28 Best Accounting schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 688K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 28 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Accounting

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#51 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#55 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Accounting

#99 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#108 in the United States

#122 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Accounting

#121 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Accounting

#132 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

10. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Accounting

#271 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

11. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#279 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Accounting

#301 in the United States

#336 in North America

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

13. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#326 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

14. Widener University

Chester

For Accounting

#370 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

15. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Accounting

#379 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

16. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Accounting

#381 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Accounting

#388 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

18. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Accounting

#397 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

19. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Accounting

#460 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

20. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Accounting

#471 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

21. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Accounting

#482 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

22. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Accounting

#490 in the United States

#533 in North America

Founded: 1927

23. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Accounting

#494 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

24. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Accounting

#508 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

25. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Accounting

#510 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

26. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Accounting

#526 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

27. Lafayette College

Easton

For Accounting

#527 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

28. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Accounting

#548 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	13	25
District of Columbia	5	59
New Jersey	15	27
New York	62	5
Connecticut	13	16
Virginia	14	33
Ohio	18	18
Massachusetts	27	6
Rhode Island	6	109
Vermont	3	153
New Hampshire	3	68
North Carolina	15	12
Indiana	13	38
Kentucky	7	73
Michigan	10	1
South Carolina	9	62
Maine	4	232
Tennessee	13	52
Illinois	22	2
Georgia	14	39
Wisconsin	10	20
Alabama	9	63
Iowa	4	34
Missouri	11	46
Mississippi	6	138
Minnesota	8	23
Arkansas	6	89
Florida	24	21
Louisiana	9	66
Kansas	7	70
South Dakota	3	304
Nebraska	5	91
Oklahoma	5	77
North Dakota	3	180
Texas	42	15
Colorado	10	81
New Mexico	3	120
Utah	5	60
Idaho	3	224
Arizona	3	24
Washington	10	11
Oregon	7	97
California	54	4

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Accounting

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