43 Best colleges for Zoology in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Zoology. A graph of 857K citations received by 22.5K academic papers made by 43 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 Zoology

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#26 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#66 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#129 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#146 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#182 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Zoology

#184 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Zoology

#188 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

10. Lafayette College

Easton

For Zoology

#196 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Zoology

#200 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

12. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Zoology

#265 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

13. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Zoology

#295 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Zoology

#303 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

15. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Zoology

#311 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#329 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Zoology

#355 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

18. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Zoology

#363 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

19. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Zoology

#374 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

20. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Zoology

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Zoology

#403 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

22. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Zoology

#439 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

23. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Zoology

#444 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#450 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Zoology

#470 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

26. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#493 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

27. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#503 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

28. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Zoology

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

29. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Zoology

#506 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Zoology

#516 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

31. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Zoology

#530 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#539 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

33. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Zoology

#552 in the United States

#602 in North America

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

34. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Zoology

#564 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

35. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Zoology

#565 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

36. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Zoology

#567 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

37. Haverford College

Haverford

For Zoology

#571 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

38. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Zoology

#580 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

39. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Zoology

#630 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

40. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Zoology

#643 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

41. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Zoology

#658 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Zoology

#672 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

43. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Zoology

#684 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Zoology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	28
District of Columbia	5	64
New Jersey	13	25
New York	64	2
West Virginia	6	130
Connecticut	16	9
Virginia	19	42
Ohio	27	20
Massachusetts	27	1
Rhode Island	4	81
Vermont	3	115
New Hampshire	6	110
North Carolina	19	21
Indiana	16	50
Kentucky	9	43
Michigan	20	7
South Carolina	10	87
Maine	8	97
Tennessee	16	49
Illinois	26	10
Georgia	20	11
Wisconsin	16	8
Alabama	10	52
Iowa	8	45
Missouri	13	36
Mississippi	6	84
Minnesota	10	17
Arkansas	10	99
Florida	28	3
Louisiana	13	39
Kansas	6	27
South Dakota	5	193
Nebraska	6	58
Oklahoma	8	68
North Dakota	3	138
Texas	41	18
Colorado	14	35
New Mexico	4	51
Montana	3	78
Puerto Rico	4	212
Utah	5	47
Idaho	4	101
Arizona	4	15
Washington	10	6
Oregon	10	23
California	60	4
Alaska	4	89
Hawaii	3	72

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Zoology

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