46 Best Cyber Security schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.44M citations received by 46.5K academic papers made by 46 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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Cyber Security

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#46 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#109 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Cyber Security

#122 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Cyber Security

#127 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Cyber Security

#200 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#238 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Cyber Security

#319 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

12. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Cyber Security

#330 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Cyber Security

#363 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

14. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Cyber Security

#374 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

15. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Cyber Security

#378 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

16. Widener University

Chester

For Cyber Security

#382 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

17. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#385 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

18. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Cyber Security

#407 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

19. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Cyber Security

#410 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

20. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Cyber Security

#419 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

21. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#422 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Cyber Security

#424 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

23. Haverford College

Haverford

For Cyber Security

#436 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

24. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Cyber Security

#439 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

25. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Cyber Security

#453 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

26. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Cyber Security

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

27. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Cyber Security

#483 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

28. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Cyber Security

#486 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

29. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Cyber Security

#515 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

31. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Cyber Security

#517 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

32. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Cyber Security

#521 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

33. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Cyber Security

#529 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

34. Gannon University

Erie

For Cyber Security

#564 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Cyber Security

#576 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Cyber Security

#600 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

37. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Cyber Security

#630 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Cyber Security

#647 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Cyber Security

#649 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Cyber Security

#673 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

41. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Cyber Security

#678 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Cyber Security

#703 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

43. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Cyber Security

#719 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Cyber Security

#724 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

45. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Cyber Security

#754 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Cyber Security

#765 in the United States

#833 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cyber Security

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	6
District of Columbia	7	57
New Jersey	19	13
New York	84	9
West Virginia	3	103
Connecticut	14	28
Virginia	21	33
Ohio	26	27
Massachusetts	36	3
Rhode Island	6	70
Vermont	4	177
New Hampshire	7	72
North Carolina	18	30
Indiana	16	25
Kentucky	10	67
Michigan	18	8
South Carolina	10	83
Maine	6	223
Tennessee	17	74
Illinois	31	7
Georgia	19	5
Wisconsin	16	22
Alabama	13	91
Iowa	5	49
Missouri	12	47
Mississippi	6	132
Minnesota	18	24
Arkansas	8	159
Florida	27	26
Louisiana	14	105
Kansas	9	106
South Dakota	4	208
Nebraska	6	80
Oklahoma	10	128
North Dakota	3	163
Texas	50	15
Colorado	11	55
New Mexico	3	86
Puerto Rico	3	353
Utah	6	56
Idaho	3	166
Arizona	5	32
Washington	15	10
Oregon	10	87
California	61	1

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cyber Security

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