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 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

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

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

5. Temple University

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

6. Drexel University

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

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

8. Lehigh University

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

9. Villanova University

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

10. Swarthmore College

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

11. Duquesne University

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

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

13. Bucknell University

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

14. California University of Pennsylvania

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

15. Haverford College

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

18. Lafayette College

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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

20. Gettysburg College

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

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

23. Widener University

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

24. Dickinson College

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

25. Allegheny College

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

26. University of Scranton

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

27. La Salle University

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

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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

31. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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

33. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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

34. Wilkes University

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

35. Arcadia University

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

36. Saint Francis University

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

37. Robert Morris University

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

38. Muhlenberg College

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

39. University of the Sciences

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

41. Chatham University

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

42. King's College - Pennsylvania

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

43. Ursinus College

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

44. York College of Pennsylvania

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

45. Susquehanna University

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

46. Gannon University

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

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

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

48. Elizabethtown College

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

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

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

50. Messiah College

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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

52. Lincoln University

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

53. Geneva College

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

54. Juniata College

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

55. Chestnut Hill College

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

56. Washington & Jefferson College

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

57. Moravian College

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

58. Mercyhurst University

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

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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

60. Eastern University

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

61. Lebanon Valley College

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

62. Lock Haven University

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

63. Misericordia University

#1005 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$27,033
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,008

64. Saint Vincent College

#1017 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$23,121

65. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$42,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,460

66. Westminster College

#1042 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$22,645
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,252

67. Grove City College

#1043 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

68. Marywood University

#1053 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,504

69. Moore College of Art and Design

#1057 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1200
Net Price
$38,204
Receiving Aid
100%

70. La Roche College

#1094 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,233

71. Lycoming College

#1096 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

72. Seton Hill University

#1111 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

73. Point Park University

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

#1121 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$10,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,589

75. Albright College

#1123 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,496
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,420

76. Salus University

#1133 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,165
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

77. DeSales University

#1161 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

78. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

#1202 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

79. Alvernia University

#1237 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1083
Net Price
$27,091
Receiving Aid
100%

80. Wilson College

#1255 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1045
Net Price
$23,923
Receiving Aid
99%

81. Carlow University

#1268 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

82. Thiel College

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$22,732
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,563

83. Delaware Valley University

#1283 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1104
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,256

84. Gwynedd Mercy University

#1286 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

85. Cedar Crest College

#1295 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Cabrini University

#1334 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

#1335 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

88. Cairn University - Langhorne

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,923
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,376

89. Pennsylvania College of Technology

#1344 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$7,254
Enrollment
4,241

90. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

#1347 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$48,191
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,087

91. Immaculata University

#1355 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1175
Net Price
$29,188
Receiving Aid
100%

92. Westminster Theological Seminary

#1363 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
986
Male:Female
66:34

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

#1370 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1213
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
86%

94. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

#1379 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

95. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

#1404 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,307
Male:Female
43:57

96. Neumann University

#1424 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

97. Waynesburg University

#1459 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,281

98. Mount Aloysius College

#1468 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$20,564
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State York

#1474 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

100. Rosemont College

#1503 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$19,741
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,072

Closest to Pennsylvania states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag 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