40 Best colleges for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.43M citations received by 45.4K 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

5. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Structural Engineering

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#115 in the United States

#138 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Structural Engineering

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#230 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Structural Engineering

#232 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Structural Engineering

#238 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Structural Engineering

#256 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Lafayette College

Easton

For Structural Engineering

#309 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Structural Engineering

#314 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#333 in the United States

#376 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

#351 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

17. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Structural Engineering

#354 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

18. Widener University

Chester

For Structural Engineering

#362 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Structural Engineering

#398 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

20. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#416 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Structural Engineering

#434 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

22. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Structural Engineering

#447 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

23. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Structural Engineering

#465 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

24. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Structural Engineering

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

25. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

26. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Structural Engineering

#481 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Structural Engineering

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

28. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Structural Engineering

#485 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Structural Engineering

#506 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Structural Engineering

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

31. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Structural Engineering

#512 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

32. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Structural Engineering

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

33. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Structural Engineering

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

34. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Structural Engineering

#541 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

35. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Structural Engineering

#577 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

36. Gannon University

Erie

For Structural Engineering

#580 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

37. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Structural Engineering

#587 in the United States

#641 in North America

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

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Structural Engineering

#603 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

39. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Structural Engineering

#615 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Structural Engineering

#619 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

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	41
Virginia	18	9
Ohio	23	16
Massachusetts	28	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	151
Tennessee	12	61
Illinois	23	3
Georgia	13	7
Wisconsin	13	21
Alabama	10	84
Iowa	6	48
Missouri	10	57
Mississippi	5	100
Minnesota	10	20
Arkansas	7	138
Florida	22	26
Louisiana	12	43
Kansas	5	83
South Dakota	4	252
Nebraska	7	78
Oklahoma	7	87
North Dakota	2	148
Texas	44	6
Colorado	12	29
New Mexico	3	86
Montana	3	165
Puerto Rico	3	229
Utah	5	42
Idaho	3	179
Arizona	4	30
Washington	12	12
Oregon	9	81
California	53	1