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 11M citations received by 265K 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
2. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
3. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
4. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
5. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,801
6. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $34,154
7. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
8. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
9. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1453
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,201
10. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
11. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,917
12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 1967
13. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,003
14. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $24,108
15. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
16. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,469
17. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,442
18. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,535
19. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
20. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
21. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,221
22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
23. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Net Price
- $23,689
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
24. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,528
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $21,913
25. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1387
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,987
26. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,420
27. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,778
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
28. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Net Price
- $21,748
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
29. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $28,588
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,590
30. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $43,626
31. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,205
32. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
33. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,511
34. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1239
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,234
35. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,326
36. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $23,933
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $27,629
37. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,769
38. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
39. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $18,069
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,880
40. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Net Price
- $27,083
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,369
41. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,384
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $2,461
42. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $23,123
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $29,799
43. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,580
44. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,756
45. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,483
46. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,444
47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,143
48. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $22,545
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,356
49. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,133
- Male:Female
- 42:58
50. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 2,901
- Male:Female
- 36:64
51. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
52. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 890
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,750
53. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,420
54. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,739
55. Gratz College
- Enrollment
- 449
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1895
56. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,289
57. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,096
58. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Net Price
- $30,037
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
59. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $15,984
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,706
60. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
62. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,280
63. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1208
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,760
64. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1293
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,158
65. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
66. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $22,702
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,152
67. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,408
68. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1221
- Net Price
- $27,995
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
69. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 5,514
- Male:Female
- 72:28
- Founded
- 1927
70. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,106
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
72. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $27,422
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,838
73. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,743
74. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $25,946
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,949
75. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $20,492
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
76. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $20,394
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,553
77. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $26,747
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,066
78. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,069
79. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,758
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Materials Science
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 23 | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 133 |
| New Jersey | 21 | 23 |
| New York | 102 | 11 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 106 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 30 |
| Virginia | 30 | 34 |
| Ohio | 44 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 53 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 58 |
| Vermont | 4 | 131 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 103 |
| North Carolina | 27 | 25 |
| Indiana | 28 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 67 |
| Michigan | 29 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 20 | 71 |
| Maine | 10 | 165 |
| Tennessee | 28 | 50 |
| Illinois | 46 | 6 |
| Georgia | 27 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 16 |
| Alabama | 20 | 91 |
| Iowa | 11 | 32 |
| Missouri | 23 | 55 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 125 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 14 | 107 |
| Florida | 39 | 24 |
| Louisiana | 21 | 79 |
| Kansas | 12 | 92 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 224 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 75 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 95 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 134 |
| Texas | 63 | 10 |
| Colorado | 16 | 39 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 81 |
| Montana | 3 | 153 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 247 |
| Utah | 8 | 41 |
| Idaho | 5 | 151 |
| Arizona | 6 | 36 |
| Nevada | 4 | 120 |
| Washington | 20 | 14 |
| Oregon | 15 | 80 |
| California | 87 | 2 |
| Alaska | 3 | 198 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 147 |