Match #1
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate97%
- 1,953 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,953 students, close to 1,484
The colleges most similar to King's College-Pennsylvania are La Salle University, Carlow University, and Seton Hill University-Pennsylvania. King's College-Pennsylvania admits 93% of applicants and has an average net price of $21,439 a year; 2 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with King's College-Pennsylvania. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to King's College-Pennsylvania
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Match #2
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate87%
- 1,348 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,348 students, close to 1,484
Match #3
Seton Hill University-Pennsylvania
Greensburg, PA
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate80%
- 1,492 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,492 students, close to 1,484
Match #4
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate86%
- 1,320 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,320 students, close to 1,484
Match #5
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate81%
- 2,191 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 2,191 students, close to 1,484
Match #6
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,067 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,067 students, close to 1,484
Match #7
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,094 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,094 students, close to 1,484
Match #8
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate61%
- 1,784 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,784 students, close to 1,484
Match #9
Neumann University
Aston, PA
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,533 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,533 students, close to 1,484
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate74%
- 815 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Average net price $21,801, close to $21,439
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about King's College-Pennsylvania alternatives
What colleges are similar to King's College-Pennsylvania?
The closest matches to King's College-Pennsylvania are La Salle University, Carlow University, Seton Hill University-Pennsylvania, Immaculata University, and Mercyhurst University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is King's College-Pennsylvania hard to get into?
King's College-Pennsylvania admitted 93% of its 3,079 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which King's College-Pennsylvania alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than King's College-Pennsylvania ($21,439 a year), including La Salle University ($19,758) and Marywood University ($21,059). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
