51 Best Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 2.24M citations received by 64.5K academic papers made by 51 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#113 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Aerospace Engineering

#164 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#193 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Aerospace Engineering

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Aerospace Engineering

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#289 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#313 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

14. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#326 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Aerospace Engineering

#342 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

16. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Aerospace Engineering

#346 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#349 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Aerospace Engineering

#362 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Aerospace Engineering

#379 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

20. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Aerospace Engineering

#382 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Aerospace Engineering

#439 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

22. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#441 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

23. Widener University

Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

24. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Aerospace Engineering

#490 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

25. Gannon University

Erie

For Aerospace Engineering

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

27. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Aerospace Engineering

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Aerospace Engineering

#517 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

30. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#553 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#563 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

33. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#573 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

34. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#605 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

35. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Aerospace Engineering

#617 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#626 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

38. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#629 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

39. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#642 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

40. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Aerospace Engineering

#649 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

41. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#651 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

42. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Aerospace Engineering

#658 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

43. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Aerospace Engineering

#660 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

44. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#706 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

45. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Aerospace Engineering

#709 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Aerospace Engineering

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

47. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Aerospace Engineering

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

48. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Aerospace Engineering

#763 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

49. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Aerospace Engineering

#767 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

50. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Aerospace Engineering

#776 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

51. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Aerospace Engineering

#783 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	12
District of Columbia	7	97
New Jersey	17	11
New York	79	14
West Virginia	5	96
Connecticut	16	34
Virginia	22	23
Ohio	31	20
Massachusetts	39	2
Rhode Island	5	49
Vermont	3	127
New Hampshire	6	116
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	18	8
Wisconsin	18	19
Alabama	13	79
Iowa	6	39
Missouri	13	56
Mississippi	6	109
Minnesota	17	16
Arkansas	8	181
Florida	28	25
Louisiana	14	59
Kansas	8	77
South Dakota	6	221
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	8	60
North Dakota	4	192
Texas	49	17
Colorado	12	26
New Mexico	3	95
Montana	3	160
Puerto Rico	5	272
Utah	6	50
Idaho	4	149
Arizona	5	27
Washington	14	13
Oregon	12	70
California	63	1
Alaska	3	161
Hawaii	3	117