48 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in Pennsylvania

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 40.5M citations received by 1.25M academic papers made by 48 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

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#65 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,076

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electrical Engineering

#92 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1408
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,539

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#143 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,292
Enrollment: 35,626

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electrical Engineering

#163 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $33,123

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#239 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,227

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Electrical Engineering

#248 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Electrical Engineering

#290 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#301 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,505

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#307 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1373
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,170

14. Lafayette College

Easton

For Electrical Engineering

#322 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,754

15. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electrical Engineering

#346 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Electrical Engineering

#349 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,922

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electrical Engineering

#381 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,733

18. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#399 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1215
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. Haverford College

Haverford

For Electrical Engineering

#418 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,462

20. Widener University

Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#421 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1178
Net Price: $25,343
Receiving Aid: 100%

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Electrical Engineering

#447 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $34,482
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $39,058

22. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#458 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $30,155

23. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#465 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1063
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,334

24. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#467 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Net Price: $26,316
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $50,026

25. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electrical Engineering

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $23,944
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,055

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,438

27. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Electrical Engineering

#488 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. Gannon University

Erie

For Electrical Engineering

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,258

29. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#506 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Electrical Engineering

#531 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,419

31. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Electrical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,183
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $23,648

32. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Electrical Engineering

#580 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,794

33. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electrical Engineering

#583 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $35,913

34. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#607 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,130
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,122

35. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in the United States

#678 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $27,313
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,264

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#628 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,330

37. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Electrical Engineering

#629 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $20,913
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $39,555

38. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Electrical Engineering

#642 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1124
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,543

39. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Electrical Engineering

#643 in the United States

#701 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,739

40. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Electrical Engineering

#654 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

41. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Electrical Engineering

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

42. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Electrical Engineering

#672 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $19,895
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $20,167

43. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Electrical Engineering

#711 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $28,130
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $38,565

44. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Electrical Engineering

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Electrical Engineering

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1110
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $6,568

46. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#722 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,789
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,144

47. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Electrical Engineering

#732 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Electrical Engineering

#744 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1080
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	17	16
District of Columbia	8	110
New Jersey	15	14
New York	77	11
West Virginia	3	120
Connecticut	15	35
Virginia	19	15
Ohio	30	25
Massachusetts	35	1
Rhode Island	5	89
Vermont	3	170
New Hampshire	4	97
North Carolina	19	29
Indiana	15	19
Kentucky	8	83
Michigan	18	5
South Carolina	12	68
Maine	7	156
Tennessee	15	52
Illinois	29	6
Georgia	15	4
Wisconsin	19	21
Alabama	11	76
Iowa	7	36
Missouri	12	62
Mississippi	5	111
Minnesota	15	24
Arkansas	9	94
Florida	26	28
Louisiana	14	86
Kansas	8	99
South Dakota	4	202
Nebraska	7	60
Oklahoma	9	102
North Dakota	3	166
Texas	49	7
Colorado	13	33
New Mexico	4	70
Montana	3	136
Puerto Rico	5	238
Utah	5	48
Idaho	3	160
Arizona	4	30
Washington	13	18
Oregon	11	63
California	62	2
Hawaii	3	125