Pennsylvania's 93 best Art & Design schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 2.4M citations received by 110K academic papers made by 93 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

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Art & Design

#97 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#114 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Art & Design

#164 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Art & Design

#193 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Art & Design

#249 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#266 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Art & Design

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

13. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#292 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

14. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#302 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Art & Design

#322 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Art & Design

#340 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Art & Design

#341 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Art & Design

#342 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Art & Design

#365 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Art & Design

#367 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#371 in the United States

#416 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

22. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Art & Design

#373 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Art & Design

#438 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

24. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Art & Design

#440 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

25. Widener University

Chester

For Art & Design

#461 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

26. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Art & Design

#487 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Art & Design

#498 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Art & Design

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

29. Thiel College

Greenville

For Art & Design

#526 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $22,732
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,563

30. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Art & Design

#546 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

31. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#563 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

32. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#578 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Art & Design

#588 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

34. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Art & Design

#593 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

35. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Art & Design

#599 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#606 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

37. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Art & Design

#638 in the United States

#701 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

38. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#666 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

39. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Art & Design

#680 in the United States

#743 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Art & Design

#704 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

41. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Art & Design

#705 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Art & Design

#707 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

43. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Art & Design

#724 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Art & Design

#728 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

45. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Art & Design

#739 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

46. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Art & Design

#788 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

48. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Art & Design

#802 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

49. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Art & Design

#806 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

50. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Art & Design

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

51. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#814 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

52. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Art & Design

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

53. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#834 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

54. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Art & Design

#838 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

55. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Art & Design

#839 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

56. Grove City College

Grove City

For Art & Design

#871 in the United States

#939 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

57. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#874 in the United States

#942 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

58. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Art & Design

#876 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

59. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Art & Design

#879 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

60. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Art & Design

#880 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

61. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Art & Design

#883 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

62. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Art & Design

#885 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

63. Marywood University

Scranton

For Art & Design

#887 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

64. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Art & Design

#892 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

65. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Art & Design

#894 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

66. Albright College

Reading

For Art & Design

#902 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Art & Design

#915 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

68. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Art & Design

#918 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

69. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Art & Design

#925 in the United States

#993 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

70. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Art & Design

#935 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Art & Design

#941 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

72. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Art & Design

#982 in the United States

#1053 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

73. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Art & Design

#989 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

74. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1004 in the United States

#1077 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

75. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1022 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 54:46

76. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1030 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Art & Design

#1032 in the United States

#1106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

78. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Art & Design

#1033 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 986
Male:Female: 66:34

79. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Art & Design

#1076 in the United States

#1153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

80. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Art & Design

#1125 in the United States

#1202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

81. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Art & Design

#1127 in the United States

#1204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

82. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Art & Design

#1134 in the United States

#1211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Art & Design

#1147 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

84. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1169 in the United States

#1247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,702

85. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Art & Design

#1173 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

86. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Art & Design

#1184 in the United States

#1262 in North America

Founded: 1927

87. Neumann University

Aston

For Art & Design

#1206 in the United States

#1286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

88. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Art & Design

#1212 in the United States

#1292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

89. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Art & Design

#1232 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

90. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Art & Design

#1239 in the United States

#1319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $19,741
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,072

91. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Art & Design

#1243 in the United States

#1323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

92. Alvernia University

Reading

For Art & Design

#1273 in the United States

#1356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1083
Net Price: $27,091
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Art & Design

#1278 in the United States

#1361 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	19
District of Columbia	9	56
New Jersey	25	22
New York	123	6
West Virginia	11	124
Connecticut	20	20
Virginia	37	34
Ohio	54	16
Massachusetts	63	5
Rhode Island	9	68
Vermont	9	149
New Hampshire	11	87
North Carolina	38	11
Indiana	29	45
Kentucky	20	80
Michigan	33	4
South Carolina	22	71
Maine	8	165
Tennessee	29	54
Illinois	67	3
Georgia	38	27
Wisconsin	27	9
Alabama	21	104
Iowa	23	42
Missouri	33	50
Mississippi	10	159
Minnesota	25	25
Arkansas	15	115
Florida	41	31
Louisiana	19	67
Kansas	10	62
South Dakota	8	369
Nebraska	9	86
Oklahoma	15	99
North Dakota	5	222
Texas	65	13
Colorado	19	44
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	180
Puerto Rico	5	404
Utah	9	33
Idaho	6	220
Arizona	7	23
Nevada	4	137
Washington	20	8
Oregon	16	78
California	111	1
Alaska	3	229
Hawaii	5	93

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