52 Best Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 2.34M citations received by 65.9K academic papers made by 52 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 Aerospace Engineering

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#45 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#111 in the United States

#129 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Aerospace Engineering

#165 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#192 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Aerospace Engineering

#249 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Aerospace Engineering

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#288 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#307 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

14. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#325 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Aerospace Engineering

#343 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#346 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Aerospace Engineering

#351 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Aerospace Engineering

#364 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Aerospace Engineering

#384 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

20. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Aerospace Engineering

#386 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Aerospace Engineering

#436 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

22. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#445 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

23. Widener University

Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

24. Gannon University

Erie

For Aerospace Engineering

#486 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

25. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Aerospace Engineering

#497 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

26. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Aerospace Engineering

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

27. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#505 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Aerospace Engineering

#519 in the United States

#572 in North America

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

30. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#550 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

31. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#557 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#563 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

33. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#577 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

34. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#604 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

35. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#605 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Aerospace Engineering

#613 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

37. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#619 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

38. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#627 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

39. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#640 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

40. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

41. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Aerospace Engineering

#658 in the United States

#717 in North America

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

42. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Aerospace Engineering

#659 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

43. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Aerospace Engineering

#664 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

44. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#687 in the United States

#747 in North America

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

45. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Aerospace Engineering

#692 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

46. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Aerospace Engineering

#711 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

47. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Aerospace Engineering

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

48. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Aerospace Engineering

#721 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

49. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Aerospace Engineering

#769 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

50. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Aerospace Engineering

#770 in the United States

#834 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Aerospace Engineering

#772 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

52. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Aerospace Engineering

#785 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	11
District of Columbia	7	97
New Jersey	17	13
New York	80	14
West Virginia	5	95
Connecticut	16	34
Virginia	23	23
Ohio	31	20
Massachusetts	39	2
Rhode Island	5	49
Vermont	3	128
New Hampshire	6	118
North Carolina	20	30
Indiana	20	15
Kentucky	8	78
Michigan	19	3
South Carolina	11	84
Maine	8	182
Tennessee	20	55
Illinois	30	7
Georgia	19	8
Wisconsin	18	19
Alabama	13	79
Iowa	6	39
Missouri	14	56
Mississippi	6	109
Minnesota	17	16
Arkansas	8	180
Florida	28	24
Louisiana	14	59
Kansas	8	77
South Dakota	6	220
Nebraska	7	88
Oklahoma	8	61
North Dakota	3	190
Texas	49	17
Colorado	12	26
New Mexico	3	98
Montana	3	161
Puerto Rico	5	273
Utah	6	50
Idaho	4	147
Arizona	5	27
Washington	14	12
Oregon	12	69
California	63	1
Alaska	3	163
Hawaii	3	117