100 Best colleges for Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 13.5M citations received by 430K 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

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
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: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#130 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#182 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Environmental Science

#185 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Environmental Science

#220 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Environmental Science

#252 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#286 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Environmental Science

#295 in the United States

#336 in North America

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

14. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Environmental Science

#339 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

15. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#354 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Environmental Science

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Environmental Science

#383 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#386 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 Environmental Science

#388 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Environmental Science

#417 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

21. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Environmental Science

#419 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Environmental Science

#421 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

23. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Environmental Science

#443 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#488 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

25. Widener University

Chester

For Environmental Science

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

26. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#521 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Environmental Science

#527 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#537 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Environmental Science

#563 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

30. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#575 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

31. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Environmental Science

#576 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Environmental Science

#601 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

33. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Environmental Science

#608 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

34. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#621 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#630 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Environmental Science

#637 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

37. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Environmental Science

#652 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Environmental Science

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

39. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Environmental Science

#661 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

40. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Environmental Science

#682 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

41. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Environmental Science

#686 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

42. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Environmental Science

#703 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

43. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Environmental Science

#712 in the United States

#775 in North America

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

44. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Environmental Science

#723 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

45. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#735 in the United States

#801 in North America

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

46. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#755 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

47. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#764 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

48. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Environmental Science

#800 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Environmental Science

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

50. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Environmental Science

#828 in the United States

#897 in North America

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

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#835 in the United States

#904 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 Environmental Science

#838 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

53. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Environmental Science

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

54. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

55. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Environmental Science

#856 in the United States

#926 in North America

Founded: 1927

56. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Environmental Science

#868 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Environmental Science

#897 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

58. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Environmental Science

#906 in the United States

#976 in North America

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

59. Marywood University

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#913 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

60. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Environmental Science

#926 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

61. Thiel College

Greenville

For Environmental Science

#950 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

62. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Environmental Science

#954 in the United States

#1024 in North America

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

63. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Environmental Science

#967 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

64. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Environmental Science

#973 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

65. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Environmental Science

#975 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

66. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Environmental Science

#990 in the United States

#1060 in North America

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

67. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Environmental Science

#1004 in the United States

#1074 in North America

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

68. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Environmental Science

#1012 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

69. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Environmental Science

#1014 in the United States

#1084 in North America

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

70. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

For Environmental Science

#1016 in the United States

#1086 in North America

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

71. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Environmental Science

#1040 in the United States

#1112 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

72. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Environmental Science

#1050 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

73. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Environmental Science

#1061 in the United States

#1134 in North America

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

74. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Environmental Science

#1064 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

75. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Environmental Science

#1072 in the United States

#1145 in North America

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

76. Grove City College

Grove City

For Environmental Science

#1085 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

77. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Environmental Science

#1087 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

78. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Environmental Science

#1115 in the United States

#1189 in North America

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

79. Albright College

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1132 in the United States

#1206 in North America

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

80. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Environmental Science

#1139 in the United States

#1213 in North America

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

81. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Environmental Science

#1153 in the United States

#1227 in North America

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

82. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Environmental Science

#1191 in the United States

#1268 in North America

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

83. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Environmental Science

#1243 in the United States

#1320 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

84. Neumann University

Aston

For Environmental Science

#1249 in the United States

#1326 in North America

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

85. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Environmental Science

#1262 in the United States

#1341 in North America

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

86. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Environmental Science

#1267 in the United States

#1347 in North America

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

87. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Environmental Science

#1285 in the United States

#1365 in North America

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

88. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Environmental Science

#1286 in the United States

#1366 in North America

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

89. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Environmental Science

#1298 in the United States

#1378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

90. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1309 in the United States

#1390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

91. Alvernia University

Reading

For Environmental Science

#1327 in the United States

#1409 in North America

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

92. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Environmental Science

#1351 in the United States

#1433 in North America

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

93. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#1352 in the United States

#1434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,702

94. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Environmental Science

#1381 in the United States

#1463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $20,564
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1399 in the United States

#1481 in North America

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

96. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Environmental Science

#1402 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

97. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Environmental Science

#1411 in the United States

#1494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 986
Male:Female: 66:34

98. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Environmental Science

#1449 in the United States

#1532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,281

99. Keystone College

La Plume

For Environmental Science

#1481 in the United States

#1564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1023
Net Price: $15,559
Receiving Aid: 100%

100. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Environmental Science

#1485 in the United States

#1569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Environmental Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	27	20
District of Columbia	10	99
New Jersey	27	23
Delaware	3	66
New York	139	5
West Virginia	19	115
Connecticut	20	19
Virginia	42	44
Ohio	63	16
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	68
Vermont	12	132
New Hampshire	12	94
North Carolina	47	28
Indiana	32	34
Kentucky	26	61
Michigan	40	6
South Carolina	28	83
Maine	16	135
Tennessee	35	57
Illinois	72	9
Georgia	48	32
Wisconsin	34	8
Alabama	26	84
Iowa	30	29
Missouri	37	50
Mississippi	14	107
Minnesota	27	12
Arkansas	17	125
Florida	58	13
Louisiana	24	62
Kansas	16	77
South Dakota	8	178
Nebraska	13	59
Oklahoma	21	72
North Dakota	9	155
Texas	76	17
Colorado	21	27
New Mexico	9	82
Montana	9	106
Puerto Rico	15	274
Utah	10	46
Idaho	7	119
Arizona	10	22
Nevada	8	124
Washington	33	4
Oregon	17	39
California	132	2
Alaska	4	101
Hawaii	7	75