Best Paleontology colleges in Pennsylvania [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 5.14M citations received by 151K 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: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#117 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#156 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#163 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

9. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Paleontology

#197 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Paleontology

#207 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Paleontology

#219 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#269 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Paleontology

#303 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Paleontology

#326 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

15. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#338 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#342 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Paleontology

#353 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Paleontology

#364 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Paleontology

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

20. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Paleontology

#399 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

21. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Paleontology

#422 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

22. Haverford College

Haverford

For Paleontology

#429 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

23. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#439 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Paleontology

#500 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Paleontology

#512 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Paleontology

#513 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

28. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Paleontology

#520 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

29. Widener University

Chester

For Paleontology

#538 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#555 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

31. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#566 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

32. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#594 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

33. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Paleontology

#598 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

34. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Paleontology

#603 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

35. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Paleontology

#614 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

36. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Paleontology

#620 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Paleontology

#622 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#629 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

39. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#630 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

40. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Paleontology

#635 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

41. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Paleontology

#647 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

42. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Paleontology

#650 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Paleontology

#670 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

44. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Paleontology

#675 in the United States

#735 in North America

Founded: 1927

45. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Paleontology

#723 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

46. Gannon University

Erie

For Paleontology

#746 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

47. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Paleontology

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

48. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Paleontology

#754 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

49. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Paleontology

#755 in the United States

#818 in North America

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

50. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Paleontology

#758 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

51. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Paleontology

#779 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Paleontology

#791 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Paleontology

#815 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

54. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Paleontology

#828 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Paleontology

#869 in the United States

#936 in North America

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

56. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Paleontology

#876 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

57. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#881 in the United States

#948 in North America

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

58. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Paleontology

#910 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

59. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Paleontology

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Paleontology

#919 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

61. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Paleontology

#926 in the United States

#994 in North America

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

62. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Paleontology

#959 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

63. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Paleontology

#983 in the United States

#1052 in North America

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

64. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Paleontology

#1003 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

65. Thiel College

Greenville

For Paleontology

#1021 in the United States

#1091 in North America

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

66. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Paleontology

#1024 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

67. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Paleontology

#1042 in the United States

#1113 in North America

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

68. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Paleontology

#1048 in the United States

#1119 in North America

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

69. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Paleontology

#1051 in the United States

#1122 in North America

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

70. Grove City College

Grove City

For Paleontology

#1065 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

71. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Paleontology

#1079 in the United States

#1150 in North America

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

72. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Paleontology

#1088 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

73. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Paleontology

#1100 in the United States

#1172 in North America

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

74. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Paleontology

#1105 in the United States

#1177 in North America

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

75. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Paleontology

#1109 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

76. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Paleontology

#1123 in the United States

#1195 in North America

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

77. Albright College

Reading

For Paleontology

#1147 in the United States

#1219 in North America

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

78. Neumann University

Aston

For Paleontology

#1161 in the United States

#1234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

79. Marywood University

Scranton

For Paleontology

#1164 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

80. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Paleontology

#1165 in the United States

#1238 in North America

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

81. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Paleontology

#1191 in the United States

#1267 in North America

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

82. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Paleontology

#1195 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

83. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Paleontology

#1199 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

84. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Paleontology

#1203 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	24	14
District of Columbia	8	109
New Jersey	20	30
New York	109	5
West Virginia	12	120
Connecticut	20	13
Virginia	35	48
Ohio	49	18
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	8	56
Vermont	6	115
New Hampshire	11	91
North Carolina	31	28
Indiana	27	46
Kentucky	19	63
Michigan	28	6
South Carolina	20	95
Maine	11	140
Tennessee	27	55
Illinois	55	12
Georgia	33	27
Wisconsin	26	7
Alabama	21	80
Iowa	14	40
Missouri	26	25
Mississippi	10	138
Minnesota	23	9
Arkansas	15	122
Florida	39	15
Louisiana	19	61
Kansas	10	82
South Dakota	8	215
Nebraska	12	85
Oklahoma	13	81
North Dakota	5	185
Texas	63	19
Colorado	18	39
New Mexico	6	78
Montana	5	87
Puerto Rico	11	300
Utah	9	31
Idaho	6	131
Arizona	7	22
Nevada	5	111
Washington	23	3
Oregon	16	42
California	99	2
Alaska	4	112
Hawaii	6	96

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