Pennsylvania's 78 best Management schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 5.05M citations received by 113K academic papers made by 78 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: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Management

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Management

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Management

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Management

#87 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Management

#91 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Management

#126 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

8. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Management

#146 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Management

#164 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Management

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#283 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Management

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

13. Haverford College

Haverford

For Management

#321 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

14. Widener University

Chester

For Management

#324 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

15. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Management

#328 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Management

#334 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Management

#419 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Management

#424 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

19. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Management

#429 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Management

#444 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

21. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Management

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Management

#455 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

23. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Management

#457 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Management

#466 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

25. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Management

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

26. Lafayette College

Easton

For Management

#484 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Management

#499 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

28. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Management

#506 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

29. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Management

#525 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

30. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Management

#538 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

31. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Management

#571 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

32. Gannon University

Erie

For Management

#603 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

33. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Management

#620 in the United States

#681 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

34. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Management

#621 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

35. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Management

#626 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Management

#627 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

37. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Management

#637 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Management

#638 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Management

#647 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

40. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Management

#660 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

41. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Management

#669 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

42. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Management

#679 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

43. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Management

#702 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

44. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Management

#715 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Management

#719 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Management

#723 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

47. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Management

#738 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

48. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Management

#757 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

49. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Management

#762 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Management

#764 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

51. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#786 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

52. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Management

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

53. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Management

#832 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

54. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Management

#846 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

55. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Management

#892 in the United States

#964 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

56. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Management

#906 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

57. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Management

#910 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

58. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Management

#914 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Management

#928 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Management

#938 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

61. Marywood University

Scranton

For Management

#947 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

62. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Management

#949 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

63. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Management

#964 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

64. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Management

#971 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

65. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Management

#991 in the United States

#1065 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Management

#992 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

67. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Management

#1015 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

68. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Management

#1016 in the United States

#1090 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Management

#1021 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

70. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Management

#1029 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

71. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Management

#1043 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

72. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Management

#1045 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

73. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Management

#1048 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

74. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Management

#1050 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

75. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Management

#1057 in the United States

#1132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

76. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Management

#1075 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Management

#1089 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

78. Grove City College

Grove City

For Management

#1091 in the United States

#1167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	22	10
District of Columbia	8	64
New Jersey	19	30
New York	102	17
West Virginia	8	110
Connecticut	20	31
Virginia	27	27
Ohio	39	18
Massachusetts	55	4
Rhode Island	9	92
Vermont	4	144
New Hampshire	9	74
North Carolina	30	35
Indiana	24	19
Kentucky	18	80
Michigan	23	1
South Carolina	17	66
Maine	7	239
Tennessee	26	51
Illinois	47	5
Georgia	31	13
Wisconsin	25	15
Alabama	17	89
Iowa	13	43
Missouri	22	45
Mississippi	10	130
Minnesota	23	20
Arkansas	15	116
Florida	37	26
Louisiana	18	83
Kansas	9	98
South Dakota	8	343
Nebraska	8	76
Oklahoma	12	94
North Dakota	5	192
Texas	65	12
Colorado	16	52
New Mexico	6	107
Montana	5	210
Puerto Rico	7	409
Utah	10	54
Idaho	4	208
Arizona	6	21
Nevada	3	131
Washington	18	9
Oregon	16	102
California	93	2
Alaska	3	303
Hawaii	5	148

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