89 Best colleges for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 9.75M citations received by 249K academic papers made by 89 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 Geology

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Geology

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#53 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#126 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#133 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Geology

#145 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Geology

#225 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Geology

#241 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Geology

#245 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#301 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Geology

#307 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Geology

#363 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Geology

#365 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Geology

#377 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

17. Haverford College

Haverford

For Geology

#386 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

18. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#390 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Geology

#393 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

20. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Geology

#407 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

21. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Geology

#411 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

22. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Geology

#439 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

23. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Geology

#449 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#459 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

25. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Geology

#479 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Geology

#527 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

27. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Geology

#537 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Geology

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

29. Widener University

Chester

For Geology

#544 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

30. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Geology

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

31. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Geology

#567 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

32. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Geology

#579 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Geology

#585 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

34. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Geology

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

35. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Geology

#605 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

36. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Geology

#617 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Geology

#628 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

38. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#645 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

39. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Geology

#656 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

40. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Geology

#666 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

41. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Geology

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

42. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Geology

#674 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

43. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Geology

#677 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

44. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Geology

#679 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Geology

#693 in the United States

#755 in North America

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

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Geology

#706 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

47. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Geology

#779 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

48. Gannon University

Erie

For Geology

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

49. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Geology

#800 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

50. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Geology

#804 in the United States

#871 in North America

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

51. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Geology

#808 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

52. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Geology

#809 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

53. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Geology

#814 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

54. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Geology

#820 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

55. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Geology

#843 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

56. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Geology

#875 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

57. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Geology

#897 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

58. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Geology

#918 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

60. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Geology

#932 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

61. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Geology

#967 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

62. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Geology

#984 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

63. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Geology

#1001 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

64. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Geology

#1013 in the United States

#1085 in North America

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

65. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Geology

#1039 in the United States

#1111 in North America

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

66. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Geology

#1045 in the United States

#1119 in North America

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

67. Grove City College

Grove City

For Geology

#1047 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

68. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Geology

#1048 in the United States

#1122 in North America

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

69. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Geology

#1051 in the United States

#1125 in North America

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

70. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Geology

#1055 in the United States

#1129 in North America

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

71. Thiel College

Greenville

For Geology

#1063 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

72. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Geology

#1067 in the United States

#1142 in North America

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

73. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Geology

#1079 in the United States

#1154 in North America

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

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Geology

#1090 in the United States

#1165 in North America

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

75. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Geology

#1099 in the United States

#1174 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

76. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Geology

#1100 in the United States

#1175 in North America

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

77. Marywood University

Scranton

For Geology

#1120 in the United States

#1195 in North America

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

78. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Geology

#1160 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

79. Albright College

Reading

For Geology

#1174 in the United States

#1251 in North America

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

80. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Geology

#1211 in the United States

#1288 in North America

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

81. Neumann University

Aston

For Geology

#1249 in the United States

#1326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

82. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Geology

#1266 in the United States

#1343 in North America

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

83. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Geology

#1272 in the United States

#1350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1114
Net Price: $26,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Geology

#1292 in the United States

#1371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1163
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Geology

#1294 in the United States

#1373 in North America

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

86. Alvernia University

Reading

For Geology

#1298 in the United States

#1377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Net Price: $26,166
Receiving Aid: 100%

87. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Geology

#1303 in the United States

#1382 in North America

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

88. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Geology

#1362 in the United States

#1444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,837

89. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Geology

#1365 in the United States

#1447 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Geology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	21
District of Columbia	9	123
New Jersey	23	25
New York	122	7
West Virginia	15	115
Connecticut	20	19
Virginia	40	46
Ohio	52	18
Massachusetts	63	1
Rhode Island	9	61
Vermont	10	129
New Hampshire	11	91
North Carolina	37	34
Indiana	30	29
Kentucky	21	67
Michigan	29	5
South Carolina	25	86
Maine	13	125
Tennessee	30	56
Illinois	64	10
Georgia	38	40
Wisconsin	27	8
Alabama	24	94
Iowa	22	47
Missouri	30	43
Mississippi	13	114
Minnesota	25	13
Arkansas	16	131
Florida	46	16
Louisiana	21	58
Kansas	12	55
South Dakota	8	190
Nebraska	12	63
Oklahoma	16	64
North Dakota	6	175
Texas	70	15
Colorado	18	24
New Mexico	8	81
Montana	8	97
Puerto Rico	13	261
Utah	10	42
Idaho	7	127
Arizona	9	20
Nevada	7	109
Washington	29	4
Oregon	17	37
California	112	2
Alaska	4	84
Hawaii	7	71