58 Best colleges for Biology in Pennsylvania

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 12.6M citations received by 185K academic papers made by 58 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

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

2. University of Pittsburgh

For Biology

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Biology

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

4. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biology

#80 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,255

5. Temple University

For Biology

#99 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,161
Enrollment: 37,236

6. Drexel University

For Biology

#104 in the United States

#119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,463

7. Carnegie Mellon University

For Biology

#122 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

For Biology

#167 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1967

9. Geneva College

For Biology

#183 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,967
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $19,055

10. Lehigh University

For Biology

#212 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1347
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,098

11. University of the Sciences

For Biology

#227 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,497

12. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#232 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. Duquesne University

For Biology

#268 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,408

14. Villanova University

For Biology

#295 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,303

15. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Biology

#308 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $27,561
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,040

16. University of Scranton

For Biology

#338 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,093

17. Bucknell University

For Biology

#343 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,359

18. Lafayette College

For Biology

#361 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $28,735

19. Franklin and Marshall College

For Biology

#362 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Net Price: $28,038
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $48,000

20. Swarthmore College

For Biology

#363 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1468
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,360

21. Saint Joseph's University

For Biology

#368 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $35,780

22. Bryn Mawr College

For Biology

#370 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Net Price: $37,015
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $36,525

23. La Salle University

For Biology

#374 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $25,401
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $20,118

24. Allegheny College

For Biology

#375 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,376

25. Haverford College

For Biology

#382 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,215

26. Saint Francis University

For Biology

#403 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,393

27. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

#408 in the United States

#456 in North America

Enrollment: 3,133
Male:Female: 37:63

28. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Biology

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 944
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

29. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#437 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

30. La Roche College

For Biology

#444 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,932

31. Salus University

For Biology

#495 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,280
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

32. Gettysburg College

For Biology

#500 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $34,850
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $37,000

33. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Biology

#505 in the United States

#557 in North America

Enrollment: 607
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 2008

34. Juniata College

For Biology

#530 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $24,524
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,275

35. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

#538 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 4,336
Male:Female: 47:53

36. Wilkes University

For Biology

#542 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $30,281

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#565 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#593 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,672

39. Chestnut Hill College

For Biology

#600 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 995
Net Price: $24,892
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Eastern University

For Biology

#607 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,961

41. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#610 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

42. Widener University

For Biology

#611 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1123
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $32,695

43. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

44. Dickinson College

For Biology

#618 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,342
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $36,341

45. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#624 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $5,563
Enrollment: 8,427

46. American College of Financial Services

For Biology

#644 in the United States

#701 in North America

Enrollment: 5,723
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1927

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

For Biology

#653 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $7,166

48. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#667 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

49. Ursinus College

For Biology

#699 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,400

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Biology

#700 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 87%

51. Susquehanna University

For Biology

#702 in the United States

#760 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $26,597
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $38,128

52. Muhlenberg College

For Biology

#729 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,152

53. Misericordia University

For Biology

#783 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,693
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,131

54. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Biology

#806 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,821

55. Gannon University

For Biology

#809 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,839

56. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#817 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 95%

57. Arcadia University

For Biology

#821 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,576

58. Wilson College

For Biology

#855 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,318

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Biology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	21	12
District of Columbia	7	113
New Jersey	17	34
New York	76	9
West Virginia	9	128
Connecticut	16	7
Virginia	24	53
Ohio	35	25
Massachusetts	34	1
Rhode Island	6	81
Vermont	4	107
New Hampshire	4	84
North Carolina	23	17
Indiana	18	43
Kentucky	11	58
Michigan	23	5
South Carolina	12	93
Maine	8	175
Tennessee	19	37
Illinois	33	23
Georgia	25	31
Wisconsin	20	13
Alabama	17	47
Iowa	10	51
Missouri	16	10
Mississippi	9	136
Minnesota	18	16
Arkansas	10	111
Florida	28	24
Louisiana	17	88
Kansas	9	78
South Dakota	6	168
Nebraska	7	82
Oklahoma	10	118
North Dakota	3	153
Texas	51	18
Colorado	14	64
New Mexico	5	98
Montana	3	116
Puerto Rico	7	281
Utah	5	41
Idaho	4	138
Arizona	5	39
Nevada	3	135
Washington	14	3
Oregon	11	62
California	69	2
Alaska	4	194
Hawaii	4	150