52 Best colleges for Computer Networking in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Computer Networking. A graph of 2.65M citations received by 67.4K academic papers made by 52 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 Computer Networking

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Computer Networking

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#33 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Computer Networking

#50 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#99 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Computer Networking

#107 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#112 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Computer Networking

#165 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Computer Networking

#173 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#274 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Computer Networking

#277 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

12. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#293 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

13. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Computer Networking

#300 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

14. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Computer Networking

#309 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Computer Networking

#354 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

16. Haverford College

Haverford

For Computer Networking

#361 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

17. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Computer Networking

#377 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Computer Networking

#378 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Computer Networking

#393 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Computer Networking

#410 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

21. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Computer Networking

#415 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

22. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#427 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#429 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

24. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Computer Networking

#439 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

25. Widener University

Chester

For Computer Networking

#447 in the United States

#500 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Computer Networking

#473 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Computer Networking

#495 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

28. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Computer Networking

#497 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

29. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Computer Networking

#498 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

30. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Computer Networking

#525 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

31. Gannon University

Erie

For Computer Networking

#534 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

32. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Computer Networking

#548 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

33. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Computer Networking

#554 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

34. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Computer Networking

#555 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

35. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Computer Networking

#561 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

36. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Computer Networking

#566 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

37. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Computer Networking

#606 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Computer Networking

#621 in the United States

#683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Computer Networking

#623 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Computer Networking

#637 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Computer Networking

#642 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

42. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Computer Networking

#646 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

43. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Computer Networking

#683 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

44. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Computer Networking

#707 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

45. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Computer Networking

#708 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

46. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Computer Networking

#715 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

47. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Computer Networking

#717 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

48. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Computer Networking

#736 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

49. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Computer Networking

#745 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

50. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Computer Networking

#758 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

51. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Computer Networking

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

52. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Computer Networking

#789 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Computer Networking

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	20	14
District of Columbia	7	89
New Jersey	19	13
New York	83	12
West Virginia	4	118
Connecticut	16	40
Virginia	22	26
Ohio	28	19
Massachusetts	42	3
Rhode Island	6	80
Vermont	4	158
New Hampshire	6	78
North Carolina	21	36
Indiana	17	18
Kentucky	9	91
Michigan	20	8
South Carolina	13	92
Maine	6	200
Tennessee	19	71
Illinois	32	5
Georgia	19	4
Wisconsin	19	21
Alabama	14	86
Iowa	5	48
Missouri	16	52
Mississippi	6	139
Minnesota	16	23
Arkansas	9	140
Florida	28	29
Louisiana	15	84
Kansas	9	100
South Dakota	4	306
Nebraska	7	72
Oklahoma	10	101
North Dakota	2	169
Texas	53	9
Colorado	13	46
New Mexico	4	95
Montana	3	174
Puerto Rico	3	282
Utah	6	54
Idaho	3	162
Arizona	5	30
Washington	16	15
Oregon	12	66
California	64	1
Alaska	3	238
Hawaii	3	135

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Computer Networking

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