100 Best Engineering schools in Pennsylvania

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 24.4M citations received by 618K academic papers made by 104 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

For Engineering

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Engineering

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Engineering

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

5. Drexel University

For Engineering

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

6. Lehigh University

For Engineering

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

7. Temple University

For Engineering

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

For Engineering

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

9. Villanova University

For Engineering

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

12. Duquesne University

For Engineering

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

13. Bucknell University

For Engineering

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

14. La Roche College

For Engineering

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

15. University of the Sciences

For Engineering

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

16. Swarthmore College

For Engineering

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

17. Lafayette College

For Engineering

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

18. Haverford College

For Engineering

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

For Engineering

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

20. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

For Engineering

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

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

23. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

24. Allegheny College

For Engineering

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

25. Geneva College

For Engineering

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

26. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

27. Saint Joseph's University

For Engineering

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

28. Widener University

For Engineering

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

30. Gettysburg College

For Engineering

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

31. University of Scranton

For Engineering

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

32. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

33. La Salle University

For Engineering

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

34. Chestnut Hill College

For Engineering

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

35. Wilkes University

For Engineering

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

36. Moore College of Art and Design

For Engineering

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

37. Dickinson College

For Engineering

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

38. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

39. Robert Morris University

For Engineering

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

40. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

41. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

42. Gannon University

For Engineering

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

43. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

44. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

45. Saint Francis University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,421

46. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,027
Male:Female
36:64

47. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

48. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

49. Salus University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

50. York College of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

51. Muhlenberg College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$31,814

52. Susquehanna University

For Engineering

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

53. Arcadia University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,994

54. Lincoln University

For Engineering

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

55. Wilson College

For Engineering

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

56. Eastern University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,900
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,308

57. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

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

58. University of Valley Forge

For Engineering

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

59. Grove City College

For Engineering

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

60. American College of Financial Services

For Engineering

Enrollment
4,204
Male:Female
69:31
Founded
1927

61. Juniata College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,925

62. Chatham University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$29,051

63. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
649
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

64. Elizabethtown College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,019

65. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,117
Male:Female
43:57

66. Ursinus College

For Engineering

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

67. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

68. Lock Haven University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

69. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

70. Westminster College

For Engineering

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$21,089
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,615

71. Thiel College

For Engineering

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

72. Lebanon Valley College

For Engineering

#1039 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

73. Washington & Jefferson College

For Engineering

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,051
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$38,971

74. Gratz College

For Engineering

#1075 in North America
Enrollment
482
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1895

75. Misericordia University

For Engineering

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,090
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,624

76. Marywood University

For Engineering

#1102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

77. Moravian College

For Engineering

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,720

78. Messiah College

For Engineering

#1127 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

79. Saint Vincent College

For Engineering

#1147 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

80. Mercyhurst University

For Engineering

#1150 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

81. Lycoming College

For Engineering

#1160 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

82. Albright College

For Engineering

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

83. Cedar Crest College

For Engineering

#1298 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

84. Neumann University

For Engineering

#1308 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Engineering

#1315 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Alvernia University

For Engineering

#1320 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Carlow University

For Engineering

#1324 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

88. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#1333 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

89. Waynesburg University

For Engineering

#1351 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,837

90. Keystone College

For Engineering

#1357 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1020
Net Price
$21,461
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Immaculata University

For Engineering

#1395 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

92. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Engineering

#1398 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$33,565
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$6,657

93. Cairn University - Langhorne

For Engineering

#1426 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,603

94. Seton Hill University

For Engineering

#1437 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

95. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#1443 in North America
Enrollment
49
Male:Female
65:35

96. Delaware Valley University

For Engineering

#1463 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

97. Cabrini University

For Engineering

#1479 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

98. Rosemont College

For Engineering

#1488 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$19,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,563

99. Point Park University

For Engineering

#1493 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

100. DeSales University

For Engineering

#1535 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 18
District of Columbia 10 102
New Jersey 28 19
Delaware 3 59
New York 137 8
West Virginia 18 111
Connecticut 20 29
Virginia 42 33
Ohio 60 23
Massachusetts 69 2
Rhode Island 9 64
Vermont 13 135
New Hampshire 11 99
North Carolina 41 35
Indiana 32 17
Kentucky 25 70
Michigan 36 5
South Carolina 28 82
Maine 14 181
Tennessee 34 55
Illinois 70 6
Georgia 47 10
Wisconsin 32 13
Alabama 26 92
Iowa 29 42
Missouri 36 49
Mississippi 14 124
Minnesota 27 15
Arkansas 18 119
Florida 59 27
Louisiana 24 79
Kansas 13 96
South Dakota 8 231
Nebraska 12 76
Oklahoma 20 94
North Dakota 8 168
Texas 76 11
Colorado 21 36
New Mexico 9 88
Montana 8 157
Puerto Rico 15 277
Utah 12 45
Idaho 7 152
Arizona 10 32
Nevada 7 132
Washington 31 7
Oregon 17 71
California 134 1
Alaska 4 184
Hawaii 7 121