Pennsylvania's 84 best Biochemistry colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 17M citations received by 383K academic papers made by 84 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Biochemistry

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#74 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#98 in the United States

#110 in North America

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

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#112 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#126 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Biochemistry

#133 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#141 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

10. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Biochemistry

#179 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#250 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

12. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Biochemistry

#262 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

13. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Biochemistry

#264 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

14. Villanova University

Villanova

For Biochemistry

#292 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#320 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

16. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Biochemistry

#342 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Biochemistry

#352 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

18. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Biochemistry

#369 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

19. Haverford College

Haverford

For Biochemistry

#372 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#397 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Biochemistry

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Biochemistry

#403 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

23. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Biochemistry

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

24. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Biochemistry

#414 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

25. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Biochemistry

#415 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#422 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

27. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Biochemistry

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

28. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Biochemistry

#507 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

29. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#508 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

30. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Biochemistry

#512 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

31. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Biochemistry

#524 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#527 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

33. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Biochemistry

#568 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

34. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Biochemistry

#570 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

35. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Biochemistry

#574 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

36. Widener University

Chester

For Biochemistry

#581 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

37. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Biochemistry

#584 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

38. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#612 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Biochemistry

#623 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

40. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Biochemistry

#664 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

41. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Biochemistry

#669 in the United States

#723 in North America

Founded: 1927

42. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Biochemistry

#673 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

43. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Biochemistry

#684 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

44. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Biochemistry

#695 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Biochemistry

#729 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

46. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Biochemistry

#751 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

47. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Biochemistry

#755 in the United States

#811 in North America

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

48. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Biochemistry

#758 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

49. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#789 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

50. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Biochemistry

#801 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Biochemistry

#803 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

52. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Biochemistry

#811 in the United States

#870 in North America

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

53. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Biochemistry

#815 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

54. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Biochemistry

#843 in the United States

#905 in North America

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

55. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Biochemistry

#852 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

56. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Biochemistry

#868 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

57. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Biochemistry

#915 in the United States

#980 in North America

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

58. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Biochemistry

#935 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

59. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Biochemistry

#937 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

60. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Biochemistry

#951 in the United States

#1016 in North America

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

61. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Biochemistry

#954 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

62. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Biochemistry

#961 in the United States

#1026 in North America

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

63. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Biochemistry

#977 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

64. Marywood University

Scranton

For Biochemistry

#988 in the United States

#1053 in North America

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

65. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Biochemistry

#993 in the United States

#1058 in North America

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

66. Grove City College

Grove City

For Biochemistry

#995 in the United States

#1060 in North America

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

67. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Biochemistry

#1010 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

68. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Biochemistry

#1059 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Biochemistry

#1071 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

70. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Biochemistry

#1081 in the United States

#1149 in North America

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

71. Albright College

Reading

For Biochemistry

#1085 in the United States

#1153 in North America

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

72. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Biochemistry

#1089 in the United States

#1158 in North America

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

73. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Biochemistry

#1094 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

74. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Biochemistry

#1101 in the United States

#1170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

75. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Biochemistry

#1120 in the United States

#1189 in North America

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

76. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Biochemistry

#1132 in the United States

#1201 in North America

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

77. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Biochemistry

#1137 in the United States

#1206 in North America

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

78. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Biochemistry

#1142 in the United States

#1211 in North America

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

79. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Biochemistry

#1150 in the United States

#1219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

80. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Biochemistry

#1168 in the United States

#1238 in North America

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

81. Thiel College

Greenville

For Biochemistry

#1185 in the United States

#1256 in North America

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

82. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Biochemistry

#1190 in the United States

#1261 in North America

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

83. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Biochemistry

#1193 in the United States

#1264 in North America

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

84. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#1197 in the United States

#1268 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	2
District of Columbia	8	79
New Jersey	21	33
Delaware	3	109
New York	111	10
West Virginia	15	129
Connecticut	19	5
Virginia	35	44
Ohio	48	28
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	8	78
Vermont	6	116
New Hampshire	9	94
North Carolina	30	17
Indiana	27	49
Kentucky	17	62
Michigan	29	6
South Carolina	23	83
Maine	10	207
Tennessee	28	37
Illinois	50	23
Georgia	32	27
Wisconsin	26	13
Alabama	23	42
Iowa	18	40
Missouri	27	16
Mississippi	12	139
Minnesota	25	19
Arkansas	16	113
Florida	39	29
Louisiana	22	91
Kansas	12	108
South Dakota	8	212
Nebraska	10	102
Oklahoma	14	125
North Dakota	4	168
Texas	66	18
Colorado	16	61
New Mexico	6	99
Montana	5	148
Puerto Rico	12	275
Utah	9	34
Idaho	6	169
Arizona	8	47
Nevada	4	142
Washington	20	8
Oregon	18	57
California	97	3
Alaska	3	256
Hawaii	6	136

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