43 Best colleges for Zoology in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Zoology. A graph of 826K citations received by 22K 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#26 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#66 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#128 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#148 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#182 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Zoology

#185 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Zoology

#189 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

10. Lafayette College

Easton

For Zoology

#195 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Zoology

#200 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

12. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Zoology

#258 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

13. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Zoology

#292 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Zoology

#300 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

15. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Zoology

#307 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#330 in the United States

#371 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Zoology

#356 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

18. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Zoology

#370 in the United States

#416 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

#420 in North America

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

20. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Zoology

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Zoology

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

22. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Zoology

#435 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

23. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Zoology

#441 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#447 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Zoology

#477 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

26. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Zoology

#493 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

27. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#496 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

28. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Zoology

#503 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

29. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Zoology

#505 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Zoology

#513 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

31. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Zoology

#528 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Zoology

#544 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

33. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Zoology

#547 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

34. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Zoology

#555 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

35. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Zoology

#561 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

36. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Zoology

#565 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

37. Haverford College

Haverford

For Zoology

#571 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

38. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Zoology

#580 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

39. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Zoology

#644 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

40. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Zoology

#654 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

41. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Zoology

#655 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Zoology

#666 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

43. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Zoology

#678 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

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	132
Connecticut	16	9
Virginia	19	42
Ohio	26	21
Massachusetts	26	1
Rhode Island	4	82
Vermont	3	116
New Hampshire	6	108
North Carolina	19	19
Indiana	15	51
Kentucky	9	44
Michigan	20	6
South Carolina	10	87
Maine	8	95
Tennessee	16	50
Illinois	26	10
Georgia	19	11
Wisconsin	16	8
Alabama	10	53
Iowa	7	46
Missouri	13	36
Mississippi	6	86
Minnesota	10	16
Arkansas	10	99
Florida	27	3
Louisiana	13	39
Kansas	6	27
South Dakota	5	193
Nebraska	6	58
Oklahoma	8	70
North Dakota	3	137
Texas	41	18
Colorado	14	35
New Mexico	4	49
Montana	3	80
Puerto Rico	4	210
Utah	5	47
Idaho	4	101
Arizona	4	15
Washington	10	7
Oregon	10	23
California	60	4
Alaska	3	88
Hawaii	3	72

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Zoology

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