69 Best colleges for Botany in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 3.55M citations received by 81.8K academic papers made by 69 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Botany

#14 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Botany

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Botany

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Botany

#104 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

5. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Botany

#132 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Botany

#135 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Botany

#145 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Botany

#214 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Botany

#217 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Botany

#231 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Botany

#250 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

12. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Botany

#289 in the United States

#330 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Botany

#342 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Botany

#378 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

15. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Botany

#383 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

16. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Botany

#398 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Botany

#411 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

18. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Botany

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Botany

#432 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Botany

#447 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Botany

#448 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

22. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Botany

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Botany

#473 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

24. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Botany

#488 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

25. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Botany

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

26. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Botany

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

27. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Botany

#506 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

28. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Botany

#516 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Botany

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Botany

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

31. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Botany

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

32. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Botany

#587 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

33. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Botany

#595 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

34. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Botany

#610 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

35. Widener University

Chester

For Botany

#629 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

36. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Botany

#649 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Botany

#650 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Botany

#651 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

39. Haverford College

Haverford

For Botany

#654 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

40. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Botany

#663 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

41. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Botany

#664 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

42. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Botany

#699 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Botany

#700 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

44. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Botany

#707 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

45. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Botany

#729 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

46. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Botany

#739 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

47. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Botany

#747 in the United States

#811 in North America

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

48. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Botany

#777 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

49. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Botany

#783 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

50. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Botany

#789 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

51. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Botany

#793 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

52. Gannon University

Erie

For Botany

#807 in the United States

#873 in North America

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

53. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Botany

#809 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

54. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Botany

#822 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

55. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Botany

#858 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Botany

#871 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

57. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Botany

#875 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

58. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Botany

#908 in the United States

#975 in North America

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

59. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Botany

#911 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

60. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Botany

#923 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

61. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Botany

#932 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

62. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Botany

#950 in the United States

#1017 in North America

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

63. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Botany

#955 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

64. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Botany

#956 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

65. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Botany

#1016 in the United States

#1085 in North America

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

66. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Botany

#1018 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Botany

#1043 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

68. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Botany

#1047 in the United States

#1118 in North America

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

69. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Botany

#1062 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,975

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Botany

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	20	16
District of Columbia	8	124
New Jersey	19	30
New York	96	2
West Virginia	8	112
Connecticut	17	19
Virginia	34	39
Ohio	45	15
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Vermont	5	109
New Hampshire	9	103
North Carolina	28	18
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	14	41
Michigan	26	8
South Carolina	18	76
Maine	10	108
Tennessee	26	50
Illinois	41	7
Georgia	29	13
Wisconsin	26	5
Alabama	20	69
Iowa	12	22
Missouri	21	38
Mississippi	10	83
Minnesota	20	10
Arkansas	15	81
Florida	36	4
Louisiana	17	64
Kansas	8	44
South Dakota	8	131
Nebraska	9	40
Oklahoma	14	72
North Dakota	5	88
Texas	56	23
Colorado	16	33
New Mexico	6	105
Montana	4	84
Puerto Rico	10	228
Utah	7	43
Idaho	5	87
Arizona	7	17
Nevada	3	99
Washington	15	9
Oregon	16	25
California	86	3
Alaska	4	128
Hawaii	6	80

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Botany

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