24 Best colleges for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 996K citations received by 29.6K 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: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Electronic Engineering

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#32 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Electronic Engineering

#53 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#79 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

6. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Electronic Engineering

#84 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

7. Villanova University

Villanova

For Electronic Engineering

#136 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

8. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#151 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#211 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

10. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Electronic Engineering

#222 in the United States

#257 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

#248 in the United States

#284 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: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

14. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Electronic Engineering

#278 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Electronic Engineering

#280 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

16. Widener University

Chester

For Electronic Engineering

#374 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Electronic Engineering

#395 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#399 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

19. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Electronic Engineering

#404 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

20. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Electronic Engineering

#424 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

21. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Electronic Engineering

#430 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

22. Gannon University

Erie

For Electronic Engineering

#445 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Electronic Engineering

#467 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

24. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Electronic Engineering

#470 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

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	105
New Jersey	11	15
New York	47	18
West Virginia	3	140
Connecticut	7	51
Virginia	14	12
Ohio	20	27
Massachusetts	22	1
Rhode Island	3	98
New Hampshire	3	89
North Carolina	12	26
Indiana	11	16
Kentucky	5	90
Michigan	14	6
South Carolina	5	75
Tennessee	12	49
Illinois	15	7
Georgia	11	4
Wisconsin	9	23
Alabama	9	70
Iowa	4	45
Missouri	8	59
Mississippi	5	99
Minnesota	6	20
Arkansas	6	100
Florida	17	25
Louisiana	8	78
Kansas	4	104
South Dakota	4	256
Nebraska	6	92
Oklahoma	5	96
North Dakota	2	133
Texas	35	8
Colorado	7	30
New Mexico	3	77
Montana	3	139
Puerto Rico	3	229
Utah	5	55
Idaho	3	149
Arizona	3	31
Washington	8	29
Oregon	6	52
California	40	2