59 Best Finance schools 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 Finance. A graph of 2.96M citations received by 68.3K 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Finance

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#70 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

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

#127 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Finance

#144 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#286 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Finance

#292 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

12. Widener University

Chester

For Finance

#321 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

13. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#323 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Finance

#335 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Finance

#338 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

16. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#347 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Finance

#353 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Finance

#362 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#413 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Finance

#424 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

21. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Finance

#427 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

22. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#444 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Finance

#448 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Finance

#455 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

25. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Finance

#459 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

26. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#466 in the United States

#512 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

27. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Finance

#475 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

28. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Finance

#505 in the United States

#556 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

#520 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Finance

#539 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Finance

#553 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

33. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Finance

#562 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

34. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Finance

#576 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

35. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Finance

#606 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

36. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Finance

#626 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

37. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Finance

#632 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

38. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Finance

#633 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

39. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#644 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#652 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Finance

#666 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

42. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Finance

#683 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Finance

#692 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

44. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Finance

#698 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#701 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

46. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Finance

#726 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Finance

#755 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

48. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Finance

#775 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

49. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Finance

#805 in the United States

#873 in North America

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

50. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Finance

#836 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Finance

#870 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Finance

#881 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

53. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Finance

#882 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#886 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

55. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Finance

#909 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

56. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Finance

#912 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

57. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Finance

#913 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Finance

#938 in the United States

#1012 in North America

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

59. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Finance

#947 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Finance

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	20	19
District of Columbia	7	38
New Jersey	20	11
New York	90	5
West Virginia	3	126
Connecticut	18	12
Virginia	26	26
Ohio	33	18
Massachusetts	48	3
Rhode Island	7	75
Vermont	4	140
New Hampshire	9	47
North Carolina	26	13
Indiana	19	35
Kentucky	14	73
Michigan	21	9
South Carolina	15	66
Maine	7	242
Tennessee	25	55
Illinois	38	1
Georgia	27	43
Wisconsin	22	24
Alabama	15	88
Iowa	7	48
Missouri	19	36
Mississippi	10	148
Minnesota	23	17
Arkansas	11	132
Florida	34	31
Louisiana	19	74
Kansas	8	80
South Dakota	5	339
Nebraska	7	103
Oklahoma	11	86
North Dakota	5	203
Texas	57	20
Colorado	14	52
New Mexico	4	133
Montana	3	214
Puerto Rico	4	499
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	225
Arizona	6	32
Washington	16	16
Oregon	13	98
California	84	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 trading14

Political Economy23