33 Best Accounting schools 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 Accounting. A graph of 937K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 33 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

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Accounting

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#53 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#59 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#105 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Accounting

#111 in the United States

#126 in North America

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

8. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Accounting

#113 in the United States

#128 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Accounting

#137 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

10. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#282 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Accounting

#293 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#295 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

13. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#348 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

14. Widener University

Chester

For Accounting

#368 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

15. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Accounting

#376 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Accounting

#395 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

17. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#416 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

18. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Accounting

#432 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

19. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Accounting

#436 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

20. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Accounting

#464 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

21. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Accounting

#487 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

22. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Accounting

#496 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

23. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Accounting

#498 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

24. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Accounting

#507 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

25. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Accounting

#511 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

26. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Accounting

#529 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

27. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Accounting

#530 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

28. Lafayette College

Easton

For Accounting

#533 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Accounting

#536 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Accounting

#568 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

31. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Accounting

#578 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

32. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Accounting

#581 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

33. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#587 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	13	29
District of Columbia	5	55
New Jersey	16	21
New York	65	7
Connecticut	13	11
Virginia	14	35
Ohio	18	18
Massachusetts	30	5
Rhode Island	7	108
Vermont	3	155
New Hampshire	3	67
North Carolina	17	14
Indiana	13	34
Kentucky	7	74
Michigan	10	2
South Carolina	9	64
Maine	4	228
Tennessee	14	50
Illinois	22	1
Georgia	14	39
Wisconsin	10	20
Alabama	9	69
Iowa	5	36
Missouri	11	46
Mississippi	6	139
Minnesota	9	23
Arkansas	6	88
Florida	24	22
Louisiana	10	72
Kansas	7	68
South Dakota	3	400
Nebraska	5	84
Oklahoma	6	80
North Dakota	2	182
Texas	42	16
Colorado	10	79
New Mexico	3	114
Utah	6	60
Idaho	3	236
Arizona	3	28
Washington	11	12
Oregon	7	109
California	58	4

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Accounting

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