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 7.13M citations received by 191K 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
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

2. Pennsylvania State University

For Economics

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Economics

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Economics

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

5. Temple University

For Economics

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

6. Drexel University

For Economics

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

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

9. Villanova University

For Economics

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

For Economics

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

11. Duquesne University

For Economics

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

13. Bucknell University

For Economics

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

14. Swarthmore College

For Economics

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

15. Widener University

For Economics

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

For Economics

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

For Economics

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

20. Lafayette College

For Economics

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

21. Haverford College

For Economics

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

22. La Salle University

For Economics

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

23. Franklin and Marshall College

For Economics

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

24. Allegheny College

For Economics

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

25. Gettysburg College

For Economics

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

26. University of Scranton

For Economics

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

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

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

31. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

32. American College of Financial Services

For Economics

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

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

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

37. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

39. Susquehanna University

For Economics

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

41. Lincoln University

For Economics

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

42. Wilkes University

For Economics

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

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
$22,145
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$20,748

45. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

46. La Roche College

For Economics

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

47. Arcadia University

For Economics

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

48. Chatham University

For Economics

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

49. York College of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

50. Muhlenberg College

For Economics

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

51. Gannon University

For Economics

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

52. Eastern University

For Economics

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

53. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Economics

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

54. Ursinus College

For Economics

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

55. Elizabethtown College

For Economics

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

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

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

57. Moravian College

For Economics

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

58. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
649
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

59. Westminster College

For Economics

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

60. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,027
Male:Female
36:64

61. Saint Francis University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,421

62. Misericordia University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,090
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,624

63. Messiah College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

64. Marywood University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

65. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Economics

#1027 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

66. Saint Vincent College

For Economics

#1070 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

67. Lycoming College

For Economics

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

68. Juniata College

For Economics

#1130 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,925

69. Thiel College

For Economics

#1135 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

70. DeSales University

For Economics

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

71. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Economics

#1149 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,117
Male:Female
43:57

72. University of Valley Forge

For Economics

#1163 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$27,854
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,317

73. Carlow University

For Economics

#1180 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

74. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

For Economics

#1217 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
84%

75. Mercyhurst University

For Economics

#1222 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

76. Washington & Jefferson College

For Economics

#1227 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,051
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$38,971

77. Albright College

For Economics

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

78. Alvernia University

For Economics

#1233 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

79. Moore College of Art and Design

For Economics

#1239 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$44,371

80. Lebanon Valley College

For Economics

#1241 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

81. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Economics

#1245 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

82. Salus University

For Economics

#1253 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

83. Lock Haven University

For Economics

#1256 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

84. Cabrini University

For Economics

#1290 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

85. Holy Family University

For Economics

#1295 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1040
Net Price
$13,016
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Grove City College

For Economics

#1296 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

87. Neumann University

For Economics

#1308 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

88. Point Park University

For Economics

#1334 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

89. Wilson College

For Economics

#1335 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$21,567
Receiving Aid
99%

90. Delaware Valley University

For Economics

#1338 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

91. Mount Aloysius College

For Economics

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1003
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,570

92. Seton Hill University

For Economics

#1355 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

93. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Economics

#1368 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

94. Immaculata University

For Economics

#1391 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

95. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Economics

#1392 in North America
Enrollment
49
Male:Female
65:35

96. Cedar Crest College

For Economics

#1405 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 25 14
District of Columbia 9 44
New Jersey 24 16
New York 123 7
West Virginia 14 116
Connecticut 20 10
Virginia 39 38
Ohio 54 19
Massachusetts 63 1
Rhode Island 9 58
Vermont 8 134
New Hampshire 11 56
North Carolina 38 17
Indiana 29 39
Kentucky 22 68
Michigan 33 3
South Carolina 23 67
Maine 9 240
Tennessee 28 47
Illinois 58 5
Georgia 36 43
Wisconsin 30 15
Alabama 22 90
Iowa 24 49
Missouri 31 42
Mississippi 12 172
Minnesota 27 18
Arkansas 16 133
Florida 48 30
Louisiana 23 83
Kansas 11 79
South Dakota 8 322
Nebraska 12 94
Oklahoma 15 100
North Dakota 5 211
Texas 69 25
Colorado 18 62
New Mexico 7 102
Montana 5 201
Puerto Rico 10 574
Utah 10 52
Idaho 7 230
Arizona 7 29
Nevada 5 153
Washington 23 8
Oregon 17 98
California 107 2
Alaska 4 282
Hawaii 6 122