Philadelphia, PA's 3 best Music schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Philadelphia ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 7.26K citations received by 329 academic papers made by 3 universities in Philadelphia 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. University of Pennsylvania

For Music

#2 in Pennsylvania

#23 in the United States

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

2. Temple University

For Music

#5 in Pennsylvania

#64 in the United States

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

3. Drexel University

For Music

#6 in Pennsylvania

#73 in the United States

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

Universities for Music near Philadelphia

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	Haverford College	130	Haverford, Pennsylvania
51	Rider University	172	Lawrenceville, New Jersey
59	University of Delaware	101	Newark, Delaware
61	Princeton University	28	Princeton, New Jersey
86	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	53	New Brunswick, New Jersey
130	Montclair State University	134	Montclair, New Jersey
131	New York University	16	New York City, United States
134	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	106	New York City, United States
139	Columbia University	6	New York City, United States
139	Towson University	117	Towson, Maryland