88 Best colleges for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 7.22M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 88 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

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Geology

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#54 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#128 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#136 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Geology

#141 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Geology

#222 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Geology

#227 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Geology

#235 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#287 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Geology

#307 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

14. Lafayette College

Easton

For Geology

#359 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Geology

#363 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Geology

#375 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

17. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#380 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Geology

#385 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Geology

#396 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

20. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Geology

#415 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Geology

#419 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

22. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Geology

#432 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

23. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Geology

#452 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

24. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Geology

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#477 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

26. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Geology

#515 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

27. Widener University

Chester

For Geology

#518 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Geology

#533 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

29. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Geology

#545 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Geology

#554 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

31. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Geology

#565 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

32. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Geology

#566 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

33. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Geology

#577 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

34. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Geology

#594 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Geology

#604 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

36. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Geology

#612 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

37. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Geology

#634 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

38. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Geology

#643 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

39. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Geology

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

40. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Geology

#658 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

41. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Geology

#665 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

42. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Geology

#671 in the United States

#733 in North America

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

43. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Geology

#686 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

44. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Geology

#690 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Geology

#721 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

46. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Geology

#728 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

47. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Geology

#765 in the United States

#832 in North America

Founded: 1927

48. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Geology

#777 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

49. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Geology

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

50. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

For Geology

#783 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,376

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Geology

#787 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Geology

#792 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

53. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Geology

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

54. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Geology

#849 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

55. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Geology

#865 in the United States

#933 in North America

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

56. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Geology

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

57. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Geology

#889 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

58. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Geology

#910 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

59. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Geology

#930 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

60. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Geology

#952 in the United States

#1021 in North America

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

61. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Geology

#956 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

62. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Geology

#960 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

63. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Geology

#967 in the United States

#1036 in North America

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

64. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Geology

#981 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

65. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Geology

#1002 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

66. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Geology

#1003 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

67. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Geology

#1019 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

68. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Geology

#1037 in the United States

#1108 in North America

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

69. Thiel College

Greenville

For Geology

#1039 in the United States

#1110 in North America

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

70. Grove City College

Grove City

For Geology

#1042 in the United States

#1113 in North America

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

71. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Geology

#1057 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

72. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Geology

#1064 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

73. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Geology

#1072 in the United States

#1145 in North America

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

74. Marywood University

Scranton

For Geology

#1074 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

75. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Geology

#1082 in the United States

#1155 in North America

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

76. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Geology

#1096 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

77. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Geology

#1130 in the United States

#1203 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

78. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Geology

#1138 in the United States

#1211 in North America

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

79. Albright College

Reading

For Geology

#1141 in the United States

#1214 in North America

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

80. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Geology

#1142 in the United States

#1215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

81. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Geology

#1195 in the United States

#1270 in North America

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

82. Neumann University

Aston

For Geology

#1207 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

83. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Geology

#1213 in the United States

#1289 in North America

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

84. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Geology

#1243 in the United States

#1321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. Alvernia University

Reading

For Geology

#1252 in the United States

#1330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1083
Net Price: $27,091
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Geology

#1263 in the United States

#1341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

87. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Geology

#1272 in the United States

#1351 in North America

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

88. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Geology

#1317 in the United States

#1398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Geology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	21
District of Columbia	9	119
New Jersey	21	24
New York	116	6
West Virginia	15	116
Connecticut	20	20
Virginia	40	46
Ohio	52	18
Massachusetts	62	1
Rhode Island	9	60
Vermont	9	131
New Hampshire	11	95
North Carolina	35	30
Indiana	29	36
Kentucky	20	67
Michigan	28	5
South Carolina	22	85
Maine	13	123
Tennessee	30	56
Illinois	59	9
Georgia	34	37
Wisconsin	27	8
Alabama	23	93
Iowa	19	43
Missouri	30	45
Mississippi	11	114
Minnesota	24	12
Arkansas	16	132
Florida	45	15
Louisiana	20	57
Kansas	11	76
South Dakota	8	191
Nebraska	12	65
Oklahoma	15	64
North Dakota	5	173
Texas	66	16
Colorado	18	23
New Mexico	7	77
Montana	8	97
Puerto Rico	13	263
Utah	10	42
Idaho	7	125
Arizona	8	19
Nevada	7	113
Washington	25	4
Oregon	16	32
California	110	2
Alaska	4	87
Hawaii	7	74