57 Best Acoustical Engineering schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.88M citations received by 62.3K academic papers made by 57 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#25 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#89 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#90 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Acoustical Engineering

#136 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#153 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Acoustical Engineering

#206 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Acoustical Engineering

#220 in the United States

#252 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

#292 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#270 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Acoustical Engineering

#271 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Lafayette College

Easton

For Acoustical Engineering

#312 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Acoustical Engineering

#331 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Acoustical Engineering

#344 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

17. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#360 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#404 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Acoustical Engineering

#407 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Acoustical Engineering

#411 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

21. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#422 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#444 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

24. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Acoustical Engineering

#469 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Acoustical Engineering

#475 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

26. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Acoustical Engineering

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

27. Widener University

Chester

For Acoustical Engineering

#498 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#503 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

29. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#509 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Acoustical Engineering

#536 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

31. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Acoustical Engineering

#540 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#555 in the United States

#609 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

#566 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

34. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Acoustical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Acoustical Engineering

#586 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#598 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Acoustical Engineering

#608 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

38. Gannon University

Erie

For Acoustical Engineering

#613 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#642 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

40. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Acoustical Engineering

#685 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

41. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Acoustical Engineering

#713 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

42. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Acoustical Engineering

#715 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

43. Thiel College

Greenville

For Acoustical Engineering

#717 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $22,490
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,605

44. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#720 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Acoustical Engineering

#734 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

46. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Acoustical Engineering

#742 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

47. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Acoustical Engineering

#744 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

48. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Acoustical Engineering

#752 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

49. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#761 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

50. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Acoustical Engineering

#773 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

51. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Acoustical Engineering

#776 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#780 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

53. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Acoustical Engineering

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

54. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

55. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

56. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

57. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Acoustical Engineering

#835 in the United States

#904 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	86	9
Connecticut	16	28
Virginia	24	22
Ohio	33	13
Massachusetts	47	2
Rhode Island	5	54
Vermont	4	122
New Hampshire	6	79
North Carolina	21	32
Indiana	18	23
Kentucky	10	67
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	10	74
Maine	6	171
Tennessee	19	60
Illinois	34	8
Georgia	21	6
Wisconsin	18	14
Alabama	13	101
Iowa	8	46
Missouri	14	44
Mississippi	6	105
Minnesota	17	21
Arkansas	7	131
Florida	28	30
Louisiana	14	85
Kansas	8	82
South Dakota	4	319
Nebraska	7	81
Oklahoma	7	104
North Dakota	3	198
Texas	51	15
Colorado	15	40
New Mexico	4	87
Montana	3	172
Puerto Rico	4	330
Utah	6	47
Idaho	4	180
Arizona	4	36
Washington	15	10
Oregon	13	96
California	77	1
Alaska	3	232
Hawaii	4	117