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 25.5M citations received by 632K 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
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Engineering

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Engineering

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

5. Drexel University

For Engineering

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

6. Lehigh University

For Engineering

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

7. Temple University

For Engineering

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

For Engineering

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

9. Villanova University

For Engineering

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

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

13. Bucknell University

For Engineering

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

14. La Roche College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$24,108

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
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,469

17. Lafayette College

For Engineering

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

18. Haverford College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,535

19. Bryn Mawr College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$33,221

20. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

21. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

22. Franklin and Marshall College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1387
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,987

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

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
89%

24. Allegheny College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1266
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,420

25. Geneva College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,528
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$21,913

26. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1170
Net Price
$23,689
Receiving Aid
100%

27. Saint Joseph's University

For Engineering

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

28. Widener University

For Engineering

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

30. Gettysburg College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$32,769

31. University of Scranton

For Engineering

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

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

34. Chestnut Hill College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,588
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,590

35. Wilkes University

For Engineering

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

36. Dickinson College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,483

37. Robert Morris University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$23,933
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$27,629

38. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

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

39. Gannon University

For Engineering

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

40. Moore College of Art and Design

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$43,626

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$6,756

42. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
72%

43. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1115
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,143

44. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

45. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,901
Male:Female
36:64

46. Saint Francis University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,326

47. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

48. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1215
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,420

49. Salus University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,106
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

50. Wilson College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1055
Net Price
$21,748
Receiving Aid
99%

51. York College of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$20,096

52. Muhlenberg College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$34,739

53. Susquehanna University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,444

54. Lincoln University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
890
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,750

55. Arcadia University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1165
Net Price
$30,037
Receiving Aid
99%

56. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$15,984
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,706

57. Eastern University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$27,422
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,838

58. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,384
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$2,461

59. Grove City College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,289

60. American College of Financial Services

For Engineering

Enrollment
5,514
Male:Female
72:28
Founded
1927

61. University of Valley Forge

For Engineering

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

62. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,133
Male:Female
42:58

63. Juniata College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,580

64. Chatham University

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1183
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,280

65. Elizabethtown College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1208
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,760

66. Ursinus College

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1293
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,158

67. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Engineering

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

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

#1017 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

70. Westminster College

For Engineering

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$20,394
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,553

71. Thiel College

For Engineering

#1033 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$22,545
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,356

72. Lebanon Valley College

For Engineering

#1038 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1221
Net Price
$27,995
Receiving Aid
100%

73. Washington & Jefferson College

For Engineering

#1076 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$22,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,152

74. Gratz College

For Engineering

#1080 in North America
Enrollment
449
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1895

75. Misericordia University

For Engineering

#1099 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$26,747
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,066

76. Marywood University

For Engineering

#1102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$26,217

77. Moravian College

For Engineering

#1120 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1178
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,743

78. Messiah College

For Engineering

#1123 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,408

79. Saint Vincent College

For Engineering

#1148 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,758

80. Mercyhurst University

For Engineering

#1158 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,946
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,949

81. Lycoming College

For Engineering

#1171 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$20,492
Receiving Aid
100%

82. Albright College

For Engineering

#1285 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,069

83. Cedar Crest College

For Engineering

#1306 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$23,691
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$33,323

84. Neumann University

For Engineering

#1312 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,469
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,711

85. Alvernia University

For Engineering

#1313 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$28,645
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Engineering

#1321 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$27,960
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Carlow University

For Engineering

#1326 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1064
Net Price
$21,002
Receiving Aid
100%

88. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#1332 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

89. Waynesburg University

For Engineering

#1357 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$18,667

90. Keystone College

For Engineering

#1364 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,952
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,119

91. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Engineering

#1396 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Net Price
$38,730
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,920

92. Immaculata University

For Engineering

#1401 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Net Price
$24,708
Receiving Aid
99%

93. Seton Hill University

For Engineering

#1434 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,056

94. Cairn University - Langhorne

For Engineering

#1435 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$23,273
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#1439 in North America
Enrollment
20
Male:Female
65:35

96. Delaware Valley University

For Engineering

#1463 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,975

97. Cabrini University

For Engineering

#1483 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,025

98. Rosemont College

For Engineering

#1496 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,994
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,148

99. Point Park University

For Engineering

#1499 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$26,502
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,159

100. DeSales University

For Engineering

#1533 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,732

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 20 111
Connecticut 20 29
Virginia 42 33
Ohio 60 22
Massachusetts 69 2
Rhode Island 9 64
Vermont 13 137
New Hampshire 11 99
North Carolina 41 35
Indiana 32 17
Kentucky 25 71
Michigan 36 5
South Carolina 28 82
Maine 14 181
Tennessee 34 55
Illinois 70 6
Georgia 47 10
Wisconsin 32 13
Alabama 26 91
Iowa 29 42
Missouri 36 49
Mississippi 14 123
Minnesota 27 15
Arkansas 18 119
Florida 59 27
Louisiana 24 79
Kansas 13 96
South Dakota 8 228
Nebraska 12 76
Oklahoma 20 94
North Dakota 8 166
Texas 76 11
Colorado 21 36
New Mexico 9 88
Montana 8 157
Puerto Rico 15 276
Utah 12 45
Idaho 7 152
Arizona 10 32
Nevada 8 132
Washington 31 7
Oregon 17 72
California 134 1
Alaska 4 184
Hawaii 7 121