100 Best colleges for Biology in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 40.2M citations received by 893K academic papers made by 102 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

For Biology

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

For Biology

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Biology

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biology

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

5. Carnegie Mellon University

For Biology

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

6. Temple University

For Biology

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

7. Drexel University

For Biology

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

9. Lehigh University

For Biology

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

10. La Roche College

For Biology

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

12. Villanova University

For Biology

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

13. Duquesne University

For Biology

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

14. Allegheny College

For Biology

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

15. University of the Sciences

For Biology

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

16. Geneva College

For Biology

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

17. Bucknell University

For Biology

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

18. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

19. Swarthmore College

For Biology

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

20. Bryn Mawr College

For Biology

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

For Biology

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

22. Saint Francis University

For Biology

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

23. Lafayette College

For Biology

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

24. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

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

25. Haverford College

For Biology

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

26. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

27. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

28. University of Scranton

For Biology

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

29. Chestnut Hill College

For Biology

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

30. Saint Joseph's University

For Biology

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

31. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

32. Gettysburg College

For Biology

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

33. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

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

34. Widener University

For Biology

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

35. American College of Financial Services

For Biology

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

36. York College of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

37. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Biology

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

39. Dickinson College

For Biology

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

40. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

41. La Salle University

For Biology

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

42. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

43. Wilkes University

For Biology

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

44. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

45. Arcadia University

For Biology

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

46. Lincoln University

For Biology

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

47. Juniata College

For Biology

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

48. Misericordia University

For Biology

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

49. Salus University

For Biology

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

50. Gannon University

For Biology

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

51. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

52. Susquehanna University

For Biology

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

53. Muhlenberg College

For Biology

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

54. Ursinus College

For Biology

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

55. Chatham University

For Biology

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

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

57. Robert Morris University

For Biology

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

59. Lebanon Valley College

For Biology

#1003 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

60. Eastern University

For Biology

#1006 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,900
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,308

61. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$8,127
Enrollment
3,070

62. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Biology

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

63. Marywood University

For Biology

#1033 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

64. Elizabethtown College

For Biology

#1038 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,019

65. Wilson College

For Biology

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$21,567
Receiving Aid
99%

66. Moravian College

For Biology

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,720

67. Washington & Jefferson College

For Biology

#1095 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,051
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$38,971

68. Mercyhurst University

For Biology

#1096 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

69. Messiah College

For Biology

#1111 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

70. Grove City College

For Biology

#1125 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

71. Moore College of Art and Design

For Biology

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$44,371

72. Lock Haven University

For Biology

#1150 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

73. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#1163 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$14,882
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,747

74. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Biology

#1183 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

75. Lycoming College

For Biology

#1186 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

76. Westminster College

For Biology

#1187 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$21,089
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,615

77. Cairn University - Langhorne

For Biology

#1196 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,603

78. Gratz College

For Biology

#1202 in North America
Enrollment
482
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1895

79. Albright College

For Biology

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

80. Cedar Crest College

For Biology

#1219 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Biology

#1225 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

82. Neumann University

For Biology

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

83. Thiel College

For Biology

#1254 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

84. Saint Vincent College

For Biology

#1255 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

85. Delaware Valley University

For Biology

#1283 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

86. University of Valley Forge

For Biology

#1295 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$27,854
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,317

87. Seton Hill University

For Biology

#1323 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

88. DeSales University

For Biology

#1363 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

89. Cabrini University

For Biology

#1366 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

90. Holy Family University

For Biology

#1382 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1040
Net Price
$13,016
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Waynesburg University

For Biology

#1384 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,837

92. Immaculata University

For Biology

#1430 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

93. Carlow University

For Biology

#1458 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

94. Alvernia University

For Biology

#1463 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Rosemont College

For Biology

#1503 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$19,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,563

97. Keystone College

For Biology

#1527 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1020
Net Price
$21,461
Receiving Aid
100%

98. Point Park University

For Biology

#1532 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

99. Mount Aloysius College

For Biology

#1549 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1003
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,570

100. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Biology

#1571 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$33,565
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$6,657

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Biology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 2
District of Columbia 9 81
New Jersey 27 35
Delaware 3 105
New York 136 7
West Virginia 21 121
Connecticut 20 9
Virginia 43 49
Ohio 60 24
Massachusetts 69 1
Rhode Island 9 69
Vermont 12 112
New Hampshire 12 99
North Carolina 46 18
Indiana 33 46
Kentucky 27 61
Michigan 36 4
South Carolina 28 94
Maine 16 176
Tennessee 38 43
Illinois 74 23
Georgia 48 32
Wisconsin 33 13
Alabama 28 44
Iowa 30 42
Missouri 36 17
Mississippi 14 145
Minnesota 28 16
Arkansas 17 114
Florida 61 22
Louisiana 25 82
Kansas 17 98
South Dakota 10 207
Nebraska 14 97
Oklahoma 21 124
North Dakota 9 167
Texas 79 21
Colorado 20 57
New Mexico 9 96
Montana 9 139
Puerto Rico 15 315
Utah 11 36
Idaho 7 162
Arizona 11 37
Nevada 8 143
Washington 33 5
Oregon 18 64
California 134 3
Alaska 4 185
Hawaii 7 122