Match #1
Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate58%
- 467 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 467 students, close to 471
- Acceptance rate 58%, close to 61%
The colleges most similar to University of Valley Forge are Clarks Summit University, Cairn University-Langhorne, and Bryn Athyn College of the New Church. University of Valley Forge admits 61% of applicants and has an average net price of $28,436 a year; 6 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 6 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 University of Valley Forge. 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 University of Valley Forge
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Match #2
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate88%
- 775 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $31,280, close to $28,436
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate83%
- 244 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate56%
- 1,569 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 56%, close to 61%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate72%
- 2,216 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Profile closeness34/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,259 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $25,955, close to $28,436
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Profile closeness26/100
Admit rate81%
- 3,554 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, MD
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate46%
- 452 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 452 students, close to 471
Match #9
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate71%
- 1,149 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 39%
- Acceptance rate 71%, close to 61%
Match #10
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate38%
- 862 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 39%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about University of Valley Forge alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of Valley Forge?
The closest matches to University of Valley Forge are Clarks Summit University, Cairn University-Langhorne, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Lancaster Bible College, and Grove City College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is University of Valley Forge hard to get into?
University of Valley Forge admitted 61% of its 416 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 6 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which University of Valley Forge alternatives cost less?
6 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than University of Valley Forge ($28,436 a year), including Ohio Christian University ($19,197), Bryn Athyn College of the New Church ($20,714), and Roberts Wesleyan College ($23,239). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
