59 Best Finance schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 2.82M citations received by 67.2K academic papers made by 59 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. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Finance

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Finance

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#70 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#94 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Finance

#99 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Finance

#129 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Finance

#145 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#287 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Finance

#290 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

12. Widener University

Chester

For Finance

#319 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

13. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Finance

#333 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Finance

#337 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Finance

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

17. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#357 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Finance

#359 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#415 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

20. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Finance

#425 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

21. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Finance

#426 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

22. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#441 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Finance

#450 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

24. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#457 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Finance

#461 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

26. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Finance

#467 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

27. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Finance

#473 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

28. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Finance

#507 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Finance

#511 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

30. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Finance

#518 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Finance

#541 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Finance

#558 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

33. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Finance

#560 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

34. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Finance

#573 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

35. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Finance

#601 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

36. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Finance

#623 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

37. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Finance

#625 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

38. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Finance

#628 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

39. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#635 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#662 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Finance

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

42. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Finance

#676 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

43. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Finance

#689 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

44. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Finance

#695 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#715 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

46. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Finance

#744 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Finance

#760 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

48. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Finance

#774 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

49. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Finance

#809 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

50. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Finance

#831 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Finance

#870 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Finance

#876 in the United States

#947 in North America

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

53. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Finance

#878 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#884 in the United States

#955 in North America

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

55. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Finance

#904 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

56. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Finance

#907 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

57. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Finance

#908 in the United States

#981 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Finance

#932 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

59. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Finance

#942 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Finance

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	20	19
District of Columbia	7	39
New Jersey	20	11
New York	90	5
West Virginia	3	126
Connecticut	18	12
Virginia	26	26
Ohio	33	18
Massachusetts	47	3
Rhode Island	7	75
Vermont	4	140
New Hampshire	9	47
North Carolina	26	13
Indiana	18	34
Kentucky	14	74
Michigan	21	9
South Carolina	15	66
Maine	7	242
Tennessee	24	55
Illinois	38	1
Georgia	27	43
Wisconsin	22	24
Alabama	15	88
Iowa	7	48
Missouri	19	37
Mississippi	10	148
Minnesota	23	17
Arkansas	11	132
Florida	34	31
Louisiana	19	73
Kansas	8	80
South Dakota	5	338
Nebraska	7	101
Oklahoma	11	86
North Dakota	5	202
Texas	57	20
Colorado	14	52
New Mexico	4	133
Montana	3	215
Puerto Rico	4	496
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	223
Arizona	6	32
Washington	16	16
Oregon	13	98
California	83	2
Hawaii	4	131

Economics subfields in Pennsylvania

Actuarial Science14

Agricultural Economics6

Development Studies83

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Environmental Economics8

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy16

International Trade14

Investment Banking and Stock trading13

Political Economy22