79 Best Materials Science schools in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 10.5M citations received by 259K academic papers made by 79 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

For Materials Science

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Materials Science

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Materials Science

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

5. Drexel University

For Materials Science

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

6. Lehigh University

For Materials Science

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

7. Temple University

For Materials Science

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

For Materials Science

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

9. Villanova University

For Materials Science

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

11. Duquesne University

For Materials Science

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

13. Bucknell University

For Materials Science

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

14. La Roche College

For Materials Science

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

15. University of the Sciences

For Materials Science

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

16. Swarthmore College

For Materials Science

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

17. Lafayette College

For Materials Science

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

18. Haverford College

For Materials Science

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

19. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

20. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

For Materials Science

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

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

23. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

24. Geneva College

For Materials Science

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

25. Franklin and Marshall College

For Materials Science

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

26. Allegheny College

For Materials Science

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

27. Widener University

For Materials Science

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

28. Moore College of Art and Design

For Materials Science

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

29. Wilson College

For Materials Science

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

30. Chestnut Hill College

For Materials Science

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

31. Saint Joseph's University

For Materials Science

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

32. Wilkes University

For Materials Science

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

33. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

34. University of Scranton

For Materials Science

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

35. Saint Francis University

For Materials Science

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

36. Robert Morris University

For Materials Science

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

37. Gettysburg College

For Materials Science

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

38. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

39. La Salle University

For Materials Science

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

40. University of Valley Forge

For Materials Science

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

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

42. Juniata College

For Materials Science

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

43. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Materials Science

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

44. Dickinson College

For Materials Science

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

45. Gannon University

For Materials Science

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

46. Susquehanna University

For Materials Science

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

47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

48. Thiel College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

49. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Materials Science

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

50. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

51. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

52. Lincoln University

For Materials Science

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

53. Gratz College

For Materials Science

Enrollment
482
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1895

54. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Materials Science

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

55. Muhlenberg College

For Materials Science

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

56. Grove City College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

57. York College of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

58. Arcadia University

For Materials Science

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

59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

60. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

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

61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

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

62. Elizabethtown College

For Materials Science

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

63. Chatham University

For Materials Science

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

64. Ursinus College

For Materials Science

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

65. Lock Haven University

For Materials Science

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

66. Washington & Jefferson College

For Materials Science

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

67. Messiah College

For Materials Science

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

68. Lebanon Valley College

For Materials Science

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

69. Salus University

For Materials Science

#1036 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

70. American College of Financial Services

For Materials Science

#1041 in North America
Enrollment
4,204
Male:Female
69:31
Founded
1927

71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

72. Mercyhurst University

For Materials Science

#1064 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

73. Moravian College

For Materials Science

#1068 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,720

74. Eastern University

For Materials Science

#1080 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,900
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,308

75. Lycoming College

For Materials Science

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

76. Westminster College

For Materials Science

#1110 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$21,089
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,615

77. Albright College

For Materials Science

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

78. Misericordia University

For Materials Science

#1143 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,090
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,624

79. Saint Vincent College

For Materials Science

#1151 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Materials Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 23 27
District of Columbia 8 131
New Jersey 21 22
New York 102 11
West Virginia 11 106
Connecticut 19 30
Virginia 30 35
Ohio 43 21
Massachusetts 51 1
Rhode Island 8 58
Vermont 4 130
New Hampshire 8 104
North Carolina 27 25
Indiana 27 13
Kentucky 15 65
Michigan 29 5
South Carolina 20 73
Maine 9 166
Tennessee 28 50
Illinois 46 6
Georgia 27 7
Wisconsin 25 16
Alabama 20 93
Iowa 11 32
Missouri 22 55
Mississippi 11 126
Minnesota 21 17
Arkansas 14 107
Florida 39 24
Louisiana 21 78
Kansas 12 91
South Dakota 8 225
Nebraska 8 75
Oklahoma 15 95
North Dakota 5 135
Texas 63 10
Colorado 15 39
New Mexico 8 81
Montana 3 153
Puerto Rico 12 247
Utah 8 40
Idaho 5 152
Arizona 6 36
Nevada 4 121
Washington 20 15
Oregon 15 80
California 86 2
Alaska 3 198
Hawaii 4 147