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 32.3M citations received by 688K 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
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
2. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
3. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
5. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
6. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,801
7. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
8. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $34,154
10. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $24,108
11. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
12. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,917
13. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1453
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,201
14. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
15. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,420
16. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,003
17. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,469
18. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,528
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $21,913
19. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,535
20. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,442
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
- 1170
- Net Price
- $23,689
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
23. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,221
24. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,326
25. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1387
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,987
26. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1239
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,234
27. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
28. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 2,901
- Male:Female
- 36:64
29. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,778
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
30. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,205
31. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,133
- Male:Female
- 42:58
32. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $28,588
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,590
33. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,384
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $2,461
34. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,769
35. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
36. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,511
37. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
38. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,483
39. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
40. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,580
41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
42. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Net Price
- $21,748
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
43. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $18,069
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,880
44. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,096
45. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 890
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,750
46. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $23,123
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $29,799
47. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $43,626
48. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,143
49. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,739
50. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,280
51. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,106
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
52. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,756
53. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,444
54. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 5,514
- Male:Female
- 72:28
- Founded
- 1927
55. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1293
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,158
56. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $26,747
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,066
57. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Net Price
- $30,037
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
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
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,420
61. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $23,933
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $27,629
62. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,289
63. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1221
- Net Price
- $27,995
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
64. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $15,984
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,706
65. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $27,422
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,838
66. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Net Price
- $27,083
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,369
67. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1208
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,760
68. Gratz College
- Enrollment
- 449
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1895
69. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $26,217
70. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $22,545
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,356
71. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
72. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $20,492
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
73. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
74. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,408
75. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
76. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $22,702
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,152
77. Cairn University - Langhorne
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Net Price
- $23,273
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
78. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $23,691
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $33,323
79. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $25,946
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,949
80. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,758
81. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,743
82. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Net Price
- $27,960
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,069
84. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $20,394
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,553
85. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $18,667
86. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $28,469
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,711
87. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,975
88. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,025
89. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,056
90. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $28,645
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Net Price
- $24,708
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
92. Keystone College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $21,952
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $10,119
93. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,732
94. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1064
- Net Price
- $21,002
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1043
- Net Price
- $22,216
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
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 | 129 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 120 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 12 |
| Virginia | 41 | 48 |
| Ohio | 55 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 62 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 79 |
| Vermont | 9 | 124 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 99 |
| North Carolina | 38 | 19 |
| Indiana | 31 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 23 | 62 |
| Michigan | 33 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 26 | 98 |
| Maine | 13 | 186 |
| Tennessee | 31 | 45 |
| Illinois | 61 | 17 |
| Georgia | 40 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 14 |
| Alabama | 26 | 58 |
| Iowa | 27 | 51 |
| Missouri | 33 | 21 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 151 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 15 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 127 |
| Florida | 51 | 24 |
| Louisiana | 23 | 85 |
| Kansas | 13 | 102 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 219 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 90 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 121 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 158 |
| Texas | 71 | 26 |
| Colorado | 18 | 54 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 94 |
| Montana | 7 | 143 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 288 |
| Utah | 10 | 39 |
| Idaho | 7 | 154 |
| Arizona | 11 | 41 |
| Nevada | 8 | 136 |
| Washington | 29 | 8 |
| Oregon | 18 | 80 |
| California | 118 | 2 |
| Alaska | 4 | 207 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 133 |