96 Best colleges for Economics in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 7.49M citations received by 196K academic papers made by 96 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

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

2. Pennsylvania State University

For Economics

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Economics

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Economics

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

5. Temple University

For Economics

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

6. Drexel University

For Economics

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

8. Lehigh University

For Economics

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

9. Villanova University

For Economics

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

For Economics

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

11. Duquesne University

For Economics

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

13. Bucknell University

For Economics

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

14. Swarthmore College

For Economics

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

15. Widener University

For Economics

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

For Economics

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

For Economics

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

20. Lafayette College

For Economics

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

21. Haverford College

For Economics

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

22. La Salle University

For Economics

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

23. Franklin and Marshall College

For Economics

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

24. Allegheny College

For Economics

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

25. Gettysburg College

For Economics

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

26. University of Scranton

For Economics

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

28. Robert Morris University

For Economics

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

29. University of the Sciences

For Economics

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

30. Dickinson College

For Economics

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

31. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

32. American College of Financial Services

For Economics

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

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

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
89%

34. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

For Economics

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

37. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

39. Susquehanna University

For Economics

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

41. Lincoln University

For Economics

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

42. Wilkes University

For Economics

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

43. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

44. Geneva College

For Economics

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

45. Chatham University

For Economics

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

46. Arcadia University

For Economics

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

47. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
72%

48. La Roche College

For Economics

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

49. Muhlenberg College

For Economics

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

50. York College of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

51. Gannon University

For Economics

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

52. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Economics

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

53. Eastern University

For Economics

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

54. Elizabethtown College

For Economics

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

55. Ursinus College

For Economics

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

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

57. Moravian College

For Economics

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

58. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,384
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$2,461

59. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,901
Male:Female
36:64

60. Westminster College

For Economics

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

61. Saint Francis University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,326

62. Misericordia University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$26,747
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,066

63. Messiah College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,408

64. Marywood University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$26,217

65. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

66. Saint Vincent College

For Economics

#1072 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,758

67. Lycoming College

For Economics

#1092 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$20,492
Receiving Aid
100%

68. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Economics

#1122 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,133
Male:Female
42:58

69. Juniata College

For Economics

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,580

70. DeSales University

For Economics

#1146 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,732

71. Thiel College

For Economics

#1148 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$22,545
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,356

72. University of Valley Forge

For Economics

#1170 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Net Price
$27,083
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,369

73. Carlow University

For Economics

#1178 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1064
Net Price
$21,002
Receiving Aid
100%

74. Mercyhurst University

For Economics

#1218 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,946
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,949

75. Albright College

For Economics

#1221 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,069

76. Washington & Jefferson College

For Economics

#1227 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$22,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,152

77. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

For Economics

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1195
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$9,113

78. Alvernia University

For Economics

#1230 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$28,645
Receiving Aid
100%

79. Lebanon Valley College

For Economics

#1236 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1221
Net Price
$27,995
Receiving Aid
100%

80. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Economics

#1247 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

81. Moore College of Art and Design

For Economics

#1252 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$43,626

82. Salus University

For Economics

#1256 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,106
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

83. Lock Haven University

For Economics

#1257 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

84. Cabrini University

For Economics

#1291 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,025

85. Holy Family University

For Economics

#1293 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1030
Net Price
$14,072
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Grove City College

For Economics

#1298 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,289

87. Neumann University

For Economics

#1311 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,469
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,711

88. Wilson College

For Economics

#1323 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1055
Net Price
$21,748
Receiving Aid
99%

89. Point Park University

For Economics

#1328 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$26,502
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,159

90. Delaware Valley University

For Economics

#1338 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,975

91. Mount Aloysius College

For Economics

#1342 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1043
Net Price
$22,216
Receiving Aid
100%

92. Seton Hill University

For Economics

#1355 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,056

93. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Economics

#1365 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$27,960
Receiving Aid
100%

94. Immaculata University

For Economics

#1396 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Net Price
$24,708
Receiving Aid
99%

95. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Economics

#1401 in North America
Enrollment
20
Male:Female
65:35

96. Cedar Crest College

For Economics

#1406 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$23,691
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$33,323

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 25 12
District of Columbia 9 44
New Jersey 24 18
New York 123 7
West Virginia 14 116
Connecticut 20 10
Virginia 39 38
Ohio 54 19
Massachusetts 63 1
Rhode Island 9 56
Vermont 8 134
New Hampshire 11 57
North Carolina 39 16
Indiana 29 39
Kentucky 23 68
Michigan 33 3
South Carolina 23 67
Maine 9 240
Tennessee 28 46
Illinois 58 5
Georgia 36 43
Wisconsin 30 15
Alabama 22 90
Iowa 24 49
Missouri 33 41
Mississippi 12 173
Minnesota 27 17
Arkansas 16 133
Florida 48 30
Louisiana 23 83
Kansas 11 78
South Dakota 8 324
Nebraska 12 95
Oklahoma 15 100
North Dakota 5 210
Texas 69 23
Colorado 18 61
New Mexico 7 105
Montana 5 201
Puerto Rico 10 572
Utah 10 52
Idaho 7 232
Arizona 7 29
Nevada 5 151
Washington 23 8
Oregon 17 99
California 109 2
Alaska 4 282
Hawaii 6 122