83 Best colleges for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 6.81M citations received by 167K academic papers made by 83 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: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#138 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#144 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Ecology

#203 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

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

#238 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Ecology

#252 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#287 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Ecology

#332 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Ecology

#352 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Ecology

#358 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Ecology

#392 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

17. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Ecology

#393 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Ecology

#410 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#431 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

20. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#432 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

21. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Ecology

#435 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

22. Widener University

Chester

For Ecology

#469 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

23. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#472 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

24. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Ecology

#486 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

25. Haverford College

Haverford

For Ecology

#508 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#517 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

27. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Ecology

#518 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Ecology

#551 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

29. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Ecology

#565 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Ecology

#569 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

31. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Ecology

#579 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Ecology

#593 in the United States

#654 in North America

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

33. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#601 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Ecology

#606 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

35. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Ecology

#624 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

36. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Ecology

#625 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

37. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#630 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Ecology

#640 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

39. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Ecology

#660 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#684 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

41. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#692 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

42. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Ecology

#696 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Ecology

#708 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

44. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Ecology

#710 in the United States

#776 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: 91%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $24,908

46. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Ecology

#758 in the United States

#825 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Ecology

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

48. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Ecology

#834 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

49. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Ecology

#844 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

50. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Ecology

#845 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Ecology

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

52. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

53. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#870 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

54. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#872 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

55. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Ecology

#877 in the United States

#948 in North America

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

56. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Ecology

#901 in the United States

#972 in North America

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

57. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#923 in the United States

#994 in North America

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

58. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Ecology

#926 in the United States

#997 in North America

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

59. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Ecology

#932 in the United States

#1003 in North America

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

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Ecology

#951 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

61. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Ecology

#952 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

62. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Ecology

#980 in the United States

#1052 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

63. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Ecology

#988 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

64. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Ecology

#1026 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

65. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Ecology

#1028 in the United States

#1101 in North America

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

66. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Ecology

#1029 in the United States

#1102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

67. Grove City College

Grove City

For Ecology

#1070 in the United States

#1145 in North America

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

68. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#1081 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

69. Marywood University

Scranton

For Ecology

#1086 in the United States

#1161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

70. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Ecology

#1092 in the United States

#1167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

71. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Ecology

#1106 in the United States

#1181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

72. Albright College

Reading

For Ecology

#1107 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,116
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,201

73. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Ecology

#1161 in the United States

#1238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,401

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Ecology

#1169 in the United States

#1246 in North America

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

75. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Ecology

#1178 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

76. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Ecology

#1196 in the United States

#1273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

77. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Ecology

#1228 in the United States

#1306 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: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

79. Thiel College

Greenville

For Ecology

#1261 in the United States

#1342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $22,490
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,605

80. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Ecology

#1265 in the United States

#1346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $23,036
Receiving Aid: 99%

81. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Ecology

#1267 in the United States

#1349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,499

82. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Ecology

#1271 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

83. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Ecology

#1288 in the United States

#1370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Ecology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	22
District of Columbia	8	106
New Jersey	21	31
New York	113	3
West Virginia	16	110
Connecticut	20	16
Virginia	39	39
Ohio	51	15
Massachusetts	60	2
Rhode Island	9	80
Vermont	8	107
New Hampshire	11	94
North Carolina	37	21
Indiana	28	30
Kentucky	16	59
Michigan	30	8
South Carolina	22	84
Maine	15	97
Tennessee	27	48
Illinois	56	11
Georgia	35	20
Wisconsin	27	9
Alabama	21	68
Iowa	18	29
Missouri	29	57
Mississippi	12	90
Minnesota	26	10
Arkansas	16	103
Florida	44	6
Louisiana	22	58
Kansas	11	56
South Dakota	8	145
Nebraska	12	43
Oklahoma	16	79
North Dakota	6	131
Texas	68	17
Colorado	18	26
New Mexico	8	77
Montana	7	82
Puerto Rico	11	255
Utah	9	49
Idaho	7	93
Arizona	8	19
Nevada	6	109
Washington	25	5
Oregon	16	24
California	107	1
Alaska	4	76
Hawaii	7	70