100+ Best Universities in Pennsylvania [2024 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 45.7M citations received by 1.41M academic publications made by 155 universities from Pennsylvania, the popularity of 6,229 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

#37 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

#106 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

#147 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

#151 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

#208 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

#247 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

#261 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

#282 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

#285 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

14. California University of Pennsylvania

California

#308 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

15. Haverford College

Haverford

#335 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

#344 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

#355 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

#368 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

#387 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

#403 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

#405 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

23. Widener University

Chester

#443 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

24. Dickinson College

Carlisle

#459 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

#460 in the United States

#507 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

#485 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

27. La Salle University

Philadelphia

#536 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

#552 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

#581 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

#591 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

31. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

#594 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

32. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

#608 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

33. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

#612 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

34. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

#634 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

35. Arcadia University

Glenside

#664 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

36. Saint Francis University

Loretto

#687 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

37. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

#690 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

38. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

39. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

#704 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

40. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

#705 in the United States

#768 in North America

Founded: 1927

41. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

#706 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

42. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

#722 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

43. Ursinus College

Collegeville

#742 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

44. York College of Pennsylvania

York

#745 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

45. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

#752 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

46. Gannon University

Erie

#772 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

#779 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

48. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

#789 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

#792 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

50. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

#820 in the United States

#888 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

#827 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

52. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

#839 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

53. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

#855 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

54. Juniata College

Huntingdon

#861 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

55. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

#864 in the United States

#932 in North America

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

56. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

#865 in the United States

#933 in North America

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

57. Moravian College

Bethlehem

#878 in the United States

#946 in North America

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

58. Mercyhurst University

Erie

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

#903 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

61. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

#915 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

62. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

#934 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

63. Misericordia University

Dallas

#936 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

64. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

#947 in the United States

#1017 in North America

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

65. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

#951 in the United States

#1021 in North America

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

66. Westminster College

New Wilmington

#972 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

67. Grove City College

Grove City

#973 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

68. Marywood University

Scranton

#982 in the United States

#1053 in North America

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

69. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

#986 in the United States

#1057 in North America

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

70. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

#1023 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

71. Lycoming College

Williamsport

#1025 in the United States

#1096 in North America

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

72. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

#1039 in the United States

#1111 in North America

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

73. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

#1046 in the United States

#1118 in North America

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

74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

#1049 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

75. Albright College

Reading

#1051 in the United States

#1123 in North America

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

76. Salus University

Elkins Park

#1061 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

77. DeSales University

Center Valley

#1088 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

78. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

#1128 in the United States

#1202 in North America

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

79. Alvernia University

Reading

#1162 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

80. Wilson College

Chambersburg

#1179 in the United States

#1255 in North America

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

81. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

#1191 in the United States

#1268 in North America

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

82. Thiel College

Greenville

#1203 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

83. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

#1206 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

84. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

#1209 in the United States

#1286 in North America

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

85. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

#1218 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

86. Cabrini University

Radnor

#1257 in the United States

#1334 in North America

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

87. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

#1258 in the United States

#1335 in North America

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

88. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

#1266 in the United States

#1343 in North America

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

89. Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport

#1267 in the United States

#1344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,254
Enrollment: 4,241

90. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia

#1270 in the United States

#1347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $48,191
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,087

91. Immaculata University

Immaculata

#1278 in the United States

#1355 in North America

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

92. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

#1286 in the United States

#1363 in North America

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

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

Erie

#1293 in the United States

#1370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1213
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 86%

94. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

#1302 in the United States

#1379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

95. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

#1325 in the United States

#1404 in North America

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

96. Neumann University

Aston

#1344 in the United States

#1424 in North America

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

97. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

#1379 in the United States

#1459 in North America

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

98. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

#1388 in the United States

#1468 in North America

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

99. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State York

York

#1394 in the United States

#1474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

100. Rosemont College

Rosemont

#1422 in the United States

#1503 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $19,741
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,072

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	34	9
District of Columbia	15	56
New Jersey	47	23
Delaware	5	90
New York	221	4
West Virginia	26	112
Connecticut	28	11
Virginia	63	41
Ohio	90	18
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Vermont	17	109
New Hampshire	16	77
North Carolina	65	24
Indiana	55	39
Kentucky	38	60
Michigan	62	3
South Carolina	37	87
Maine	19	152
Tennessee	56	50
Illinois	100	15
Georgia	63	44
Wisconsin	47	13
Alabama	33	84
Iowa	39	47
Missouri	67	38
Mississippi	18	133
Minnesota	48	14
Arkansas	24	127
Florida	109	22
Louisiana	27	79
Kansas	32	75
South Dakota	15	233
Nebraska	23	68
Oklahoma	31	100
North Dakota	14	182
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	46
Wyoming	1	141
New Mexico	12	81
Montana	12	153
Puerto Rico	52	373
US Virgin Islands	1	811
Utah	20	40
Idaho	10	148
Arizona	25	34
Nevada	10	130
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	181
Hawaii	10	160
American Samoa	1	1702
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1594
Guam	2	614

Closest to Pennsylvania states