Pennsylvania's 75 best Neuroscience colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 9.74M citations received by 196K academic papers made by 75 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 Neuroscience

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Neuroscience

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#60 in the United States

#68 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

6. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#85 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#89 in the United States

#101 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 Neuroscience

#127 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Neuroscience

#198 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

10. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#225 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Neuroscience

#234 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#250 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

13. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Neuroscience

#267 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

14. Villanova University

Villanova

For Neuroscience

#277 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

15. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Neuroscience

#309 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

16. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Neuroscience

#315 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Neuroscience

#329 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

18. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Neuroscience

#336 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Neuroscience

#339 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

20. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Neuroscience

#341 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#355 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Neuroscience

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

23. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#380 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

24. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#393 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

25. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Neuroscience

#400 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#415 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

27. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Neuroscience

#430 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

28. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Neuroscience

#433 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Neuroscience

#434 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

30. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Neuroscience

#439 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

31. Haverford College

Haverford

For Neuroscience

#451 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

32. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Neuroscience

#489 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

33. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Neuroscience

#492 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

34. Lafayette College

Easton

For Neuroscience

#509 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

35. Widener University

Chester

For Neuroscience

#514 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Neuroscience

#544 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Neuroscience

#558 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

38. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Neuroscience

#574 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

39. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Neuroscience

#584 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

40. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Neuroscience

#635 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

41. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Neuroscience

#673 in the United States

#729 in North America

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

42. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Neuroscience

#675 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

43. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Neuroscience

#701 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

44. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Neuroscience

#704 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Neuroscience

#710 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

46. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Neuroscience

#714 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

47. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Neuroscience

#728 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

48. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Neuroscience

#734 in the United States

#792 in North America

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

49. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Neuroscience

#778 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

50. Gannon University

Erie

For Neuroscience

#781 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

51. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Neuroscience

#785 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

52. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Neuroscience

#793 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

53. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Neuroscience

#806 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#813 in the United States

#874 in North America

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

55. Marywood University

Scranton

For Neuroscience

#832 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

56. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Neuroscience

#843 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

57. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Neuroscience

#848 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

58. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Neuroscience

#862 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

59. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Neuroscience

#873 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

60. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Neuroscience

#900 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

61. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Neuroscience

#925 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

62. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Neuroscience

#948 in the United States

#1016 in North America

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

63. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Neuroscience

#975 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

64. Albright College

Reading

For Neuroscience

#984 in the United States

#1052 in North America

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

65. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Neuroscience

#994 in the United States

#1062 in North America

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

66. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Neuroscience

#995 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

67. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Neuroscience

#1006 in the United States

#1074 in North America

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

68. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Neuroscience

#1010 in the United States

#1078 in North America

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

69. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Neuroscience

#1031 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

70. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Neuroscience

#1040 in the United States

#1109 in North America

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

71. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Neuroscience

#1065 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

72. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Neuroscience

#1069 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

73. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Neuroscience

#1079 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Neuroscience

#1096 in the United States

#1168 in North America

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

75. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Neuroscience

#1115 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	23	2
District of Columbia	8	68
New Jersey	21	30
New York	105	10
West Virginia	11	108
Connecticut	19	4
Virginia	31	42
Ohio	44	34
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	9	52
Vermont	5	106
New Hampshire	11	80
North Carolina	31	23
Indiana	25	55
Kentucky	19	53
Michigan	23	8
South Carolina	20	63
Maine	9	251
Tennessee	26	39
Illinois	51	18
Georgia	31	17
Wisconsin	25	16
Alabama	21	51
Iowa	14	27
Missouri	25	13
Mississippi	9	134
Minnesota	24	21
Arkansas	11	112
Florida	34	26
Louisiana	18	92
Kansas	10	98
South Dakota	7	221
Nebraska	8	111
Oklahoma	13	124
North Dakota	4	188
Texas	59	29
Colorado	17	66
New Mexico	5	87
Montana	3	214
Puerto Rico	12	346
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	264
Arizona	7	48
Nevada	4	140
Washington	19	11
Oregon	16	40
California	97	3
Hawaii	5	157

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