51 Best Cyber Security schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 2.1M citations received by 52.6K academic papers made by 51 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 Cyber Security

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Cyber Security

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#45 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#112 in the United States

#133 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Cyber Security

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

8. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Cyber Security

#143 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Cyber Security

#197 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#236 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#320 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

12. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#340 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

13. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Cyber Security

#350 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Cyber Security

#357 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Cyber Security

#377 in the United States

#422 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Cyber Security

#399 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Cyber Security

#409 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

18. Widener University

Chester

For Cyber Security

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

19. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#416 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Cyber Security

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Cyber Security

#427 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

22. Haverford College

Haverford

For Cyber Security

#436 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

23. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Cyber Security

#445 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

24. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Cyber Security

#449 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

25. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Cyber Security

#450 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Cyber Security

#455 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Cyber Security

#459 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

28. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

29. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Cyber Security

#501 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

30. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Cyber Security

#503 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

31. Gannon University

Erie

For Cyber Security

#519 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#529 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

33. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Cyber Security

#531 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Cyber Security

#564 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

35. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Cyber Security

#579 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Cyber Security

#587 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Cyber Security

#603 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

38. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Cyber Security

#628 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

39. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Cyber Security

#636 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Cyber Security

#663 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

41. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Cyber Security

#666 in the United States

#729 in North America

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

42. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Cyber Security

#681 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

43. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#685 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

44. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Cyber Security

#707 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Cyber Security

#737 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

46. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Cyber Security

#742 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

47. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Cyber Security

#755 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

48. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Cyber Security

#757 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

49. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Cyber Security

#777 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

50. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Cyber Security

#778 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

51. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Cyber Security

#818 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cyber Security

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	6
District of Columbia	7	56
New Jersey	19	13
New York	86	8
West Virginia	4	100
Connecticut	17	24
Virginia	21	34
Ohio	29	29
Massachusetts	41	3
Rhode Island	6	66
Vermont	5	181
New Hampshire	7	65
North Carolina	19	36
Indiana	17	18
Kentucky	10	72
Michigan	20	7
South Carolina	10	86
Maine	6	234
Tennessee	18	75
Illinois	34	10
Georgia	22	5
Wisconsin	18	22
Alabama	14	103
Iowa	5	49
Missouri	16	48
Mississippi	6	130
Minnesota	18	27
Arkansas	8	155
Florida	28	25
Louisiana	14	107
Kansas	9	101
South Dakota	4	226
Nebraska	7	83
Oklahoma	10	122
North Dakota	2	161
Texas	53	16
Colorado	12	51
New Mexico	3	97
Puerto Rico	3	384
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	159
Arizona	5	32
Washington	16	11
Oregon	11	81
California	67	1

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cyber Security

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