9 Best Software Engineering schools in Pennsylvania

Below is the list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 110K citations received by 2.84K academic papers made by 9 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 Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,983

2. Pennsylvania State University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

3. University of Pittsburgh

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1332
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
78%

4. Drexel University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$39,463

5. University of Pennsylvania

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,167

6. Temple University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,161
Enrollment
37,236

7. Villanova University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,303

8. Lehigh University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1347
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$29,098

9. University of the Sciences

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,497

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Software Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 6 7
District of Columbia 4 81
New Jersey 5 24
New York 15 49
Virginia 7 10
Ohio 11 50
Massachusetts 10 2
North Carolina 6 12
Indiana 6 14
Michigan 8 17
Tennessee 6 19
Illinois 9 3
Georgia 5 8
Wisconsin 4 16
Alabama 4 61
Missouri 3 54
Minnesota 4 29
Florida 11 35
Kansas 3 51
Oklahoma 3 139
Texas 14 18
Colorado 4 15
Utah 3 40
Arizona 3 20
Washington 3 11
Oregon 4 34
California 21 4