Best Paleontology colleges in Pennsylvania [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 6.92M citations received by 168K 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Paleontology

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#64 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#112 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#126 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#160 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#162 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

9. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Paleontology

#199 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Paleontology

#221 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Paleontology

#228 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#274 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Paleontology

#305 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Paleontology

#333 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

15. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#337 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#348 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Paleontology

#357 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Paleontology

#367 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Paleontology

#390 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

20. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Paleontology

#403 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

21. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Paleontology

#415 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

22. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#420 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#443 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Paleontology

#458 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

25. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Paleontology

#474 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

26. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#514 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

27. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Paleontology

#517 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Paleontology

#519 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

29. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Paleontology

#537 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

30. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Paleontology

#539 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

31. Widener University

Chester

For Paleontology

#571 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

32. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#576 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#580 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

34. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Paleontology

#598 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#601 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Paleontology

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Paleontology

#632 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

38. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Paleontology

#633 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

39. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#635 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

40. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Paleontology

#639 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

41. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Paleontology

#647 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

42. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#677 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

43. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Paleontology

#700 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

44. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#717 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

45. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Paleontology

#721 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Paleontology

#730 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Paleontology

#761 in the United States

#824 in North America

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

48. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Paleontology

#768 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

49. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#779 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Paleontology

#780 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Paleontology

#781 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

52. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Paleontology

#791 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

53. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Paleontology

#803 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

54. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Paleontology

#810 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Paleontology

#813 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

56. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Paleontology

#869 in the United States

#936 in North America

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

57. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Paleontology

#886 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Paleontology

#897 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

59. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Paleontology

#910 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

60. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#911 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

61. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Paleontology

#975 in the United States

#1044 in North America

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

62. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Paleontology

#977 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

63. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Paleontology

#991 in the United States

#1060 in North America

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

64. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Paleontology

#996 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

65. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#1006 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Paleontology

#1013 in the United States

#1084 in North America

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

67. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Paleontology

#1028 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

68. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Paleontology

#1041 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

69. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Paleontology

#1045 in the United States

#1118 in North America

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

70. Grove City College

Grove City

For Paleontology

#1047 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

71. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Paleontology

#1060 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

72. Thiel College

Greenville

For Paleontology

#1062 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

73. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Paleontology

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Paleontology

#1067 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

75. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Paleontology

#1100 in the United States

#1173 in North America

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

76. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Paleontology

#1142 in the United States

#1217 in North America

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

77. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Paleontology

#1189 in the United States

#1265 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

78. Albright College

Reading

For Paleontology

#1193 in the United States

#1269 in North America

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

79. Marywood University

Scranton

For Paleontology

#1202 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

80. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Paleontology

#1207 in the United States

#1284 in North America

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

81. Neumann University

Aston

For Paleontology

#1212 in the United States

#1289 in North America

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

82. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Paleontology

#1215 in the United States

#1292 in North America

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

83. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Paleontology

#1226 in the United States

#1303 in North America

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

84. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Paleontology

#1228 in the United States

#1305 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	24	14
District of Columbia	8	109
New Jersey	21	28
New York	112	6
West Virginia	15	115
Connecticut	20	13
Virginia	37	47
Ohio	49	20
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	8	57
Vermont	6	113
New Hampshire	11	88
North Carolina	32	25
Indiana	27	41
Kentucky	19	63
Michigan	28	5
South Carolina	23	95
Maine	12	140
Tennessee	27	55
Illinois	56	12
Georgia	33	31
Wisconsin	27	7
Alabama	22	80
Iowa	18	42
Missouri	27	24
Mississippi	10	134
Minnesota	24	11
Arkansas	15	122
Florida	40	15
Louisiana	20	60
Kansas	11	78
South Dakota	8	214
Nebraska	12	83
Oklahoma	14	82
North Dakota	5	186
Texas	63	18
Colorado	18	39
New Mexico	6	79
Montana	6	85
Puerto Rico	12	303
Utah	9	34
Idaho	6	130
Arizona	7	22
Nevada	6	108
Washington	24	3
Oregon	16	45
California	104	2
Alaska	4	110
Hawaii	6	96

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