52 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 3.12M citations received by 102K 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

#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 Electrical Engineering

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#32 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 Electrical Engineering

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electrical Engineering

#93 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#142 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electrical Engineering

#165 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Electrical Engineering

#221 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#236 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Electrical Engineering

#288 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#305 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#308 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

14. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electrical Engineering

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

15. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Electrical Engineering

#318 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Electrical Engineering

#345 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electrical Engineering

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Electrical Engineering

#421 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

19. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#426 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

20. Widener University

Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#428 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

21. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#436 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Electrical Engineering

#438 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

23. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#456 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

24. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electrical Engineering

#459 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

25. Gannon University

Erie

For Electrical Engineering

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

26. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

27. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Electrical Engineering

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Electrical Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

29. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

30. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#523 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

31. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Electrical Engineering

#565 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

32. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Electrical Engineering

#597 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

33. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Electrical Engineering

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

34. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electrical Engineering

#603 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

35. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Electrical Engineering

#610 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

36. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Electrical Engineering

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Electrical Engineering

#624 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

38. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#635 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

39. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Electrical Engineering

#652 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Electrical Engineering

#656 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

41. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Electrical Engineering

#680 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

42. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Electrical Engineering

#728 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

43. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Electrical Engineering

#738 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Electrical Engineering

#739 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

45. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Electrical Engineering

#743 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

46. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Electrical Engineering

#749 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Electrical Engineering

#751 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

48. Grove City College

Grove City

For Electrical Engineering

#754 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

49. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#760 in the United States

#822 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

50. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Electrical Engineering

#778 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

51. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#783 in the United States

#846 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

52. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Electrical Engineering

#802 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	16
District of Columbia	8	112
New Jersey	17	12
New York	80	14
West Virginia	3	119
Connecticut	15	37
Virginia	19	17
Ohio	31	25
Massachusetts	38	1
Rhode Island	5	85
Vermont	3	168
New Hampshire	5	95
North Carolina	21	28
Indiana	17	20
Kentucky	8	80
Michigan	21	6
South Carolina	12	70
Maine	7	167
Tennessee	15	50
Illinois	33	5
Georgia	19	4
Wisconsin	21	18
Alabama	13	81
Iowa	6	36
Missouri	15	64
Mississippi	5	116
Minnesota	16	22
Arkansas	9	92
Florida	28	27
Louisiana	16	84
Kansas	9	101
South Dakota	5	204
Nebraska	7	61
Oklahoma	10	103
North Dakota	3	155
Texas	51	9
Colorado	14	33
New Mexico	6	67
Montana	3	137
Puerto Rico	5	239
Utah	6	47
Idaho	4	161
Arizona	4	31
Washington	14	19
Oregon	11	63
California	66	2
Alaska	3	209
Hawaii	3	127