100 Best colleges for Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 18.4M citations received by 485K academic papers made by 103 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 Environmental Science

#12 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#128 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#132 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#152 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#183 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Environmental Science

#206 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Environmental Science

#224 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Environmental Science

#255 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Environmental Science

#293 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

13. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#301 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Environmental Science

#330 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Environmental Science

#367 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

16. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#371 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

17. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#382 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Environmental Science

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Environmental Science

#401 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Environmental Science

#403 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Environmental Science

#444 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

22. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Environmental Science

#445 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

23. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Environmental Science

#447 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

24. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#461 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#487 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

26. Widener University

Chester

For Environmental Science

#497 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Environmental Science

#553 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Environmental Science

#555 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

30. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Environmental Science

#587 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

31. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Environmental Science

#597 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Environmental Science

#602 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Environmental Science

#603 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Environmental Science

#624 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

35. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Environmental Science

#649 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#650 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

38. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Environmental Science

#672 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

39. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Environmental Science

#676 in the United States

#738 in North America

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

40. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#680 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

41. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#682 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

42. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Environmental Science

#694 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Environmental Science

#700 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Environmental Science

#718 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

45. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#752 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

46. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

47. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Environmental Science

#774 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

48. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Environmental Science

#800 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Environmental Science

#810 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

50. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Environmental Science

#832 in the United States

#901 in North America

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

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#835 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Environmental Science

#852 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

53. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Environmental Science

#866 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

54. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Environmental Science

#867 in the United States

#936 in North America

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

55. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#870 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

56. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#872 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

57. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Environmental Science

#914 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Environmental Science

#922 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

59. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#936 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Environmental Science

#938 in the United States

#1009 in North America

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

61. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Environmental Science

#944 in the United States

#1015 in North America

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

62. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Environmental Science

#974 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

63. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Environmental Science

#978 in the United States

#1049 in North America

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

64. Marywood University

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

65. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Environmental Science

#996 in the United States

#1067 in North America

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

66. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#998 in the United States

#1069 in North America

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

67. Thiel College

Greenville

For Environmental Science

#999 in the United States

#1070 in North America

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

68. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Environmental Science

#1005 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

69. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Environmental Science

#1023 in the United States

#1096 in North America

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

70. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#1027 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

71. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Environmental Science

#1032 in the United States

#1105 in North America

Enrollment: 482
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1895

72. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Environmental Science

#1049 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

73. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Environmental Science

#1055 in the United States

#1129 in North America

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

74. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Environmental Science

#1061 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

75. Grove City College

Grove City

For Environmental Science

#1102 in the United States

#1176 in North America

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

76. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Environmental Science

#1107 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

77. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Environmental Science

#1108 in the United States

#1182 in North America

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

78. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

For Environmental Science

#1117 in the United States

#1191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,603

79. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Environmental Science

#1122 in the United States

#1196 in North America

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

80. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Environmental Science

#1126 in the United States

#1201 in North America

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

81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Environmental Science

#1140 in the United States

#1215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

82. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Environmental Science

#1142 in the United States

#1217 in North America

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

83. Albright College

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1172 in the United States

#1247 in North America

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

84. Neumann University

Aston

For Environmental Science

#1205 in the United States

#1282 in North America

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

85. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Environmental Science

#1273 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

86. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Environmental Science

#1279 in the United States

#1360 in North America

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

87. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Environmental Science

#1282 in the United States

#1363 in North America

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

88. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#1308 in the United States

#1390 in North America

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

89. Alvernia University

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1331 in the United States

#1413 in North America

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

90. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1344 in the United States

#1426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

91. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1354 in the United States

#1436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,477

92. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Environmental Science

#1360 in the United States

#1442 in North America

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

93. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1361 in the United States

#1443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

94. Keystone College

La Plume

For Environmental Science

#1368 in the United States

#1451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Net Price: $21,461
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Environmental Science

#1391 in the United States

#1474 in North America

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

96. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1407 in the United States

#1490 in North America

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

97. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Environmental Science

#1432 in the United States

#1515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1003
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,570

98. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Environmental Science

#1441 in the United States

#1524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,732

99. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#1443 in the United States

#1526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,031
Male:Female: 65:35

100. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1445 in the United States

#1528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 49:51

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Environmental Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	28	20
District of Columbia	10	97
New Jersey	27	22
Delaware	3	67
New York	140	6
West Virginia	19	109
Connecticut	20	16
Virginia	42	45
Ohio	62	17
Massachusetts	73	1
Rhode Island	9	68
Vermont	12	133
New Hampshire	12	89
North Carolina	48	30
Indiana	32	27
Kentucky	27	62
Michigan	41	5
South Carolina	28	82
Maine	16	134
Tennessee	36	57
Illinois	76	9
Georgia	48	37
Wisconsin	34	8
Alabama	27	85
Iowa	29	38
Missouri	37	50
Mississippi	14	105
Minnesota	27	14
Arkansas	17	124
Florida	63	11
Louisiana	24	63
Kansas	18	65
South Dakota	9	177
Nebraska	14	59
Oklahoma	22	72
North Dakota	9	156
Texas	78	18
Colorado	21	28
New Mexico	9	87
Montana	9	106
Puerto Rico	15	270
Utah	12	46
Idaho	7	118
Arizona	10	23
Nevada	8	126
Washington	36	4
Oregon	17	41
California	137	2
Alaska	4	92
Hawaii	7	71