95 Best colleges for Chemistry in Pennsylvania
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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 30.8M citations received by 673K academic papers made by 95 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
2. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
3. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $32,964
5. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,097
6. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,891
- Enrollment
- 30,205
7. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,342
8. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,289
10. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Net Price
- $24,638
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
11. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
12. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,125
13. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,946
14. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
15. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $27,929
16. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,486
17. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,930
18. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,145
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,748
19. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,828
20. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,728
21. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
22. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,608
23. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,383
24. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,421
25. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1379
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $37,475
26. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,100
27. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
28. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 3,027
- Male:Female
- 36:64
29. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Net Price
- $30,720
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
30. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $36,392
31. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Net Price
- $28,583
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,744
32. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,117
- Male:Female
- 43:57
33. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,729
34. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
35. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 649
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 2008
36. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,508
37. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
38. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Net Price
- $40,242
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $40,209
39. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
40. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,925
41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $20,119
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,808
43. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $21,036
44. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
45. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1322
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $44,371
46. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Net Price
- $21,567
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
47. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,942
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $27,483
48. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,205
49. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,814
50. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,148
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
51. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $29,051
52. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,951
53. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,258
54. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 4,204
- Male:Female
- 69:31
- Founded
- 1927
55. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,625
56. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,994
57. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,090
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,624
58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
60. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,716
61. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $26,215
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $24,908
62. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1251
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,184
63. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Net Price
- $28,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
64. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $27,854
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,317
65. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $21,900
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,308
66. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $14,882
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,747
67. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,019
68. Gratz College
- Enrollment
- 482
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1895
69. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $24,712
70. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $22,490
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,605
71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
72. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
73. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1172
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $20,733
74. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,882
75. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
76. Cairn University - Langhorne
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $27,603
77. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $26,051
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,971
78. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $26,962
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,437
79. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $23,036
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
80. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1112
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,857
81. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,720
82. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1114
- Net Price
- $26,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $22,116
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,201
84. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $21,089
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,615
85. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,837
86. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $29,298
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,372
87. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,401
88. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1163
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
89. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,732
90. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Net Price
- $26,166
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. Keystone College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Net Price
- $21,461
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
92. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,499
93. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $20,561
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,233
94. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,524
95. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1003
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $20,570
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Chemistry
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Maryland | 27 | 4 |
District of Columbia | 8 | 97 |
New Jersey | 25 | 30 |
Delaware | 3 | 89 |
New York | 127 | 7 |
West Virginia | 20 | 121 |
Connecticut | 20 | 12 |
Virginia | 41 | 47 |
Ohio | 55 | 23 |
Massachusetts | 61 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 79 |
Vermont | 9 | 122 |
New Hampshire | 12 | 99 |
North Carolina | 38 | 19 |
Indiana | 31 | 28 |
Kentucky | 23 | 62 |
Michigan | 33 | 5 |
South Carolina | 26 | 98 |
Maine | 13 | 187 |
Tennessee | 31 | 45 |
Illinois | 61 | 17 |
Georgia | 40 | 39 |
Wisconsin | 28 | 14 |
Alabama | 26 | 58 |
Iowa | 25 | 51 |
Missouri | 33 | 20 |
Mississippi | 14 | 151 |
Minnesota | 27 | 15 |
Arkansas | 17 | 127 |
Florida | 51 | 24 |
Louisiana | 23 | 83 |
Kansas | 13 | 102 |
South Dakota | 8 | 220 |
Nebraska | 12 | 90 |
Oklahoma | 20 | 123 |
North Dakota | 8 | 158 |
Texas | 71 | 26 |
Colorado | 18 | 53 |
New Mexico | 9 | 94 |
Montana | 7 | 141 |
Puerto Rico | 14 | 290 |
Utah | 10 | 38 |
Idaho | 7 | 154 |
Arizona | 11 | 41 |
Nevada | 8 | 136 |
Washington | 28 | 8 |
Oregon | 18 | 80 |
California | 118 | 2 |
Alaska | 4 | 207 |
Hawaii | 7 | 134 |