50 Best Acoustical Engineering 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 Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 1.39M citations received by 56.1K academic papers made by 50 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

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#97 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Acoustical Engineering

#134 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#154 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Acoustical Engineering

#189 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Acoustical Engineering

#208 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#266 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Acoustical Engineering

#270 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Acoustical Engineering

#276 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Lafayette College

Easton

For Acoustical Engineering

#311 in the United States

#352 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Acoustical Engineering

#322 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Acoustical Engineering

#333 in the United States

#376 in North America

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

17. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#342 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Acoustical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#407 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Acoustical Engineering

#410 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#434 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

22. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

23. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Acoustical Engineering

#461 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

24. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#470 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

25. Widener University

Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#473 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Acoustical Engineering

#494 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

27. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#498 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Acoustical Engineering

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

29. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Acoustical Engineering

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

30. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#556 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

32. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Acoustical Engineering

#574 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Acoustical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

34. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Acoustical Engineering

#586 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

35. Gannon University

Erie

For Acoustical Engineering

#588 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

36. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#633 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#665 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Acoustical Engineering

#669 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

39. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Acoustical Engineering

#691 in the United States

#753 in North America

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

40. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Acoustical Engineering

#706 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

41. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Acoustical Engineering

#711 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Acoustical Engineering

#718 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

43. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Acoustical Engineering

#727 in the United States

#792 in North America

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

44. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#728 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Acoustical Engineering

#737 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

46. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Acoustical Engineering

#739 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

47. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Acoustical Engineering

#751 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

48. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#770 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

49. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#776 in the United States

#843 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

50. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Acoustical Engineering

#808 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

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	94
New Jersey	19	19
New York	85	9
Connecticut	15	31
Virginia	24	18
Ohio	30	13
Massachusetts	44	2
Rhode Island	5	59
Vermont	4	122
New Hampshire	6	91
North Carolina	21	30
Indiana	18	29
Kentucky	9	66
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	10	75
Maine	6	168
Tennessee	18	64
Illinois	32	7
Georgia	21	6
Wisconsin	16	14
Alabama	12	107
Iowa	8	43
Missouri	13	45
Mississippi	6	101
Minnesota	17	20
Arkansas	7	132
Florida	27	28
Louisiana	13	84
Kansas	8	86
South Dakota	4	307
Nebraska	7	81
Oklahoma	7	103
North Dakota	3	200
Texas	48	15
Colorado	12	42
New Mexico	4	83
Montana	3	176
Puerto Rico	3	319
Utah	6	47
Idaho	3	179
Arizona	5	35
Washington	14	10
Oregon	12	96
California	74	1
Alaska	3	222
Hawaii	3	116