Pennsylvania's 87 best Biochemistry colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 21.5M citations received by 426K academic papers made by 87 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.

1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Biochemistry

#33 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#73 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#96 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#110 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#124 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Biochemistry

#134 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#148 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

10. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Biochemistry

#179 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Biochemistry

#252 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#255 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

13. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Biochemistry

#271 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

14. Villanova University

Villanova

For Biochemistry

#297 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#298 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

16. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Biochemistry

#324 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

17. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Biochemistry

#339 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

18. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Biochemistry

#343 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

19. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Biochemistry

#357 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

20. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Biochemistry

#368 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Biochemistry

#375 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

22. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Biochemistry

#379 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

23. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#397 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

24. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Biochemistry

#402 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#405 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

26. Lafayette College

Easton

For Biochemistry

#416 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

27. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Biochemistry

#419 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

28. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Biochemistry

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

29. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#485 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

30. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Biochemistry

#515 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

31. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Biochemistry

#527 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#532 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

33. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#558 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

34. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Biochemistry

#587 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

35. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Biochemistry

#589 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

36. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Biochemistry

#592 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

37. Widener University

Chester

For Biochemistry

#594 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

38. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Biochemistry

#605 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Biochemistry

#627 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

40. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Biochemistry

#634 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

41. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Biochemistry

#658 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

42. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Biochemistry

#680 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

43. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#720 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Biochemistry

#723 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

45. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Biochemistry

#726 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

46. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Biochemistry

#732 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

47. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Biochemistry

#733 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

48. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Biochemistry

#749 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

49. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Biochemistry

#750 in the United States

#808 in North America

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

50. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#764 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

51. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Biochemistry

#773 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

52. Gannon University

Erie

For Biochemistry

#803 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

53. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Biochemistry

#824 in the United States

#884 in North America

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

54. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Biochemistry

#835 in the United States

#897 in North America

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

55. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Biochemistry

#838 in the United States

#900 in North America

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

56. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Biochemistry

#896 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Biochemistry

#913 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

58. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Biochemistry

#919 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

59. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Biochemistry

#962 in the United States

#1027 in North America

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

60. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Biochemistry

#965 in the United States

#1030 in North America

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

61. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Biochemistry

#971 in the United States

#1036 in North America

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

62. Grove City College

Grove City

For Biochemistry

#974 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

63. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Biochemistry

#981 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

64. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Biochemistry

#985 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

65. Marywood University

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#986 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Biochemistry

#1018 in the United States

#1084 in North America

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

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Biochemistry

#1021 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

68. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Biochemistry

#1050 in the United States

#1117 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Biochemistry

#1082 in the United States

#1150 in North America

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

70. Albright College

Reading

For Biochemistry

#1083 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

71. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Biochemistry

#1092 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

72. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Biochemistry

#1116 in the United States

#1185 in North America

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

73. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Biochemistry

#1121 in the United States

#1190 in North America

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

74. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Biochemistry

#1130 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

75. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Biochemistry

#1132 in the United States

#1201 in North America

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

76. Neumann University

Aston

For Biochemistry

#1138 in the United States

#1207 in North America

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

77. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Biochemistry

#1141 in the United States

#1210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,401

78. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Biochemistry

#1154 in the United States

#1223 in North America

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

79. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Biochemistry

#1157 in the United States

#1226 in North America

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

80. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Biochemistry

#1180 in the United States

#1249 in North America

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

81. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Biochemistry

#1181 in the United States

#1250 in North America

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

82. Thiel College

Greenville

For Biochemistry

#1204 in the United States

#1277 in North America

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

83. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Biochemistry

#1210 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

84. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Biochemistry

#1211 in the United States

#1284 in North America

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

85. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Biochemistry

#1213 in the United States

#1286 in North America

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

86. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#1214 in the United States

#1287 in North America

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

87. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#1231 in the United States

#1304 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	2
District of Columbia	8	81
New Jersey	21	29
Delaware	3	108
New York	114	10
West Virginia	16	126
Connecticut	19	5
Virginia	36	45
Ohio	47	26
Massachusetts	57	1
Rhode Island	8	78
Vermont	6	112
New Hampshire	10	90
North Carolina	31	17
Indiana	28	48
Kentucky	20	61
Michigan	30	6
South Carolina	23	83
Maine	11	207
Tennessee	30	35
Illinois	53	23
Georgia	33	28
Wisconsin	26	13
Alabama	24	42
Iowa	18	41
Missouri	29	16
Mississippi	12	138
Minnesota	26	20
Arkansas	17	106
Florida	42	30
Louisiana	22	75
Kansas	12	98
South Dakota	8	209
Nebraska	10	104
Oklahoma	15	123
North Dakota	5	169
Texas	66	18
Colorado	17	60
New Mexico	7	103
Montana	5	149
Puerto Rico	13	278
Utah	9	36
Idaho	5	172
Arizona	8	46
Nevada	5	139
Washington	20	8
Oregon	18	57
California	101	3
Alaska	3	259
Hawaii	6	136

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