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 30.5M citations received by 790K academic papers made by 101 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
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

2. University of Pittsburgh

For Biology

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Biology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

4. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biology

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

5. Carnegie Mellon University

For Biology

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

6. Temple University

For Biology

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

7. Drexel University

For Biology

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

9. Lehigh University

For Biology

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

10. La Roche College

For Biology

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

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

13. Duquesne University

For Biology

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

14. Allegheny College

For Biology

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

15. University of the Sciences

For Biology

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

16. Bucknell University

For Biology

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

17. Swarthmore College

For Biology

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

For Biology

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

19. Lafayette College

For Biology

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

For Biology

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

21. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

22. Saint Francis University

For Biology

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

24. Haverford College

For Biology

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

25. University of Scranton

For Biology

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

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

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

27. Chestnut Hill College

For Biology

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

28. Geneva College

For Biology

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

29. Saint Joseph's University

For Biology

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

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

31. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

32. Gettysburg College

For Biology

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

33. York College of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

34. Widener University

For Biology

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

36. Dickinson College

For Biology

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

37. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Biology

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

39. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Biology

Enrollment
708
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

40. La Salle University

For Biology

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

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

42. Wilkes University

For Biology

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

43. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

44. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

45. Juniata College

For Biology

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

46. Arcadia University

For Biology

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

47. Salus University

For Biology

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

48. Gannon University

For Biology

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

49. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

50. Susquehanna University

For Biology

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

51. Muhlenberg College

For Biology

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

52. Chatham University

For Biology

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

53. Ursinus College

For Biology

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

54. Misericordia University

For Biology

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

55. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

56. Robert Morris University

For Biology

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

57. Lincoln University

For Biology

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

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

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

For Biology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1213
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
86%

60. Eastern University

For Biology

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

61. Lebanon Valley College

For Biology

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

62. Marywood University

For Biology

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,504

63. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$8,127
Enrollment
3,070

64. Elizabethtown College

For Biology

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,723

65. Wilson College

For Biology

#1072 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1045
Net Price
$23,923
Receiving Aid
99%

66. Mercyhurst University

For Biology

#1080 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$24,935
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$32,418

67. Moravian College

For Biology

#1089 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1157
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$31,168

68. Cedar Crest College

For Biology

#1105 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

69. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Biology

#1115 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

70. Washington & Jefferson College

For Biology

#1116 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$25,636

71. Messiah College

For Biology

#1123 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,120

72. Moore College of Art and Design

For Biology

#1126 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1200
Net Price
$38,204
Receiving Aid
100%

73. Grove City College

For Biology

#1133 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

74. Cairn University - Langhorne

For Biology

#1136 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,923
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,376

75. Lock Haven University

For Biology

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

76. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#1149 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$10,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,589

77. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Biology

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

78. Lycoming College

For Biology

#1182 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

79. Albright College

For Biology

#1204 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,496
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,420

80. Westminster College

For Biology

#1221 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$22,645
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,252

81. Neumann University

For Biology

#1242 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

82. Thiel College

For Biology

#1247 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$22,732
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,563

83. Delaware Valley University

For Biology

#1251 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1104
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,256

84. Saint Vincent College

For Biology

#1272 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$23,121

85. University of Valley Forge

For Biology

#1281 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$25,825
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,715

86. Cabrini University

For Biology

#1311 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Seton Hill University

For Biology

#1328 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

88. DeSales University

For Biology

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

89. Gratz College

For Biology

#1356 in North America
Enrollment
377
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1895

90. Holy Family University

For Biology

#1388 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
972
Net Price
$12,379
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Carlow University

For Biology

#1398 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

92. Waynesburg University

For Biology

#1411 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,281

93. Alvernia University

For Biology

#1447 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1083
Net Price
$27,091
Receiving Aid
100%

94. Immaculata University

For Biology

#1465 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1175
Net Price
$29,188
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Point Park University

For Biology

#1499 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

96. Mount Aloysius College

For Biology

#1529 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$20,564
Receiving Aid
100%

98. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Biology

#1585 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$42,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,460

99. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Biology

#1610 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1135
Net Price
$33,047
Receiving Aid
89%

100. Keystone College

For Biology

#1621 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1023
Net Price
$15,559
Receiving Aid
100%

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 85
New Jersey 27 36
Delaware 3 103
New York 134 7
West Virginia 21 123
Connecticut 20 9
Virginia 43 48
Ohio 60 25
Massachusetts 69 1
Rhode Island 9 69
Vermont 12 113
New Hampshire 12 100
North Carolina 45 18
Indiana 32 49
Kentucky 26 61
Michigan 34 4
South Carolina 28 96
Maine 16 178
Tennessee 34 43
Illinois 71 23
Georgia 48 31
Wisconsin 32 13
Alabama 28 44
Iowa 30 41
Missouri 37 17
Mississippi 14 148
Minnesota 28 16
Arkansas 17 117
Florida 59 22
Louisiana 24 92
Kansas 16 106
South Dakota 9 206
Nebraska 14 97
Oklahoma 21 126
North Dakota 9 168
Texas 78 19
Colorado 20 58
New Mexico 9 93
Montana 9 140
Puerto Rico 15 310
Utah 11 35
Idaho 7 159
Arizona 11 38
Nevada 8 144
Washington 31 5
Oregon 18 64
California 130 3
Alaska 4 189
Hawaii 7 124