51 Best colleges for Art History in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Art History. A graph of 259K citations received by 22.6K academic papers made by 51 universities in Pennsylvania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Art History

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art History

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Art History

#34 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Art History

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Art History

#55 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Art History

#59 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Art History

#129 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Art History

#167 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Art History

#178 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

10. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Art History

#183 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Art History

#225 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Art History

#250 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

13. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Art History

#259 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

14. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Art History

#265 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

15. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Art History

#266 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

16. Haverford College

Haverford

For Art History

#289 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

17. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Art History

#290 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Art History

#298 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Art History

#300 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

20. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Art History

#317 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Art History

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

22. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Art History

#333 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

23. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Art History

#360 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

24. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Art History

#382 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Art History

#400 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

26. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Art History

#406 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

27. Thiel College

Greenville

For Art History

#425 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

28. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Art History

#435 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

29. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Art History

#461 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

30. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Art History

#501 in the United States

#549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

31. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Art History

#504 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Art History

#520 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

33. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Art History

#522 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

34. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Art History

#570 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Art History

#573 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

36. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Art History

#579 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Art History

#629 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Art History

#637 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

39. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art History

#640 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

40. Widener University

Chester

For Art History

#643 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Art History

#650 in the United States

#705 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

42. Albright College

Reading

For Art History

#671 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

43. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Art History

#672 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

44. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Art History

#684 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

45. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Art History

#685 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

46. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Art History

#690 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

47. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Art History

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

48. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Art History

#700 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

49. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Art History

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

50. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Art History

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

51. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Art History

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Art History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	17	25
District of Columbia	6	4
New Jersey	19	17
New York	85	5
Connecticut	14	6
Virginia	25	23
Ohio	27	22
Massachusetts	37	16
Rhode Island	7	71
Vermont	5	113
New Hampshire	7	86
North Carolina	20	1
Indiana	18	42
Kentucky	11	90
Michigan	21	11
South Carolina	12	77
Maine	6	173
Tennessee	13	57
Illinois	29	8
Georgia	17	61
Wisconsin	14	18
Alabama	8	115
Iowa	8	40
Missouri	14	14
Mississippi	4	226
Minnesota	16	33
Arkansas	6	84
Florida	20	38
Louisiana	10	31
Kansas	9	66
South Dakota	3	463
Nebraska	6	103
Oklahoma	5	95
North Dakota	2	349
Texas	37	13
Colorado	13	44
New Mexico	3	97
Utah	5	47
Idaho	3	238
Arizona	3	26
Nevada	3	111
Washington	14	10
Oregon	11	99
California	68	2
Alaska	3	128
Hawaii	3	120

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Art History

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