Pennsylvania's 77 best Management schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 4.85M citations received by 111K academic papers made by 77 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. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Management

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Management

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Management

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Management

#88 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Management

#92 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Management

#126 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

8. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Management

#148 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Management

#165 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Management

#248 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#283 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Management

#308 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

13. Haverford College

Haverford

For Management

#320 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

14. Widener University

Chester

For Management

#324 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

15. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Management

#327 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Management

#336 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Management

#415 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Management

#423 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

19. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Management

#433 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

20. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Management

#444 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

21. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Management

#446 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Management

#450 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

23. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Management

#457 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Management

#462 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

25. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Management

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

26. Lafayette College

Easton

For Management

#483 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Management

#500 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

28. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Management

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

29. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Management

#522 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

30. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Management

#527 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

31. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Management

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

32. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Management

#612 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Management

#614 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

34. Gannon University

Erie

For Management

#615 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

35. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Management

#623 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

36. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Management

#624 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

37. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Management

#633 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

38. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Management

#636 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,900
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,308

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Management

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

40. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Management

#665 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

41. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Management

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

42. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Management

#685 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

43. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Management

#702 in the United States

#765 in North America

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

44. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Management

#705 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

45. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Management

#711 in the United States

#775 in North America

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

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Management

#716 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

47. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Management

#744 in the United States

#808 in North America

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

48. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Management

#758 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

49. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Management

#759 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

50. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Management

#761 in the United States

#825 in North America

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

51. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#792 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

52. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Management

#805 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

53. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Management

#837 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

54. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Management

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Management

#906 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

56. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Management

#909 in the United States

#981 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

57. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Management

#914 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Management

#923 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

59. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Management

#925 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Management

#941 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,421

61. Marywood University

Scranton

For Management

#943 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

62. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Management

#958 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

63. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Management

#962 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

64. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Management

#988 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

65. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Management

#989 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Management

#1000 in the United States

#1074 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

67. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Management

#1004 in the United States

#1078 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

68. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Management

#1010 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Management

#1019 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

70. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Management

#1026 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

71. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#1036 in the United States

#1111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

72. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Management

#1039 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

73. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Management

#1055 in the United States

#1131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

74. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Management

#1062 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

75. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Management

#1068 in the United States

#1144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

76. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Management

#1072 in the United States

#1148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Management

#1081 in the United States

#1157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1163
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	21	10
District of Columbia	8	64
New Jersey	19	29
New York	102	17
West Virginia	8	110
Connecticut	20	31
Virginia	27	26
Ohio	39	18
Massachusetts	55	4
Rhode Island	9	91
Vermont	4	145
New Hampshire	9	74
North Carolina	29	36
Indiana	24	19
Kentucky	18	78
Michigan	22	1
South Carolina	17	67
Maine	7	239
Tennessee	26	51
Illinois	46	5
Georgia	30	14
Wisconsin	25	15
Alabama	17	89
Iowa	13	42
Missouri	21	45
Mississippi	10	130
Minnesota	23	20
Arkansas	14	116
Florida	37	28
Louisiana	18	83
Kansas	9	98
South Dakota	7	342
Nebraska	8	77
Oklahoma	12	95
North Dakota	5	192
Texas	65	12
Colorado	16	52
New Mexico	6	106
Montana	5	210
Puerto Rico	6	408
Utah	10	54
Idaho	4	208
Arizona	6	21
Nevada	3	133
Washington	18	9
Oregon	16	103
California	93	2
Alaska	3	306
Hawaii	5	146

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