81 Best colleges for Ecology in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 5.06M citations received by 150K academic papers made by 81 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: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#40 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#142 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#144 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#158 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

8. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Ecology

#205 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Ecology

#206 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#239 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Ecology

#257 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#287 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Ecology

#310 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Ecology

#334 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

15. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Ecology

#368 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Ecology

#377 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Ecology

#393 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

18. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#410 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Ecology

#413 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

20. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Ecology

#436 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

21. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Ecology

#476 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

23. Widener University

Chester

For Ecology

#489 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#500 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Ecology

#530 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

26. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#531 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

27. Haverford College

Haverford

For Ecology

#535 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

28. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Ecology

#556 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

29. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Ecology

#566 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

30. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Ecology

#575 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

31. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Ecology

#579 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

32. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#590 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

33. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#605 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Ecology

#611 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

35. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Ecology

#614 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Ecology

#616 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

37. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Ecology

#663 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

38. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Ecology

#665 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

39. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Ecology

#676 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

40. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Ecology

#690 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

41. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#695 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

42. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Ecology

#697 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Ecology

#731 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

44. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Ecology

#750 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

45. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Ecology

#761 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

46. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Ecology

#764 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Ecology

#765 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

48. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Ecology

#785 in the United States

#853 in North America

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

49. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Ecology

#793 in the United States

#861 in North America

Founded: 1927

50. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Ecology

#795 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

51. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#802 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Ecology

#805 in the United States

#874 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

53. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Ecology

#845 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

54. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Ecology

#871 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

55. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Ecology

#881 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

56. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#883 in the United States

#952 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

57. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Ecology

#889 in the United States

#958 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

58. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Ecology

#916 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

59. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Ecology

#922 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

60. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Ecology

#961 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

61. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Ecology

#970 in the United States

#1040 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

62. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Ecology

#1021 in the United States

#1094 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

63. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Ecology

#1024 in the United States

#1097 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

64. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Ecology

#1027 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

65. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Ecology

#1040 in the United States

#1114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

66. Grove City College

Grove City

For Ecology

#1041 in the United States

#1115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

67. Marywood University

Scranton

For Ecology

#1051 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

68. Albright College

Reading

For Ecology

#1058 in the United States

#1133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

69. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Ecology

#1074 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

70. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Ecology

#1078 in the United States

#1153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

71. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Ecology

#1096 in the United States

#1171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

72. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Ecology

#1109 in the United States

#1184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

73. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Ecology

#1121 in the United States

#1197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Ecology

#1141 in the United States

#1217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

75. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Ecology

#1158 in the United States

#1234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

76. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Ecology

#1165 in the United States

#1241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

77. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Ecology

#1210 in the United States

#1286 in North America

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

78. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Ecology

#1221 in the United States

#1298 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

79. Thiel College

Greenville

For Ecology

#1230 in the United States

#1307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $22,732
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,563

80. Neumann University

Aston

For Ecology

#1233 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

81. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Ecology

#1256 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Ecology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	25
District of Columbia	8	112
New Jersey	21	30
New York	113	2
West Virginia	14	111
Connecticut	19	17
Virginia	37	39
Ohio	50	14
Massachusetts	59	3
Rhode Island	9	80
Vermont	8	108
New Hampshire	11	96
North Carolina	34	22
Indiana	26	36
Kentucky	16	55
Michigan	29	8
South Carolina	21	82
Maine	15	100
Tennessee	27	49
Illinois	53	11
Georgia	35	20
Wisconsin	27	9
Alabama	21	68
Iowa	17	21
Missouri	27	57
Mississippi	11	88
Minnesota	25	10
Arkansas	16	103
Florida	41	6
Louisiana	21	54
Kansas	10	58
South Dakota	8	146
Nebraska	12	43
Oklahoma	15	78
North Dakota	5	130
Texas	63	16
Colorado	18	27
New Mexico	7	74
Montana	7	87
Puerto Rico	11	255
Utah	9	48
Idaho	6	92
Arizona	7	19
Nevada	6	110
Washington	24	5
Oregon	16	23
California	105	1
Alaska	4	77
Hawaii	7	72