Explore Colleges and Universities
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a highly selective private women’s college located near Philadelphia.
Acceptance Rate: 34%
Graduation Rate: 83%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 87%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: Yes
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a highly selective private liberal arts college located a few hours north of Lancaster.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 19th
Acceptance Rate: 33%
Graduation Rate: 90%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 88%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Cabrini University
Cabrini University is a private Catholic liberal arts university located in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 12th
Acceptance Rate: 72%
Graduation Rate: 58%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 52%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Delaware Valley University
Delaware Valley U is a private university located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 7th
Acceptance Rate: 66%
Graduation Rate: 56%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 55%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
DeSales University
DeSales University is a private Catholic university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 24th
Acceptance Rate: 79%
Graduation Rate: 70%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 61%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown is a private liberal arts college located right here in Lancaster County.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 14th
Acceptance Rate: 76%
Graduation Rate: 75%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 63%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Franklin & Marshall College
F&M is a highly selective private liberal arts college located right in Lancaster City. If accepted to F&M, they provide significant financial assistance.
Upcoming Open House Dates: November 7th
Acceptance Rate: 35%
Graduation Rate: 86%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 83%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: Y
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private college located around 90 minutes west of Lancaster.
Acceptance Rate: 45%
Graduation Rate: 84%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 82%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: Y
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a very prestigious private liberal arts college located in rural Iowa. Grinnell provides significant financial aid, enabling low income students to attend at little or no cost.
Acceptance Rate: 24%
Graduation Rate: 87%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 87%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: Y
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College, or HACC, is our local community college. It’s Lancaster location is about 5 minutes from McCaskey High School Campus.
Acceptance Rate: Open Admission
Graduation Rate: 11%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 8%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Harrisburg University
Harrisburg U is a private STEM college located in the heart of Harrisburg city. This makes it easily accessible by train.
Acceptance Rate: Not Reported
Graduation Rate: 26%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 8%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of PA (IUP) is located in rural Pennsylvania. IUP is one of Pennsylvania’s public colleges.
Acceptance Rate: 93%
Graduation Rate: 56%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 47%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Lincoln University
Lincoln University is one of Pennsylvania’s two Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It’s located just 45 minutes away from Lancaster.
Acceptance Rate: 49%
Graduation Rate: 46%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 41%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Lycoming College
Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Acceptance Rate: 66%
Graduation Rate: 67%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 63%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Millersville University
Millersville University is Lancaster County’s public 4 year college. McCaskey grads attending the college can take advantage of a special scholarship through Lancaster Partnership Program.
Acceptance Rate: 78%
Graduation Rate: 62%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 55%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Muhlenberg College
Muhlenburg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Acceptance Rate: 62%
Graduation Rate: 86%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 80%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Northampton Community College
Northampton is unique among community colleges as they offer a limited amount of on campus housing. They are an open access institution meaning that anyone who applies is automatically accepted.
Acceptance Rate: Open Access
Graduation Rate: 18%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 16%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
PA College of Health Sciences is located just 10 minutes from McCaskey High School. The school focused on health careers with a variety of different degree and certificate options.
Acceptance Rate: 74%
Graduation Rate: 64%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 56%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The college offers an impressive range of 2 and 4 year programs with a focus on applied technology.
Acceptance Rate: Not Reported
Graduation Rate: 47%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 28%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Penn State University-Main Campus
Penn State is Pennsylvania’s flagship public university. Penn State also has branch campuses in Berks, York, and Harrisburg.
Acceptance Rate: 56%
Graduation Rate: 85%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 74%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Thaddeus Stevens is a two year college located just a mile from McCaskey Campus!
Acceptance Rate: 77% (note, you must pass a placement test to be considered for admission)
Graduation Rate: 67%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 61%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: Y
Towson University
Towson University is a public university in Towson, Maryland.
Acceptance Rate: 79%
Graduation Rate: 72%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 67%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
West Chester University
West Chester University is one of Pennsylvania’s system of 4 year public universities.
Acceptance Rate: 74%
Graduation Rate: 73%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 64%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is located across the state line in Morgantown, West Virginia. It is a public 4 year research university.
Acceptance Rate: 94%
Graduation Rate: 26%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 24%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
Widener University
Widener University is a private university located in Chester, Pennsylvania with an additional campus in Harrisburg.
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Graduation Rate: 57%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 47%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N
York College of Pennsylvania
York College is a private college in York, Pennsylvania. It offers over 50 different majors on campus.
Acceptance Rate: 70%
Graduation Rate: 57%
Pell Student Graduation Rate: 50%
Meets 100% of Financial Need?: N