56 Best Acoustical Engineering 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 Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 63.7K academic papers made by 56 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#89 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Acoustical Engineering

#137 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#152 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Acoustical Engineering

#207 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Acoustical Engineering

#217 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Acoustical Engineering

#257 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Acoustical Engineering

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#274 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

14. Lafayette College

Easton

For Acoustical Engineering

#310 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Acoustical Engineering

#337 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Acoustical Engineering

#347 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#360 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#404 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Acoustical Engineering

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Acoustical Engineering

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

21. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#426 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#445 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

24. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Acoustical Engineering

#464 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Acoustical Engineering

#477 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

26. Widener University

Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#500 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

27. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Acoustical Engineering

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#508 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

29. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#514 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Acoustical Engineering

#537 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

31. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Acoustical Engineering

#541 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#556 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Acoustical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

34. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Acoustical Engineering

#577 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Acoustical Engineering

#586 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#591 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

37. Gannon University

Erie

For Acoustical Engineering

#606 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Acoustical Engineering

#609 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#633 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

40. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Acoustical Engineering

#689 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

41. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Acoustical Engineering

#713 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

42. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Acoustical Engineering

#715 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

43. Thiel College

Greenville

For Acoustical Engineering

#717 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

44. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#721 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Acoustical Engineering

#731 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

46. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Acoustical Engineering

#745 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

47. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Acoustical Engineering

#747 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

48. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#752 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

49. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Acoustical Engineering

#762 in the United States

#828 in North America

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

50. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Acoustical Engineering

#773 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

51. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Acoustical Engineering

#781 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

52. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Acoustical Engineering

#792 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

53. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#818 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

54. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#819 in the United States

#887 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

55. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

56. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#840 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Acoustical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	17	17
District of Columbia	8	92
New Jersey	19	18
New York	87	9
Connecticut	16	28
Virginia	24	22
Ohio	33	13
Massachusetts	47	2
Rhode Island	5	54
Vermont	4	123
New Hampshire	6	79
North Carolina	21	31
Indiana	19	23
Kentucky	10	67
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	10	73
Maine	6	171
Tennessee	19	60
Illinois	34	8
Georgia	21	5
Wisconsin	18	14
Alabama	13	101
Iowa	8	46
Missouri	15	44
Mississippi	6	106
Minnesota	18	21
Arkansas	7	131
Florida	28	29
Louisiana	14	86
Kansas	8	83
South Dakota	4	321
Nebraska	7	82
Oklahoma	7	103
North Dakota	3	199
Texas	51	15
Colorado	16	40
New Mexico	4	88
Montana	3	172
Puerto Rico	4	330
Utah	6	47
Idaho	4	181
Arizona	4	36
Washington	15	10
Oregon	13	96
California	77	1
Alaska	3	232
Hawaii	3	116