Best Paleontology colleges in Pennsylvania [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 7.18M citations received by 171K academic papers made by 85 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#66 in the United States

#75 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#112 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#122 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#161 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#163 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

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

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Paleontology

#226 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#275 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Paleontology

#305 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Paleontology

#333 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

15. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#344 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#350 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Paleontology

#360 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Paleontology

#369 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Paleontology

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

20. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Paleontology

#402 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

21. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Paleontology

#412 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

22. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#418 in the United States

#469 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

#446 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Paleontology

#464 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

25. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Paleontology

#475 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

26. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#517 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

27. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Paleontology

#519 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Paleontology

#521 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

29. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Paleontology

#534 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

30. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Paleontology

#538 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

31. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#574 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

32. Widener University

Chester

For Paleontology

#575 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#579 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

34. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Paleontology

#598 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#607 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Paleontology

#614 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Paleontology

#632 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Paleontology

#636 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

39. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#637 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

40. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Paleontology

#643 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

41. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Paleontology

#645 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

42. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#678 in the United States

#738 in North America

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

43. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Paleontology

#700 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

44. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Paleontology

#716 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

45. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#724 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Paleontology

#725 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

47. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Paleontology

#759 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

48. Gannon University

Erie

For Paleontology

#761 in the United States

#824 in North America

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

49. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Paleontology

#770 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Paleontology

#784 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Paleontology

#788 in the United States

#853 in North America

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

52. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Paleontology

#791 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

53. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#795 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

54. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Paleontology

#800 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

55. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Paleontology

#812 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

56. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Paleontology

#871 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

57. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Paleontology

#879 in the United States

#946 in North America

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Paleontology

#901 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

59. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#903 in the United States

#970 in North America

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

60. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Paleontology

#914 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

61. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Paleontology

#971 in the United States

#1040 in North America

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

62. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Paleontology

#976 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

63. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Paleontology

#977 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

64. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#996 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

65. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Paleontology

#1001 in the United States

#1071 in North America

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

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Paleontology

#1021 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

67. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Paleontology

#1027 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

68. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Paleontology

#1032 in the United States

#1104 in North America

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

69. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Paleontology

#1046 in the United States

#1119 in North America

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

70. Grove City College

Grove City

For Paleontology

#1050 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

71. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Paleontology

#1057 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

72. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Paleontology

#1062 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

73. Thiel College

Greenville

For Paleontology

#1072 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Paleontology

#1074 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

75. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Paleontology

#1108 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

76. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Paleontology

#1145 in the United States

#1220 in North America

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

77. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Paleontology

#1192 in the United States

#1268 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

78. Albright College

Reading

For Paleontology

#1197 in the United States

#1273 in North America

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

79. Marywood University

Scranton

For Paleontology

#1202 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

80. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Paleontology

#1209 in the United States

#1286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

81. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Paleontology

#1210 in the United States

#1287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

82. Neumann University

Aston

For Paleontology

#1215 in the United States

#1292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

83. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Paleontology

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

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

84. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Paleontology

#1233 in the United States

#1310 in North America

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

85. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#1262 in the United States

#1340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	24	14
District of Columbia	8	109
New Jersey	21	28
New York	113	5
West Virginia	15	115
Connecticut	20	13
Virginia	37	47
Ohio	49	20
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	57
Vermont	6	114
New Hampshire	11	88
North Carolina	32	25
Indiana	27	41
Kentucky	20	63
Michigan	28	6
South Carolina	23	95
Maine	12	140
Tennessee	27	55
Illinois	57	12
Georgia	33	30
Wisconsin	27	7
Alabama	22	80
Iowa	18	42
Missouri	28	24
Mississippi	10	133
Minnesota	24	11
Arkansas	15	121
Florida	40	15
Louisiana	20	60
Kansas	11	78
South Dakota	8	214
Nebraska	12	84
Oklahoma	15	82
North Dakota	5	186
Texas	63	18
Colorado	18	39
New Mexico	6	79
Montana	6	85
Puerto Rico	13	302
Utah	9	34
Idaho	6	130
Arizona	7	22
Nevada	7	108
Washington	24	3
Oregon	16	45
California	104	2
Alaska	4	110
Hawaii	6	96

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