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Pennsylvania Student Loans
Undergraduate and graduate college students in Pennsylvania may be eligible to apply for various types of student loans to finance their education. Federal loans are recommended as the first choice for students to borrow as they are government regulated, fixed-rate and readily available through the state of Pennsylvania and also directly from your school. To begin the student loan application process, you must fill out and submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
After filling your FAFSA and receiving your award letters, you'll have an good indication of how much federal financial aid coverage you will have, and what else you might need. Keep mindful of the financial aid calendar to ensure you are meeting deadlines. Often students exhaust their federal loans before meeting their true cost of education including fees, books, supplies, computers, rent, transportation and other education-related expenses. One option for filling the remaining gap is a private student loan. While federal loan limits are set by grade level and student status, private student loans do not have any set limit and therefore can cover up to your full cost of education, including those unexpected expenses.
There are 397 schools in Pennsylvania that offer different types of student loans. StudentLoans.com provides the knowledge and resources necessary to research and apply for the loan you need. The information below will help you find which options are available at your college.
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Top 20 Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the colleges in Pennsylvania with the highest enrollment. All schools listed provide federal financial aid (based on information provided by the Dept. of Education) and many accept private student loans as well. Contact your financial aid office to learn more about federal loans for you school. Apply for private student loans here at StudentLoans.com.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- Temple University
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
- Drexel University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
- University of Pennsylvania
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Villanova University
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Carnegie Mellon University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
All Schools in Pennsylvania
- Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing
- Academy of Creative Hair Design
- Academy of Hair Design
- Academy of Vocal Arts
- Albright College
- All State Career School
- All-State Career School
- Allegheny College
- Allied Medical and Technical Institute
- Allied Medical and Technical Institute
- Altoona Area Vocational Technical School
- Altoona Beauty School Inc
- Alvernia College
- American College
- Anthem Institute-Springfield
- Antonelli Institute
- Antonelli Medical and Professional Institute
- Arcadia University
- Automotive Training Center
- Automotive Training Center
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia
- Baptist Bible College and Seminary
- Beaver Falls Beauty Academy
- Bethel Seminary of the East
- Biblical Theological Seminary
- Bidwell Training Center Inc
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Bradford School
- Brandywine School of Nursing
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Bryn Mawr College
- Buck's County School of Beauty Culture Inc
- Bucknell University
- Bucks County Community College
- Butler Beauty School
- Butler County Community College
- Byzantine Catholic Seminary
- Cabrini College
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary
- Cambria Rowe Business College
- Cambria-Rowe Business College
- Career Development & Employment
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
- Career Training Academy
- Career Training Academy
- Career Training Academy
- Carlow University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cedar Crest College
- Center for Arts and Technology-Brandywine Campus
- Center for Innovative Training and Education
- Central Pennsylvania College
- Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
- Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
- Chambersburg Beauty School
- Chatham University
- Chestnut Hill College
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- CHI Institute
- CHI Institute-Broomall
- Citizens School of Nursing
- Clarion County Career Center Practical Nursing Program
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
- Commonwealth Technical Institute
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Community College of Beaver County
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital
- Consolidated School of Business
- Consolidated School of Business
- Cortiva Institute-Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy
- Crawford County Area Vocational Technical School Practical Nursing Program
- DCI Career Institute
- Dean Institute of Technology
- Delaware County Community College
- Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
- Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants
- Delaware Valley College
- DeSales University
- DeVry University-Pennsylvania
- Dickinson College
- Douglas Education Center
- DPT Business School
- Drexel University
- Du Bois Business College
- Du Bois Business College
- Du Bois Business College
- Duquesne University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
- Eastern University
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Elizabethtown College
- Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley
- Empire Beauty School-Exton
- Empire Beauty School-Hanover
- Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg
- Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
- Empire Beauty School-Lebanon
- Empire Beauty School-Monroeville
- Empire Beauty School-North Hills
- Empire Beauty School-Philadelphia Chestnut St
- Empire Beauty School-Philadelphia Woodhaven Rd
- Empire Beauty School-Pottsville
- Empire Beauty School-Reading
- Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam
- Empire Beauty School-State College
- Empire Beauty School-Warminster
- Empire Beauty School-West Mifflin
- Empire Beauty School-Williamsport
- Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
- Empire Beauty School-York
- Episcopal School of Nursing
- Erie Business Center
- Erie Business Center-South
- Erie Institute of Technology Inc
- Evangelical Theological Seminary
- Everest Institute-Pittsburgh
- Fayette County Area Vocational-Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
- Frankford Hospital School of Nursing
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Franklin County Career and Technology Center
- Free Gospel Bible Institute
- Gannon University
- Geneva College
- Gettysburg College
- Gratz College
- Great Lakes Institute of Technology
- Greene County Career and Technology Center
- Grove City College
- Gwynedd Mercy College
- Hanover Public School District Practical Nursing Program
- Harcum College
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Lebanon
- Harrisburg Area Community College-York
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Haverford College
- Hazleton Area Career Center
- Heritage Valley Sewickley School of Nursing
- Holy Family University
- Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center
- Hussian School of Art
- Immaculata University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
- International Academy of Design and Technology
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
- ITT Technical Institute-Bensalem
- ITT Technical Institute-Dunmore
- ITT Technical Institute-Harrisburg
