40 Best colleges for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.49M citations received by 46.1K academic papers made by 40 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 Structural Engineering

#15 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

5. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Structural Engineering

#64 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#115 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Structural Engineering

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#228 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Structural Engineering

#229 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Structural Engineering

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Structural Engineering

#255 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Lafayette College

Easton

For Structural Engineering

#310 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Structural Engineering

#314 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#333 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

16. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#356 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Structural Engineering

#359 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

18. Widener University

Chester

For Structural Engineering

#362 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Structural Engineering

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

20. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#414 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Structural Engineering

#439 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

22. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Structural Engineering

#450 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

23. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Structural Engineering

#463 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

24. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Structural Engineering

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

25. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Structural Engineering

#479 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

26. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#482 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

27. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Structural Engineering

#486 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Structural Engineering

#488 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Structural Engineering

#507 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

30. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Structural Engineering

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

31. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Structural Engineering

#517 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

32. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Structural Engineering

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

33. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#522 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

34. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Structural Engineering

#546 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

35. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Structural Engineering

#581 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

36. Gannon University

Erie

For Structural Engineering

#582 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

37. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Structural Engineering

#585 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Structural Engineering

#594 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

39. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Structural Engineering

#621 in the United States

#678 in North America

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

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Structural Engineering

#622 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Structural Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	14	17
District of Columbia	7	98
New Jersey	15	23
New York	63	14
Connecticut	15	43
Virginia	19	9
Ohio	24	16
Massachusetts	29	2
Rhode Island	4	31
Vermont	3	120
New Hampshire	3	104
North Carolina	18	35
Indiana	15	13
Kentucky	8	65
Michigan	17	5
South Carolina	9	70
Maine	6	150
Tennessee	12	59
Illinois	24	3
Georgia	13	7
Wisconsin	13	21
Alabama	10	84
Iowa	6	48
Missouri	10	54
Mississippi	5	100
Minnesota	10	20
Arkansas	7	140
Florida	22	25
Louisiana	12	41
Kansas	5	83
South Dakota	4	246
Nebraska	7	77
Oklahoma	7	89
North Dakota	2	148
Texas	44	6
Colorado	12	29
New Mexico	3	86
Montana	3	164
Puerto Rico	3	230
Utah	5	42
Idaho	3	179
Arizona	4	30
Washington	12	12
Oregon	9	80
California	54	1