List of 100 best universities in Pennsylvania

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Pennsylvania ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 62.8M citations received by 1.62M academic publications made by 155 universities from Pennsylvania, the popularity of 6,532 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Pennsylvania

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

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

5. Temple University

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

6. Drexel University

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

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

8. Lehigh University

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

9. Villanova University

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

10. Swarthmore College

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

11. Duquesne University

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

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

13. Bucknell University

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

14. Haverford College

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

15. California University of Pennsylvania

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

16. Lafayette College

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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

20. Gettysburg College

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

21. Saint Joseph's University

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

22. Franklin and Marshall College

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

23. Dickinson College

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

24. Widener University

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

25. Allegheny College

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

26. University of Scranton

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

27. La Salle University

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

29. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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

35. Arcadia University

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

36. Wilkes University

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

37. Muhlenberg College

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

39. Robert Morris University

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

40. Saint Francis University

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

41. Chatham University

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

42. Geneva College

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

43. Elizabethtown College

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

44. Susquehanna University

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

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

46. University of the Sciences

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

47. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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

48. Gannon University

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

49. Lincoln University

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

50. Ursinus College

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

51. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

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

52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

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

53. Messiah College

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

54. Misericordia University

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

55. Moravian College

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

56. Chestnut Hill College

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

57. Mercyhurst University

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

58. Eastern University

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

59. Juniata College

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

60. Washington & Jefferson College

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

61. Westminster College

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

62. Saint Vincent College

#1001 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

63. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

#1006 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

64. Grove City College

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

65. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

#1016 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

66. Lock Haven University

#1025 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$14,882
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,747

68. Lebanon Valley College

#1068 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

69. Marywood University

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

70. Moore College of Art and Design

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$44,371

71. Lycoming College

#1104 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

72. Seton Hill University

#1116 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

73. DeSales University

#1138 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

74. Point Park University

#1147 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

75. Salus University

#1156 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

76. Albright College

#1159 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

77. La Roche College

#1180 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1145
Net Price
$24,638
Receiving Aid
100%

78. Wilson College

#1214 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$21,567
Receiving Aid
99%

79. Alvernia University

#1226 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

80. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

#1267 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

81. Carlow University

#1271 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

82. Delaware Valley University

#1279 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

83. Immaculata University

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

84. Thiel College

#1295 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

#1298 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Westminster Theological Seminary

#1314 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
1,031
Male:Female
65:35

87. Neumann University

#1331 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

88. Cedar Crest College

#1342 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

89. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

#1351 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,117
Male:Female
43:57

90. Cabrini University

#1378 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

#1402 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$45,518
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,987

92. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

#1410 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

93. Cairn University - Langhorne

#1430 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,603

94. Pennsylvania College of Technology

#1437 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,285
Enrollment
4,307

95. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

#1439 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

96. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

#1445 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
82%

97. Rosemont College

#1457 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$19,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,563

98. Holy Family University

#1476 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1040
Net Price
$13,016
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Waynesburg University

#1485 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,837

100. Mount Aloysius College

#1494 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1003
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,570

Closest to Pennsylvania states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 34 9
District of Columbia 15 55
New Jersey 47 21
Delaware 5 82
New York 221 4
West Virginia 26 105
Connecticut 28 10
Virginia 63 40
Ohio 90 18
Massachusetts 88 1
Rhode Island 12 49
Vermont 17 111
New Hampshire 16 76
North Carolina 65 24
Indiana 55 33
Kentucky 38 63
Michigan 62 3
South Carolina 37 89
Maine 19 154
Tennessee 56 50
Illinois 100 15
Georgia 63 47
Wisconsin 47 13
Alabama 33 87
Iowa 39 48
Missouri 67 39
Mississippi 18 132
Minnesota 48 14
Arkansas 24 128
Florida 109 23
Louisiana 27 79
Kansas 32 74
South Dakota 15 232
Nebraska 23 64
Oklahoma 31 99
North Dakota 14 177
Texas 119 26
Colorado 38 44
Wyoming 1 146
New Mexico 12 84
Montana 12 145
Puerto Rico 52 367
US Virgin Islands 1 790
Utah 20 41
Idaho 10 149
Arizona 25 35
Nevada 10 129
Washington 57 8
Oregon 31 60
California 249 2
Alaska 6 181
Hawaii 10 159
American Samoa 1 1689
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1585
Guam 2 601