84 Best colleges for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 7.14M citations received by 171K academic papers made by 84 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 Ecology

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#136 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#137 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#160 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Ecology

#205 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Ecology

#227 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#239 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Ecology

#256 in the United States

#295 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#287 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Ecology

#335 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Ecology

#355 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Ecology

#361 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Ecology

#391 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

17. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Ecology

#394 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Ecology

#405 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#433 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

20. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Ecology

#437 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

21. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#442 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

22. Widener University

Chester

For Ecology

#472 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

23. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#476 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

24. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Ecology

#483 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

25. Haverford College

Haverford

For Ecology

#509 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#516 in the United States

#572 in North America

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

27. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Ecology

#521 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Ecology

#554 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

29. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Ecology

#558 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Ecology

#573 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

31. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Ecology

#577 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Ecology

#594 in the United States

#654 in North America

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

33. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#601 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Ecology

#607 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

35. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Ecology

#625 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

36. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#632 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

37. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Ecology

#633 in the United States

#696 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Ecology

#641 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

39. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Ecology

#656 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

40. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#689 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

41. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#693 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

42. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Ecology

#695 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Ecology

#705 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

44. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Ecology

#717 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

45. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Ecology

#727 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

46. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Ecology

#759 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Ecology

#763 in the United States

#830 in North America

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

48. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Ecology

#823 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

49. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Ecology

#847 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

50. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Ecology

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Ecology

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

52. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

53. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#870 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

54. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Ecology

#875 in the United States

#946 in North America

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

55. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#890 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

56. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Ecology

#902 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Ecology

#903 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

58. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Ecology

#915 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

59. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#920 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

60. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Ecology

#929 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

61. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Ecology

#952 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

62. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Ecology

#979 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

63. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Ecology

#989 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

64. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Ecology

#1029 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

65. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Ecology

#1041 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

66. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Ecology

#1044 in the United States

#1119 in North America

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

67. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#1076 in the United States

#1151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

68. Grove City College

Grove City

For Ecology

#1078 in the United States

#1153 in North America

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

69. Marywood University

Scranton

For Ecology

#1093 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

70. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Ecology

#1101 in the United States

#1177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

71. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Ecology

#1106 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

72. Albright College

Reading

For Ecology

#1109 in the United States

#1185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

73. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Ecology

#1170 in the United States

#1247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,975

74. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Ecology

#1178 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

75. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Ecology

#1181 in the United States

#1259 in North America

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

76. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Ecology

#1195 in the United States

#1273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Ecology

#1232 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

78. Neumann University

Aston

For Ecology

#1237 in the United States

#1316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

79. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Ecology

#1272 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

80. Thiel College

Greenville

For Ecology

#1273 in the United States

#1355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

81. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Ecology

#1276 in the United States

#1358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

82. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Ecology

#1280 in the United States

#1362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

83. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Ecology

#1293 in the United States

#1375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

84. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#1318 in the United States

#1400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Ecology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	23
District of Columbia	8	106
New Jersey	21	31
Delaware	3	69
New York	114	3
West Virginia	16	111
Connecticut	20	16
Virginia	39	39
Ohio	51	15
Massachusetts	60	2
Rhode Island	9	80
Vermont	8	107
New Hampshire	11	95
North Carolina	38	21
Indiana	28	30
Kentucky	16	59
Michigan	30	8
South Carolina	22	84
Maine	15	98
Tennessee	27	48
Illinois	56	11
Georgia	36	20
Wisconsin	27	9
Alabama	22	68
Iowa	20	29
Missouri	29	57
Mississippi	12	87
Minnesota	26	10
Arkansas	16	102
Florida	44	6
Louisiana	22	58
Kansas	11	56
South Dakota	8	145
Nebraska	12	43
Oklahoma	16	78
North Dakota	6	131
Texas	68	17
Colorado	18	26
New Mexico	8	77
Montana	8	83
Puerto Rico	11	252
Utah	10	50
Idaho	7	92
Arizona	8	19
Nevada	7	109
Washington	26	5
Oregon	16	24
California	108	1
Alaska	4	76
Hawaii	7	70