- ITT Technical Institute-King of Prussia
- ITT Technical Institute-Monroeville
- ITT Technical Institute-Pittsburgh
- Jameson Health System
- Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
- Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program
- Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
- Johnson College
- Juniata College
- Kaplan Career Institute
- Kaplan Career Institute-ICM Campus
- Katharine Gibbs School
- Keystone College
- Keystone Technical Institute
- King's College
- Kittanning Beauty School
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- L T International Beauty School
- La Roche College
- La Salle University
- Lackawanna College
- Lafayette College
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lancaster Bible College
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
- Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Lancaster School of Cosmetology
- Lancaster Theological Seminary
- Lansdale School of Business
- Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc
- Laurel Business Institute
- Laurel Technical Institute
- Lawrence County Career and Technical Center-Practical Nursing Program
- Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Lehigh University
- Lehigh Valley College
- Lenape Area Vocational Technical School Practical Nursing Program
- Levittown Beauty Academy
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
- Lock Haven University
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
- Luzerne County Community College
- Lycoming College
- Magnolia School
- Manor College
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Marywood University
- Mercer County Career Center
- Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
- Mercyhurst College
- Messiah College
- Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
- Metropolitan Career Center Computer Technology Institute
- Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Misericordia University
- Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus
- Montgomery County Community College-West Campus
- Moore College of Art and Design
- Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary
- Mount Aloysius College
- Muhlenberg College
- National Massage Therapy Institute
- NAWCC School of Horology
- Neumann College
- New Castle School of Beauty Culture
- New Castle School of Trades
- Newport Business Institute
- Newport Business Institute
- Northampton County Area Community College
- Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing
- Northern Tier Career Center
- Northwest Regional Technology Institute
- Oakbridge Academy of Arts
- Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing
- Orleans Technical Institute
- Orleans Technical Institute-Court Reporting Program
- Pace Institute
- Peirce College
- Penn Commercial Inc
- Pennco Tech
- Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
- Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
- Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
- Pennsylvania Institute of Taxidermy Inc
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
- Pennsylvania Myotherapy Institute
- Pennsylvania School of Business
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office
- Pennsylvania State University-Brandywine
- Pennsylvania State University-College of Medicine
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Dubois
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington Scranton
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
- Philadelphia Biblical University-Langhorne
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Philadelphia School of Radiologic Technology
- Philadelphia University
- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
- Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
- Pittsburgh Technical Institute
- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- PJA School
- Point Park University
- Precision Manufacturing Institute
- Prism Career Institute
- Pruonto's Hair Design Institute Inc
- PSC Academy Inc
- Reading Area Community College
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
- Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Robert Morris University
- Rosedale Technical Institute
- Rosemont College
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook
- Saint Francis University
- Saint Joseph's University
- Saint Vincent College
- Saint Vincent Seminary
- Salus University
- Sanford-Brown Institute
- Sanford-Brown Institute
- Sanford-Brown Institute Monroeville Campus
- Schuylkill Health School of Nursing
- Schuylkill Technology Center
- Seton Hill University
- Sharon Regional Health System School of Nursing
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- South Hills Beauty Academy Inc
- South Hills School of Business & Technology
- St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing
- St Margaret School of Nursing
- St Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
- Star Technical Institute-Philadelphia
- Star Technical Institute-Upper Darby
- Stroudsburg School of Cosmetology
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
- Temple University
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- The Art Institute of Philadelphia
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division
- The Art Institutes of York-PA
- The Curtis Institute of Music
- The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University
- The Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
- The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
- The University of the Arts
- The Vision Academy
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church
- Thiel College
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Thompson Institute
- Tri-State Business Institute
- Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
- Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
- Triangle Tech Inc-Erie
- Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
- Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
- Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury
- Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Phoenix-Harrisburg Campus
- University of Phoenix-Philadelphia Campus
- University of Phoenix-Pittsburgh Campus
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Health System
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Shadyside School of Nursing
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
- University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
- University of Scranton
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Dietetic Internship
- Ursinus College
- Valley Forge Christian College
- Valley Forge Military College
- Venango County Area Vocational Technical School
- Venus Beauty Academy
- Vet Tech Institute
- Villanova University
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Washington Hospital School of Nursing
- Washington Hospital School of Radiography
- Waynesburg University
- Welder Training and Testing Institute
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- West Virginia Career Institute
- Western Area Career and Technology Center
- Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
- Westminster College
- Westminster Theological Seminary
- Westmoreland County Community College
- Widener University-Harrisburg Campus
- Widener University-Main Campus
- Wilkes University
- Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
- Wilson College
- Winner Institute of Arts & Sciences
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies
- Wyo Tech-Blairsville
- Yeshivath Beth Moshe
- York College Pennsylvania
- York County School of Technology Practical Nursing
- Yorktowne Business Institute
- YTI Career Institute
- YTI Career Institute
- YTI Career Institute
