100 Best Computer Science schools in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 27.6M citations received by 654K academic papers made by 103 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

For Computer Science

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Computer Science

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Computer Science

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

5. Temple University

For Computer Science

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

6. Drexel University

For Computer Science

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

For Computer Science

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

8. Lehigh University

For Computer Science

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

10. Villanova University

For Computer Science

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

12. Duquesne University

For Computer Science

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

13. Bucknell University

For Computer Science

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

14. La Roche College

For Computer Science

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

15. Swarthmore College

For Computer Science

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

16. Haverford College

For Computer Science

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

17. Bryn Mawr College

For Computer Science

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

18. Allegheny College

For Computer Science

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

19. University of the Sciences

For Computer Science

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

20. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

For Computer Science

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

22. Lafayette College

For Computer Science

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

For Computer Science

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

24. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

25. Geneva College

For Computer Science

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

26. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

27. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

28. Gettysburg College

For Computer Science

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

29. Widener University

For Computer Science

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

30. La Salle University

For Computer Science

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

31. York College of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

32. University of Scranton

For Computer Science

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

33. Chestnut Hill College

For Computer Science

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

35. Robert Morris University

For Computer Science

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

36. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

38. Dickinson College

For Computer Science

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

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

40. Gannon University

For Computer Science

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

41. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

42. Wilkes University

For Computer Science

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

44. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,027
Male:Female
36:64

45. Arcadia University

For Computer Science

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

46. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

47. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

48. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

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

49. Ursinus College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$31,625

50. Salus University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

51. Susquehanna University

For Computer Science

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

52. American College of Financial Services

For Computer Science

Enrollment
4,204
Male:Female
69:31
Founded
1927

53. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

54. Elizabethtown College

For Computer Science

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

55. Eastern University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,900
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,308

56. Chatham University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$29,051

57. Muhlenberg College

For Computer Science

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

58. Saint Francis University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,421

59. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,117
Male:Female
43:57

60. Lincoln University

For Computer Science

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

61. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
649
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

62. Misericordia University

For Computer Science

#1014 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,090
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,624

63. Juniata College

For Computer Science

#1019 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,925

64. Washington & Jefferson College

For Computer Science

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,051
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$38,971

65. Lock Haven University

For Computer Science

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

66. Westminster College

For Computer Science

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$21,089
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,615

67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

68. Moravian College

For Computer Science

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,720

69. Grove City College

For Computer Science

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

70. Marywood University

For Computer Science

#1061 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

71. Mercyhurst University

For Computer Science

#1076 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

72. Thiel College

For Computer Science

#1099 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

73. Moore College of Art and Design

For Computer Science

#1108 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$44,371

74. Lycoming College

For Computer Science

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

75. Lebanon Valley College

For Computer Science

#1126 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

76. University of Valley Forge

For Computer Science

#1133 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$27,854
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,317

77. Messiah College

For Computer Science

#1145 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

78. DeSales University

For Computer Science

#1188 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

79. Saint Vincent College

For Computer Science

#1197 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

80. Albright College

For Computer Science

#1211 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

81. Wilson College

For Computer Science

#1217 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$21,567
Receiving Aid
99%

82. Carlow University

For Computer Science

#1225 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

83. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Computer Science

#1273 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

84. Cedar Crest College

For Computer Science

#1294 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

85. Cabrini University

For Computer Science

#1321 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Neumann University

For Computer Science

#1327 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

87. Waynesburg University

For Computer Science

#1362 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,837

88. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

#1364 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

89. Immaculata University

For Computer Science

#1366 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

90. Alvernia University

For Computer Science

#1376 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Seton Hill University

For Computer Science

#1385 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

92. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

For Computer Science

#1417 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
84%

93. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Computer Science

#1418 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$33,565
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$6,657

94. Rosemont College

For Computer Science

#1433 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$19,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,563

95. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Computer Science

#1460 in North America
Enrollment
49
Male:Female
65:35

96. Point Park University

For Computer Science

#1469 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

97. Gratz College

For Computer Science

#1493 in North America
Enrollment
482
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1895

98. Holy Family University

For Computer Science

#1498 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1040
Net Price
$13,016
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Delaware Valley University

For Computer Science

#1510 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

100. Cairn University - Langhorne

For Computer Science

#1516 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,603

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Computer Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 28 8
District of Columbia 11 89
New Jersey 29 23
Delaware 4 91
New York 137 11
West Virginia 19 120
Connecticut 21 15
Virginia 42 43
Ohio 62 24
Massachusetts 71 2
Rhode Island 9 59
Vermont 12 135
New Hampshire 12 87
North Carolina 45 29
Indiana 35 32
Kentucky 26 64
Michigan 39 5
South Carolina 28 95
Maine 14 224
Tennessee 36 51
Illinois 76 9
Georgia 48 25
Wisconsin 33 16
Alabama 25 81
Iowa 31 49
Missouri 36 34
Mississippi 14 157
Minnesota 27 19
Arkansas 18 152
Florida 65 31
Louisiana 25 74
Kansas 15 90
South Dakota 8 322
Nebraska 13 103
Oklahoma 19 111
North Dakota 8 195
Texas 79 17
Colorado 21 47
New Mexico 9 99
Montana 8 193
Puerto Rico 15 382
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 196
Arizona 10 39
Nevada 7 148
Washington 33 6
Oregon 18 84
California 136 1
Alaska 4 271
Hawaii 7 131