24 Best colleges for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 1.04M citations received by 30.1K academic papers made by 24 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. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Electronic Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Electronic Engineering

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#32 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Electronic Engineering

#53 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#78 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electronic Engineering

#84 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

7. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electronic Engineering

#136 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

8. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#151 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#211 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

10. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electronic Engineering

#224 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

11. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#243 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

12. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Electronic Engineering

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Electronic Engineering

#276 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

14. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Electronic Engineering

#277 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Electronic Engineering

#281 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

16. Widener University

Chester

For Electronic Engineering

#375 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electronic Engineering

#397 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#404 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

19. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#406 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

20. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electronic Engineering

#430 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

21. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electronic Engineering

#434 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

22. Gannon University

Erie

For Electronic Engineering

#449 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electronic Engineering

#469 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

24. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electronic Engineering

#473 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Electronic Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	11	9
District of Columbia	7	106
New Jersey	11	15
New York	48	18
West Virginia	3	141
Connecticut	7	51
Virginia	14	12
Ohio	20	27
Massachusetts	23	2
Rhode Island	3	97
New Hampshire	3	90
North Carolina	12	26
Indiana	11	16
Kentucky	5	91
Michigan	14	6
South Carolina	5	75
Tennessee	13	49
Illinois	15	7
Georgia	11	4
Wisconsin	9	23
Alabama	9	70
Iowa	4	44
Missouri	8	59
Mississippi	5	100
Minnesota	6	20
Arkansas	5	101
Florida	17	24
Louisiana	8	79
Kansas	4	103
South Dakota	4	258
Nebraska	6	92
Oklahoma	5	96
North Dakota	2	132
Texas	35	8
Colorado	7	30
New Mexico	3	77
Montana	3	140
Puerto Rico	3	230
Utah	5	55
Idaho	3	149
Arizona	4	31
Washington	8	29
Oregon	6	52
California	41	1