Pennsylvania's 95 best Art & Design schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 3.7M citations received by 128K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#63 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#105 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Art & Design

#113 in the United States

#135 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: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Art & Design

#192 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Art & Design

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

12. Haverford College

Haverford

For Art & Design

#279 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Art & Design

#281 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

14. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#295 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

15. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Art & Design

#323 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Art & Design

#324 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Art & Design

#340 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Art & Design

#362 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Art & Design

#376 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

21. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Art & Design

#387 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#393 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Art & Design

#397 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Art & Design

#459 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Art & Design

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

26. Widener University

Chester

For Art & Design

#476 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Art & Design

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

28. Thiel College

Greenville

For Art & Design

#548 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

29. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Art & Design

#568 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Art & Design

#572 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

31. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#578 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

32. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Art & Design

#599 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#605 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Art & Design

#608 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

35. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Art & Design

#612 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#615 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

37. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Art & Design

#637 in the United States

#701 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

38. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Art & Design

#651 in the United States

#715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

39. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#683 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

40. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Art & Design

#684 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Art & Design

#691 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Art & Design

#698 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

43. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#718 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Art & Design

#723 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

45. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Art & Design

#730 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

46. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#739 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

47. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#766 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

48. Gannon University

Erie

For Art & Design

#777 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

49. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Art & Design

#778 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

50. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Art & Design

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

51. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Art & Design

#816 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

52. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Art & Design

#822 in the United States

#889 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

53. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Art & Design

#826 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 72%

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#844 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

55. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Art & Design

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

56. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Art & Design

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

57. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Art & Design

#856 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

58. Marywood University

Scranton

For Art & Design

#863 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

59. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Art & Design

#865 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

60. Albright College

Reading

For Art & Design

#881 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

61. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Art & Design

#885 in the United States

#954 in North America

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

62. Grove City College

Grove City

For Art & Design

#898 in the United States

#967 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

63. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Art & Design

#899 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

64. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Art & Design

#906 in the United States

#975 in North America

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

65. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Art & Design

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Art & Design

#921 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

67. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Art & Design

#922 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

68. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Art & Design

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

69. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#943 in the United States

#1013 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

70. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Art & Design

#960 in the United States

#1030 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

71. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Art & Design

#968 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

72. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Art & Design

#992 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

73. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Art & Design

#1010 in the United States

#1082 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

74. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1017 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 47:53

75. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1023 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

76. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Art & Design

#1040 in the United States

#1114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Art & Design

#1063 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

78. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Art & Design

#1113 in the United States

#1191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

79. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Art & Design

#1134 in the United States

#1212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,056

80. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1135 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1030
Net Price: $14,072
Receiving Aid: 100%

81. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#1143 in the United States

#1221 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

82. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1152 in the United States

#1230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

83. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Art & Design

#1186 in the United States

#1265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Art & Design

#1204 in the United States

#1283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,183
Male:Female: 64:36

85. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#1206 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

86. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1210 in the United States

#1289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $26,502
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,159

87. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1211 in the United States

#1290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

88. Neumann University

Aston

For Art & Design

#1223 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

89. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Art & Design

#1228 in the United States

#1308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

90. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Art & Design

#1231 in the United States

#1311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

91. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Art & Design

#1245 in the United States

#1326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

92. Alvernia University

Reading

For Art & Design

#1284 in the United States

#1366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $28,645
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Art & Design

#1286 in the United States

#1368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,994
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,148

94. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Art & Design

#1311 in the United States

#1395 in North America

Enrollment: 449
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

95. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Art & Design

#1353 in the United States

#1437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	21
District of Columbia	9	56
New Jersey	25	22
New York	124	8
West Virginia	13	122
Connecticut	20	20
Virginia	38	36
Ohio	53	19
Massachusetts	65	5
Rhode Island	9	65
Vermont	9	147
New Hampshire	11	84
North Carolina	39	11
Indiana	30	27
Kentucky	20	80
Michigan	34	4
South Carolina	23	75
Maine	9	174
Tennessee	30	53
Illinois	68	3
Georgia	41	28
Wisconsin	28	9
Alabama	23	100
Iowa	25	45
Missouri	34	48
Mississippi	10	166
Minnesota	25	26
Arkansas	15	116
Florida	45	34
Louisiana	21	73
Kansas	12	62
South Dakota	8	377
Nebraska	10	88
Oklahoma	17	95
North Dakota	5	227
Texas	68	13
Colorado	19	42
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	184
Puerto Rico	5	423
Utah	10	44
Idaho	7	219
Arizona	7	24
Nevada	4	137
Washington	20	7
Oregon	16	86
California	117	1
Alaska	4	233
Hawaii	6	87

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