58 Best Finance schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 2.02M citations received by 60.6K academic papers made by 58 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

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Finance

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#70 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Finance

#86 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#97 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Finance

#134 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Finance

#145 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

10. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Finance

#286 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#290 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

12. Widener University

Chester

For Finance

#310 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

13. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#321 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Finance

#322 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Finance

#362 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

16. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#366 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

17. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Finance

#406 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#415 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

19. Haverford College

Haverford

For Finance

#424 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

20. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Finance

#427 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

21. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Finance

#428 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

22. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Finance

#431 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Finance

#432 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

24. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Finance

#456 in the United States

#501 in North America

Founded: 1927

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Finance

#465 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Finance

#470 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

27. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Finance

#474 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Finance

#496 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

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. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Finance

#517 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

31. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#530 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

32. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Finance

#537 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

33. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Finance

#566 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

34. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Finance

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

35. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Finance

#589 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

36. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Finance

#626 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Finance

#635 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Finance

#655 in the United States

#714 in North America

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

39. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#660 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

40. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Finance

#667 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

41. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Finance

#672 in the United States

#733 in North America

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

42. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Finance

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

43. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Finance

#701 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

44. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Finance

#712 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

45. Gannon University

Erie

For Finance

#721 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

46. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Finance

#730 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

47. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Finance

#743 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

48. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Finance

#767 in the United States

#834 in North America

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

49. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Finance

#794 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

50. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Finance

#837 in the United States

#905 in North America

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

51. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Finance

#852 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Finance

#856 in the United States

#926 in North America

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

53. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Finance

#860 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Finance

#862 in the United States

#932 in North America

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

55. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Finance

#865 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

56. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Finance

#866 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

57. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Finance

#873 in the United States

#944 in North America

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Finance

#886 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Finance

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	20
District of Columbia	7	42
New Jersey	19	11
New York	89	5
Connecticut	17	14
Virginia	26	25
Ohio	31	17
Massachusetts	47	4
Rhode Island	6	87
Vermont	4	142
New Hampshire	9	53
North Carolina	24	13
Indiana	18	47
Kentucky	13	72
Michigan	22	8
South Carolina	15	66
Maine	6	242
Tennessee	22	55
Illinois	33	2
Georgia	27	43
Wisconsin	21	23
Alabama	14	84
Iowa	5	41
Missouri	18	37
Mississippi	9	147
Minnesota	23	21
Arkansas	11	137
Florida	31	31
Louisiana	17	73
Kansas	8	82
South Dakota	5	328
Nebraska	7	108
Oklahoma	10	85
North Dakota	4	201
Texas	57	19
Colorado	13	50
New Mexico	4	130
Montana	3	212
Puerto Rico	4	455
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	218
Arizona	6	32
Washington	14	15
Oregon	12	104
California	76	1
Hawaii	4	132

Economics subfields in Pennsylvania

Actuarial Science13

Agricultural Economics7

Development Studies78

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics37

Environmental Economics8

International Economics11

International Relations and Diplomacy18

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading14

Political Economy21