52 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 4.14M citations received by 112K 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#70 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#132 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electrical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#230 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Electrical Engineering

#251 in the United States

#287 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

#301 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#317 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

15. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electrical Engineering

#323 in the United States

#368 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: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

17. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Electrical Engineering

#359 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Electrical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

19. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electrical Engineering

#422 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

20. Widener University

Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#446 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Electrical Engineering

#451 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

22. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#464 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

23. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#466 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

24. Gannon University

Erie

For Electrical Engineering

#474 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#481 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

26. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#490 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

27. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#491 in the United States

#544 in North America

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

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Electrical Engineering

#508 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Electrical Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

30. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Electrical Engineering

#513 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

31. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#535 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

32. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electrical Engineering

#557 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

33. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

34. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Electrical Engineering

#578 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

35. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electrical Engineering

#582 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

36. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#611 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

37. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Electrical Engineering

#612 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

38. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Electrical Engineering

#616 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Electrical Engineering

#625 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

40. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Electrical Engineering

#670 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

41. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Electrical Engineering

#698 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

42. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Electrical Engineering

#699 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

43. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Electrical Engineering

#711 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

44. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#718 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

45. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#726 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

46. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Electrical Engineering

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Electrical Engineering

#749 in the United States

#811 in North America

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

48. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Electrical Engineering

#759 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

49. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Electrical Engineering

#775 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

50. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Electrical Engineering

#793 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

51. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#800 in the United States

#864 in North America

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

52. Grove City College

Grove City

For Electrical Engineering

#808 in the United States

#872 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

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	3	113
Connecticut	16	37
Virginia	20	18
Ohio	31	25
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Vermont	3	166
New Hampshire	6	92
North Carolina	21	30
Indiana	18	13
Kentucky	9	81
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	13	71
Maine	7	165
Tennessee	19	48
Illinois	36	6
Georgia	21	4
Wisconsin	22	20
Alabama	16	80
Iowa	6	42
Missouri	16	65
Mississippi	6	117
Minnesota	16	22
Arkansas	9	89
Florida	28	27
Louisiana	16	85
Kansas	9	103
South Dakota	6	207
Nebraska	7	64
Oklahoma	10	101
North Dakota	3	155
Texas	52	8
Colorado	14	33
New Mexico	6	69
Montana	3	139
Puerto Rico	6	239
Utah	6	49
Idaho	4	158
Arizona	5	31
Washington	16	19
Oregon	12	66
California	71	2
Alaska	3	210
Hawaii	3	126