of Allegheny County, assists potential students during an open house at the Allegheny Campus Wednesday, August 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Prospective students wait to register during an open house at the Community College of Allegheny Campus Wednesday, August 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Colonial Ambassadors and students Robert Pontius, Aurora Rogers, Terryuan Belly and Madison Rose leads a campus tour for potential students Rich Faulk, of Pitttsburgh, and Rachel Kline, of Natrona Heights, and her parents Joyce and Wesley Kline Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022, at Robert Morris University in Moon. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Colonial Ambassadors and students Terryuan Belly, front, red shirt, Robert Pontius, front, Aurora Rogers, Madison Rose and Terryuan Belly, provides a campus tour to potential students Rich Faulk, of Pittsburgh, rear in black shirt, and Rachel Kline, maroon shirt, of Natrona Heights and her parents Joyce and Wesley Kline Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022, at Robert Morris University in Moon. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
PLEASE WITHHOLD MY BYLINE/CREDIT.) #Education Guide. Colonial Ambassadors and students Robert Pontius, left, Aurora Rogers, Madison Rose and Terryuan Belly, provides a campus tour to potential students Rich Faulk, rear in black shirt, and Rachel Kline, right, maroon shirt, of Natrona Heights and her parents Joyce and Wesley Kline Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022, at Robert Morris University in Moon. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)  (Post-Gazette)
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