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

#33 in the United States

#35 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

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

#106 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

#149 in the United States

#172 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

#206 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

10. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

#267 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

#283 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

14. Haverford College

Haverford

#319 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

15. California University of Pennsylvania

California

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

#363 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

18. Lafayette College

Easton

#374 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

#394 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

22. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

#409 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

23. Widener University

Chester

#450 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

24. Dickinson College

Carlisle

#462 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

#478 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

#498 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

27. La Salle University

Philadelphia

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

#554 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

#592 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

#597 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

31. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

#603 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

32. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

#612 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

33. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

#623 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

34. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

#644 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

35. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

36. Arcadia University

Glenside

#660 in the United States

#721 in North America

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

37. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

#676 in the United States

#738 in North America

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

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

#681 in the United States

#743 in North America

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

39. Saint Francis University

Loretto

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

40. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

#715 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

41. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

#720 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

42. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

#722 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

43. Ursinus College

Collegeville

#744 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

44. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

#750 in the United States

#818 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

#754 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

46. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

#763 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

47. Gannon University

Erie

#764 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

48. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

#769 in the United States

#837 in North America

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

49. York College of Pennsylvania

York

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

50. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

#787 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

#804 in the United States

#872 in North America

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

52. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

#819 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

53. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

#842 in the United States

#910 in North America

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

54. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

#857 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

55. Juniata College

Huntingdon

#867 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

56. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

#874 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

57. Moravian College

Bethlehem

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

58. 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

59. Misericordia University

Dallas

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

60. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

#915 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

61. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

#921 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

62. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

#922 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

63. Eastern University

Saint Davids

#924 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

64. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

#930 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

65. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

#963 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

66. Grove City College

Grove City

#968 in the United States

#1038 in North America

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

67. Westminster College

New Wilmington

#982 in the United States

#1053 in North America

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

68. Marywood University

Scranton

#1006 in the United States

#1077 in North America

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

69. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

#1016 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

70. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

#1018 in the United States

#1089 in North America

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

71. Lycoming College

Williamsport

#1031 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

72. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

#1043 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

73. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

#1049 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

74. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

75. Albright College

Reading

#1066 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

76. Salus University

Elkins Park

#1087 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

77. DeSales University

Center Valley

#1093 in the United States

#1166 in North America

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

78. Alvernia University

Reading

#1161 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

79. Wilson College

Chambersburg

#1170 in the United States

#1246 in North America

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

80. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

#1172 in the United States

#1248 in North America

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

81. Thiel College

Greenville

#1198 in the United States

#1274 in North America

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

82. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

#1202 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

83. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

#1232 in the United States

#1309 in North America

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

84. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

#1241 in the United States

#1318 in North America

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

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

#1253 in the United States

#1330 in North America

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

86. Immaculata University

Immaculata

#1263 in the United States

#1340 in North America

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

87. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

#1270 in the United States

#1347 in North America

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

88. Cabrini University

Radnor

#1278 in the United States

#1355 in North America

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

89. Cairn University - Langhorne

Langhorne

#1287 in the United States

#1364 in North America

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

90. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia

#1299 in the United States

#1377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $45,518
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,987

91. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

#1303 in the United States

#1381 in North America

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

92. Neumann University

Aston

#1310 in the United States

#1388 in North America

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

93. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

#1314 in the United States

#1392 in North America

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

94. Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport

#1319 in the United States

#1397 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

#1344 in the United States

#1423 in North America

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

96. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

#1351 in the United States

#1431 in North America

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

97. Rosemont College

Rosemont

#1388 in the United States

#1468 in North America

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

98. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

#1389 in the United States

#1469 in North America

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

99. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

#1397 in the United States

#1477 in North America

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

100. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State York

York

#1443 in the United States

#1526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,372

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	34	9
District of Columbia	15	55
New Jersey	47	21
Delaware	5	90
New York	221	4
West Virginia	26	110
Connecticut	28	10
Virginia	63	40
Ohio	90	18
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Vermont	17	111
New Hampshire	16	77
North Carolina	65	24
Indiana	55	32
Kentucky	38	61
Michigan	62	3
South Carolina	37	88
Maine	19	153
Tennessee	56	50
Illinois	100	15
Georgia	63	47
Wisconsin	47	13
Alabama	33	85
Iowa	39	48
Missouri	67	39
Mississippi	18	132
Minnesota	48	14
Arkansas	24	127
Florida	109	23
Louisiana	27	79
Kansas	32	72
South Dakota	15	234
Nebraska	23	68
Oklahoma	31	96
North Dakota	14	182
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	44
Wyoming	1	144
New Mexico	12	82
Montana	12	154
Puerto Rico	52	360
US Virgin Islands	1	796
Utah	20	41
Idaho	10	147
Arizona	25	34
Nevada	10	131
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	177
Hawaii	10	159
American Samoa	1	1705
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1596
Guam	2	616

Closest to Pennsylvania states