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Higher Education in Greater Philadelphia


The Greater Philadelphia region has more than 92 colleges and universities creating a diverse and rich talent pool.

Best Liberal Art School Rank
Amherst College 1
Williams College 1
Swathmore College 3
Wellesley College 4
Middlebury College 5
Bowdoin College 6
Pomona College 6
Carleton College 8
Davidson College 9
Haverford College 10
Bryn Mawr College 23
   
Best U.S. Universities Rank
Harvard University 1
Princeton University 2
Yale University 3
MIT 4
Stanford University 4
University of Pennsylvania 6
California Institute of Technology 6
Columbia University 8
Duke University 8
University of Chicago 8

Colleges listed in blue are located in Greater Philadelphia.
Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2009.

Among top 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), higher education in Greater Philadelphia is:

  • 4th in enrollment and degrees awarded.
  • 3rd in spending per capita.
  • 3rd in doctoral and advanced certificates and degrees awarded per capita.
  • 2nd in bachelor degrees awarded per capita.
The Philadelphia Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) ranked 4th among the nation’s metro areas, according to a 2003 study by the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.  
  • Greater Philadelphia colleges and universities produce over 67,000 graduates every year, including 35,103 bachelor degrees and 22,084 advanced degrees.*
  • Approximately 360,600 - full and part-time students are enrolled in the region's colleges and universities.
  • Education is among the top employers in the region; the University of Pennsylvania is the top employer in the city of Philadelphia.
  • The region’s colleges and universities make significant direct contributions to the region’s economy through their large employment, spending by students and their purchases of good and services.
  • A recently published study by the Econsult Corp. found that the University of Pennsylvania contributes $6.5 billion to the Philadelphia economy annually with Drexel University contributing an additional $1.6 billion.
*Source: 2005-2006 National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database.


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