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 19.9M citations received by 581K academic papers made by 102 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
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Computer Science

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Computer Science

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

5. Temple University

For Computer Science

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

6. Drexel University

For Computer Science

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

For Computer Science

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

8. Lehigh University

For Computer Science

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

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

12. Duquesne University

For Computer Science

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

13. La Roche College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,233

14. Bucknell University

For Computer Science

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

15. Swarthmore College

For Computer Science

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

16. Allegheny College

For Computer Science

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

17. Bryn Mawr College

For Computer Science

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

18. Haverford College

For Computer Science

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

20. Saint Joseph's University

For Computer Science

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

21. Lafayette College

For Computer Science

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

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

23. Franklin and Marshall College

For Computer Science

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

24. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

25. University of the Sciences

For Computer Science

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

26. University of Scranton

For Computer Science

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

27. Widener University

For Computer Science

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

28. Gettysburg College

For Computer Science

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

30. York College of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

31. La Salle University

For Computer Science

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

32. Chestnut Hill College

For Computer Science

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

33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

34. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

35. Robert Morris University

For Computer Science

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

36. Geneva College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Net Price
$20,999
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$20,305

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

38. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

39. Dickinson College

For Computer Science

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

40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

41. Wilkes University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,918

42. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

43. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

44. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,036
Male:Female
37:63

45. Gannon University

For Computer Science

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

46. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

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

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

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1213
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
86%

48. Arcadia University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1204
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,692

49. Salus University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,165
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

51. Ursinus College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$33,546

52. Susquehanna University

For Computer Science

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

53. Elizabethtown College

For Computer Science

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

54. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

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

55. Chatham University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,322

56. Saint Francis University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$27,459

57. Muhlenberg College

For Computer Science

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

58. Eastern University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$26,669
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,542

59. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,307
Male:Female
43:57

60. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Computer Science

Enrollment
708
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

61. Lock Haven University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

62. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

63. Washington & Jefferson College

For Computer Science

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$25,636

64. Westminster College

For Computer Science

#1009 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$22,645
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,252

65. Juniata College

For Computer Science

#1019 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,926

66. University of Valley Forge

For Computer Science

#1025 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$25,825
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,715

67. Moravian College

For Computer Science

#1040 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1157
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$31,168

68. Lincoln University

For Computer Science

#1043 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
940
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
99%

69. Marywood University

For Computer Science

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,504

70. Misericordia University

For Computer Science

#1066 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$27,033
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,008

71. Moore College of Art and Design

For Computer Science

#1070 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1200
Net Price
$38,204
Receiving Aid
100%

72. Mercyhurst University

For Computer Science

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$24,935
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$32,418

73. Thiel College

For Computer Science

#1101 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$22,732
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,563

74. Grove City College

For Computer Science

#1120 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

75. Lycoming College

For Computer Science

#1127 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

76. Lebanon Valley College

For Computer Science

#1139 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,743

77. Messiah College

For Computer Science

#1146 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,120

78. DeSales University

For Computer Science

#1163 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

79. Saint Vincent College

For Computer Science

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$23,121

80. Wilson College

For Computer Science

#1183 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1045
Net Price
$23,923
Receiving Aid
99%

81. Carlow University

For Computer Science

#1184 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

82. Cedar Crest College

For Computer Science

#1187 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

83. Albright College

For Computer Science

#1193 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,496
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,420

84. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Computer Science

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

85. Cabrini University

For Computer Science

#1308 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Neumann University

For Computer Science

#1337 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

87. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

For Computer Science

#1338 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1178
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

88. Waynesburg University

For Computer Science

#1350 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,281

89. Alvernia University

For Computer Science

#1360 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1083
Net Price
$27,091
Receiving Aid
100%

90. Immaculata University

For Computer Science

#1365 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1175
Net Price
$29,188
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Seton Hill University

For Computer Science

#1378 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

92. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Computer Science

#1397 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$42,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,460

93. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Computer Science

#1452 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1135
Net Price
$33,047
Receiving Aid
89%

94. Holy Family University

For Computer Science

#1465 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
972
Net Price
$12,379
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Delaware Valley University

For Computer Science

#1482 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1104
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,256

96. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Computer Science

#1515 in North America
Enrollment
160
Male:Female
50:50

97. Point Park University

For Computer Science

#1523 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

98. Mount Aloysius College

For Computer Science

#1531 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$20,564
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Keystone College

For Computer Science

#1563 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1023
Net Price
$15,559
Receiving Aid
100%

100. Rosemont College

For Computer Science

#1570 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$19,741
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,072

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Computer Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 8
District of Columbia 11 93
New Jersey 28 26
Delaware 3 92
New York 135 11
West Virginia 18 121
Connecticut 20 15
Virginia 42 44
Ohio 62 23
Massachusetts 69 2
Rhode Island 9 60
Vermont 12 134
New Hampshire 12 94
North Carolina 44 31
Indiana 33 43
Kentucky 26 64
Michigan 39 5
South Carolina 27 91
Maine 14 224
Tennessee 34 51
Illinois 72 9
Georgia 47 21
Wisconsin 32 16
Alabama 25 77
Iowa 31 48
Missouri 36 33
Mississippi 14 156
Minnesota 27 18
Arkansas 18 159
Florida 61 29
Louisiana 24 98
Kansas 15 90
South Dakota 8 324
Nebraska 13 105
Oklahoma 19 115
North Dakota 8 196
Texas 78 19
Colorado 21 50
New Mexico 9 95
Montana 7 193
Puerto Rico 15 370
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 199
Arizona 9 34
Nevada 7 149
Washington 32 6
Oregon 18 84
California 131 1
Alaska 4 269
Hawaii 7 127