52 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 4.33M citations received by 114K 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 Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#131 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electrical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#230 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Electrical Engineering

#250 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

11. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#285 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Electrical Engineering

#302 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#310 in the United States

#352 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#318 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

15. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electrical Engineering

#336 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Electrical Engineering

#345 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

17. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Electrical Engineering

#362 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Electrical Engineering

#404 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

19. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electrical Engineering

#424 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

20. Widener University

Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#451 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Electrical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

22. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#466 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

23. Gannon University

Erie

For Electrical Engineering

#470 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

24. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#483 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

26. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

27. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#495 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Electrical Engineering

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Electrical Engineering

#510 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

30. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Electrical Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

31. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#536 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

32. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electrical Engineering

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

33. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Electrical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

34. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electrical Engineering

#578 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

35. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

36. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#597 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

37. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Electrical Engineering

#615 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

38. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Electrical Engineering

#619 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Electrical Engineering

#626 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

40. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Electrical Engineering

#677 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

41. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Electrical Engineering

#683 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

42. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Electrical Engineering

#696 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

43. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Electrical Engineering

#710 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

44. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Electrical Engineering

#711 in the United States

#772 in North America

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

45. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#718 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

46. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

47. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Electrical Engineering

#732 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

48. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Electrical Engineering

#759 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

49. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Electrical Engineering

#777 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

50. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Electrical Engineering

#801 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

51. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#813 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

52. Grove City College

Grove City

For Electrical Engineering

#814 in the United States

#879 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	17
District of Columbia	8	110
New Jersey	17	12
New York	83	11
West Virginia	5	113
Connecticut	16	37
Virginia	21	18
Ohio	31	25
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	84
Vermont	3	167
New Hampshire	6	92
North Carolina	21	30
Indiana	19	13
Kentucky	9	81
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	13	71
Maine	7	165
Tennessee	19	48
Illinois	35	6
Georgia	21	4
Wisconsin	22	20
Alabama	16	80
Iowa	6	42
Missouri	16	65
Mississippi	6	115
Minnesota	16	22
Arkansas	9	89
Florida	29	26
Louisiana	18	85
Kansas	9	103
South Dakota	6	206
Nebraska	7	64
Oklahoma	10	101
North Dakota	3	153
Texas	52	8
Colorado	14	33
New Mexico	6	70
Montana	3	139
Puerto Rico	6	239
Utah	6	50
Idaho	4	158
Arizona	5	31
Washington	16	19
Oregon	12	66
California	71	2
Alaska	3	210
Hawaii	3	126