Pennsylvania's 95 best Art & Design schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 3.53M citations received by 125K academic papers made by 95 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 & Design

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#68 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#113 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Art & Design

#114 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Art & Design

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Art & Design

#196 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Art & Design

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

12. Haverford College

Haverford

For Art & Design

#277 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Art & Design

#282 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

14. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#293 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

15. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#298 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Art & Design

#322 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Art & Design

#324 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Art & Design

#343 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Art & Design

#364 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Art & Design

#375 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#381 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

22. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Art & Design

#391 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Art & Design

#396 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Art & Design

#458 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Art & Design

#467 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

26. Widener University

Chester

For Art & Design

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

27. Thiel College

Greenville

For Art & Design

#542 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $22,490
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,605

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Art & Design

#544 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

29. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Art & Design

#568 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Art & Design

#570 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

31. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#576 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

32. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Art & Design

#597 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $24,908

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#600 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Art & Design

#605 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

35. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Art & Design

#607 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#615 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

37. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Art & Design

#646 in the United States

#710 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

38. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Art & Design

#650 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Art & Design

#676 in the United States

#741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

40. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#681 in the United States

#746 in North America

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

41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Art & Design

#689 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Art & Design

#694 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

43. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#719 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Art & Design

#724 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#725 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

46. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Art & Design

#740 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

47. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#765 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

48. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Art & Design

#780 in the United States

#846 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

49. Gannon University

Erie

For Art & Design

#783 in the United States

#849 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

50. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Art & Design

#809 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

51. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Art & Design

#815 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Art & Design

#819 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

53. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Art & Design

#821 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1114
Net Price: $26,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

55. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Art & Design

#849 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

56. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Art & Design

#852 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Art & Design

#858 in the United States

#927 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,900
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,308

58. Marywood University

Scranton

For Art & Design

#865 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

59. Albright College

Reading

For Art & Design

#870 in the United States

#939 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,116
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,201

60. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Art & Design

#873 in the United States

#942 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 99%

61. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Art & Design

#880 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

62. Grove City College

Grove City

For Art & Design

#899 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

63. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Art & Design

#901 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

64. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Art & Design

#908 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

65. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Art & Design

#916 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

66. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Art & Design

#917 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

67. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Art & Design

#922 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,421

68. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#938 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

69. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Art & Design

#946 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

70. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Art & Design

#961 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,925

71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Art & Design

#965 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

72. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Art & Design

#990 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

73. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1014 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

74. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Art & Design

#1017 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

75. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1022 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 49:51

76. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Art & Design

#1053 in the United States

#1127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Art & Design

#1055 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1163
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

78. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Art & Design

#1127 in the United States

#1205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,499

79. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1134 in the United States

#1212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

80. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#1141 in the United States

#1219 in North America

Enrollment: 4,204
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1927

81. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Art & Design

#1148 in the United States

#1226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,732

82. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1149 in the United States

#1227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

83. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#1190 in the United States

#1269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $23,036
Receiving Aid: 99%

84. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Art & Design

#1194 in the United States

#1273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,031
Male:Female: 65:35

85. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Art & Design

#1196 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1210 in the United States

#1289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,477

87. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1213 in the United States

#1292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

88. Neumann University

Aston

For Art & Design

#1219 in the United States

#1298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

89. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Art & Design

#1233 in the United States

#1313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

90. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Art & Design

#1261 in the United States

#1342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

91. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Art & Design

#1277 in the United States

#1358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $19,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,563

92. Alvernia University

Reading

For Art & Design

#1279 in the United States

#1360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Net Price: $26,166
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Art & Design

#1280 in the United States

#1361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

94. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Art & Design

#1311 in the United States

#1394 in North America

Enrollment: 482
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1895

95. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Art & Design

#1342 in the United States

#1425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,148
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	21
District of Columbia	9	56
New Jersey	25	22
New York	124	7
West Virginia	13	125
Connecticut	20	20
Virginia	38	36
Ohio	52	19
Massachusetts	65	5
Rhode Island	9	65
Vermont	9	145
New Hampshire	11	84
North Carolina	39	11
Indiana	30	27
Kentucky	20	80
Michigan	33	4
South Carolina	23	75
Maine	9	173
Tennessee	30	53
Illinois	68	3
Georgia	40	28
Wisconsin	28	9
Alabama	22	101
Iowa	25	45
Missouri	34	48
Mississippi	10	166
Minnesota	25	24
Arkansas	15	116
Florida	44	34
Louisiana	20	72
Kansas	12	62
South Dakota	8	377
Nebraska	10	88
Oklahoma	17	95
North Dakota	5	231
Texas	68	13
Colorado	19	42
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	182
Puerto Rico	5	420
Utah	10	44
Idaho	7	219
Arizona	7	25
Nevada	4	137
Washington	20	8
Oregon	16	86
California	116	1
Alaska	4	232
Hawaii	6	89

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