100 Best colleges for Environmental Science in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 19.2M citations received by 496K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#128 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#129 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#152 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#182 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Environmental Science

#207 in the United States

#238 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: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Environmental Science

#255 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Environmental Science

#294 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

13. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#302 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Environmental Science

#337 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Environmental Science

#369 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

16. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#380 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

17. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#382 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

18. Lafayette College

Easton

For Environmental Science

#389 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Environmental Science

#402 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Environmental Science

#409 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Environmental Science

#445 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

22. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Environmental Science

#446 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Environmental Science

#449 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

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: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

26. Widener University

Chester

For Environmental Science

#500 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Environmental Science

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Environmental Science

#561 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

30. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Environmental Science

#591 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

31. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Environmental Science

#600 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Environmental Science

#606 in the United States

#665 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

#609 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Environmental Science

#625 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

35. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Environmental Science

#647 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#650 in the United States

#712 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

38. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Environmental Science

#656 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

39. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#672 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Environmental Science

#677 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

41. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Environmental Science

#691 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

42. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#692 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Environmental Science

#699 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Environmental Science

#718 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

45. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#748 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#752 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Environmental Science

#775 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

48. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Environmental Science

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Environmental Science

#817 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

50. Gannon University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

51. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Environmental Science

#833 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Environmental Science

#851 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

53. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#861 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

54. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Environmental Science

#863 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

55. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Environmental Science

#865 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

56. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#877 in the United States

#947 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

57. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Environmental Science

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

58. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Environmental Science

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Environmental Science

#926 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Environmental Science

#936 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

61. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#939 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

62. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Environmental Science

#955 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

63. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Environmental Science

#967 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

64. Marywood University

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#985 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

65. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#989 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

66. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Environmental Science

#994 in the United States

#1065 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

67. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Environmental Science

#1007 in the United States

#1080 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

68. Thiel College

Greenville

For Environmental Science

#1010 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

69. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#1013 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

70. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Environmental Science

#1025 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

71. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Environmental Science

#1030 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Enrollment: 449
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

72. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Environmental Science

#1052 in the United States

#1126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

73. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Environmental Science

#1057 in the United States

#1131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

74. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Environmental Science

#1065 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

75. Grove City College

Grove City

For Environmental Science

#1099 in the United States

#1173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

76. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Environmental Science

#1104 in the United States

#1178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

77. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Environmental Science

#1117 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

78. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Environmental Science

#1118 in the United States

#1193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

79. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Environmental Science

#1125 in the United States

#1200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

80. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

For Environmental Science

#1132 in the United States

#1207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Net Price: $23,273
Receiving Aid: 100%

81. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Environmental Science

#1135 in the United States

#1210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

82. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Environmental Science

#1148 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 72%

83. Albright College

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1171 in the United States

#1246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

84. Neumann University

Aston

For Environmental Science

#1208 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

85. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Environmental Science

#1264 in the United States

#1344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

86. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Environmental Science

#1286 in the United States

#1368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

87. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Environmental Science

#1288 in the United States

#1370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,975

88. Alvernia University

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1314 in the United States

#1397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $28,645
Receiving Aid: 100%

89. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#1322 in the United States

#1405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

90. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1341 in the United States

#1424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1030
Net Price: $14,072
Receiving Aid: 100%

91. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1348 in the United States

#1431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $26,502
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,159

92. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Environmental Science

#1364 in the United States

#1447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1365 in the United States

#1448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

94. Keystone College

La Plume

For Environmental Science

#1372 in the United States

#1455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,952
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,119

95. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Environmental Science

#1384 in the United States

#1467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

96. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1414 in the United States

#1497 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

#1433 in the United States

#1516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1043
Net Price: $22,216
Receiving Aid: 100%

98. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Environmental Science

#1443 in the United States

#1526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,056

99. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1445 in the United States

#1528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 47:53

100. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#1453 in the United States

#1536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,183
Male:Female: 64:36

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Environmental Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	28	20
District of Columbia	11	97
New Jersey	27	22
Delaware	3	67
New York	140	6
West Virginia	19	110
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	29
Indiana	32	27
Kentucky	27	62
Michigan	41	5
South Carolina	28	82
Maine	16	134
Tennessee	36	56
Illinois	76	9
Georgia	48	37
Wisconsin	34	8
Alabama	27	83
Iowa	29	39
Missouri	40	50
Mississippi	14	105
Minnesota	27	14
Arkansas	17	123
Florida	64	11
Louisiana	24	63
Kansas	19	65
South Dakota	9	176
Nebraska	14	59
Oklahoma	22	72
North Dakota	9	156
Texas	78	18
Colorado	21	28
New Mexico	9	88
Montana	9	107
Puerto Rico	15	271
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	70