45 Best Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 57.5K academic papers made by 45 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

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in the United States

#129 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Aerospace Engineering

#121 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#158 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Aerospace Engineering

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#195 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Aerospace Engineering

#234 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Aerospace Engineering

#237 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#286 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#301 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#326 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

15. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Aerospace Engineering

#336 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Aerospace Engineering

#348 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Aerospace Engineering

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Aerospace Engineering

#375 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

19. Haverford College

Haverford

For Aerospace Engineering

#392 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

20. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#397 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

21. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#406 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

22. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Aerospace Engineering

#413 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

23. Widener University

Chester

For Aerospace Engineering

#442 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

24. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Aerospace Engineering

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

25. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#510 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

26. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#521 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

27. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#546 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

28. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Aerospace Engineering

#548 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

29. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#549 in the United States

#602 in North America

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

30. Gannon University

Erie

For Aerospace Engineering

#551 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

31. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#555 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

32. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Aerospace Engineering

#602 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Aerospace Engineering

#603 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#605 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

35. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Aerospace Engineering

#618 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#620 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

37. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Aerospace Engineering

#621 in the United States

#678 in North America

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

38. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#622 in the United States

#679 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Aerospace Engineering

#642 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Aerospace Engineering

#648 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

41. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Aerospace Engineering

#654 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

42. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#666 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

43. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Aerospace Engineering

#688 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

44. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Aerospace Engineering

#697 in the United States

#758 in North America

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

45. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Aerospace Engineering

#708 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	10
District of Columbia	7	97
New Jersey	15	9
New York	74	12
West Virginia	5	101
Connecticut	15	36
Virginia	20	22
Ohio	29	17
Massachusetts	36	1
Rhode Island	5	49
Vermont	3	135
New Hampshire	6	117
North Carolina	18	32
Indiana	19	20
Kentucky	8	79
Michigan	17	3
South Carolina	8	86
Maine	8	183
Tennessee	18	57
Illinois	29	6
Georgia	18	7
Wisconsin	17	18
Alabama	9	82
Iowa	6	37
Missouri	12	59
Mississippi	5	109
Minnesota	15	14
Arkansas	8	182
Florida	25	24
Louisiana	12	58
Kansas	8	78
South Dakota	5	221
Nebraska	7	93
Oklahoma	7	61
North Dakota	3	190
Texas	48	16
Colorado	12	25
New Mexico	3	94
Montana	3	157
Puerto Rico	4	269
Utah	6	50
Idaho	4	148
Arizona	5	27
Washington	14	15
Oregon	11	73
California	59	2
Alaska	3	161
Hawaii	3	122