100+ Best Universities in Pennsylvania [2025 Rankings]

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

Philadelphia

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

#34 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

#38 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

#81 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

#108 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

#144 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

#157 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

#196 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

#248 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

#291 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

14. Haverford College

Haverford

#323 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

15. California University of Pennsylvania

California

#328 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

16. Lafayette College

Easton

#357 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

17. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

#361 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

#370 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

#378 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

#399 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

#411 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

22. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

#414 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

#449 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

24. Widener University

Chester

#461 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

#465 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

#484 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

27. La Salle University

Philadelphia

#528 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

#562 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

29. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

#586 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

#590 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

31. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

32. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

#606 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

#626 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

#632 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

35. Arcadia University

Glenside

#649 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

36. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

#656 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

37. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

#671 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

38. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

#705 in the United States

#768 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

#719 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

40. Saint Francis University

Loretto

#722 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

41. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

#725 in the United States

#792 in North America

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

42. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

#735 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

43. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

#743 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

#752 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

York

#764 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

46. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

#765 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

47. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

#771 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

48. Gannon University

Erie

#776 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

49. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

#778 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

50. Ursinus College

Collegeville

#779 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

51. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

#782 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

#825 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

53. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

#839 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

54. Misericordia University

Dallas

#843 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

55. Moravian College

Bethlehem

#855 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

56. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

#876 in the United States

#944 in North America

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

57. Mercyhurst University

Erie

#885 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

58. Eastern University

Saint Davids

#898 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

59. Juniata College

Huntingdon

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

60. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

#923 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

61. Westminster College

New Wilmington

#928 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

62. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

#932 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

63. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

#937 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

64. Grove City College

Grove City

#938 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

65. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

#947 in the United States

#1016 in North America

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

66. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

#956 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

#989 in the United States

#1060 in North America

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

68. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

#997 in the United States

#1068 in North America

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

69. Marywood University

Scranton

#1009 in the United States

#1081 in North America

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

70. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

#1018 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

71. Lycoming College

Williamsport

#1032 in the United States

#1104 in North America

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

72. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

#1044 in the United States

#1116 in North America

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

73. DeSales University

Center Valley

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

74. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

#1074 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

75. Salus University

Elkins Park

#1083 in the United States

#1156 in North America

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

76. Albright College

Reading

#1086 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

77. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

#1106 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

78. Wilson College

Chambersburg

#1138 in the United States

#1214 in North America

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

79. Alvernia University

Reading

#1150 in the United States

#1226 in North America

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

80. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

#1191 in the United States

#1267 in North America

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

81. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

#1195 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

82. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

#1203 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

83. Immaculata University

Immaculata

#1204 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

84. Thiel College

Greenville

#1219 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

#1222 in the United States

#1298 in North America

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

86. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

#1238 in the United States

#1314 in North America

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

87. Neumann University

Aston

#1253 in the United States

#1331 in North America

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

88. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

#1264 in the United States

#1342 in North America

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

89. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

#1273 in the United States

#1351 in North America

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

90. Cabrini University

Radnor

#1300 in the United States

#1378 in North America

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

91. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia

#1324 in the United States

#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

Middletown

#1332 in the United States

#1410 in North America

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

93. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

#1351 in the United States

#1430 in North America

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

94. Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport

#1358 in the United States

#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

Erie

#1360 in the United States

#1439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

96. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

#1366 in the United States

#1445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 82%

97. Rosemont College

Rosemont

#1378 in the United States

#1457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $19,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,563

98. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

#1397 in the United States

#1476 in North America

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

99. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

#1406 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,837

100. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

#1415 in the United States

#1494 in North America

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni 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

Closest to Pennsylvania states