List of 100 best universities in Pennsylvania

Top 100 universities in Pennsylvania ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 40.5M citations received by 1.25M academic publications made by 155 universities from Pennsylvania, the popularity of 5,892 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

2. Pennsylvania State University

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

3. University of Pittsburgh

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

5. Temple University

Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

6. Drexel University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,227

8. Lehigh University

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1408
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,539

9. Villanova University

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$33,123

10. Swarthmore College

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,733

11. Duquesne University

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,505

12. Bryn Mawr College

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$34,482
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$39,058

13. Bucknell University

Acceptance Rate
35%
Average SAT
1373
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,170

14. California University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
95%

15. Haverford College

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,462

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

18. Lafayette College

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,754

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1040
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
100%

20. Franklin and Marshall College

Acceptance Rate
38%
Net Price
$26,316
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$50,026

21. Gettysburg College

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,794

22. Saint Joseph's University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,438

23. Allegheny College

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$25,419

24. Widener University

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1178
Net Price
$25,343
Receiving Aid
100%

25. Dickinson College

Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$20,913
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$39,555

26. University of Scranton

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$35,913

27. La Salle University

Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$24,130
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,122

28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,330

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$6,347
Enrollment
7,739

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

31. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1110
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$6,568

32. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
98%

34. Wilkes University

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$30,155

35. Arcadia University

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,949

36. Robert Morris University

Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$23,183
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$23,648

37. Saint Francis University

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$28,883
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,960

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
96%
Net Price
$27,313
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,264

39. Muhlenberg College

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$30,920

40. University of the Sciences

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1215
Net Price
$29,948
Receiving Aid
100%

41. Susquehanna University

Acceptance Rate
77%
Net Price
$28,130
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$38,565

42. Chatham University

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$27,225
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,300

43. York College of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1124
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$22,543

45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$8,127
Enrollment
3,922

46. Elizabethtown College

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$26,534

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
100%

48. Ursinus College

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$31,438

49. Lincoln University

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
982
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
100%

50. Geneva College

Acceptance Rate
79%
Net Price
$19,895
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$20,167

51. Messiah College

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$23,895

52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
82%

53. Gannon University

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$22,258

54. Mercyhurst University

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$25,785
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,945

55. Chestnut Hill College

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
995
Net Price
$26,658
Receiving Aid
98%

56. Moravian College

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$32,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,046

57. Juniata College

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,493
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,275

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

59. Lock Haven University

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1085
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862

60. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,932
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,798

61. Eastern University

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$24,199
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,238

62. Washington & Jefferson College

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,101

63. Misericordia University

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$23,822
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,719

64. Lebanon Valley College

#1011 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1184
Net Price
$26,944
Receiving Aid
100%

65. Saint Vincent College

#1019 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$23,361

66. La Roche College

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1063
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$23,334

67. Westminster College

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1149
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$20,258

68. Moore College of Art and Design

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$38,354
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,113

69. Grove City College

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1256
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$21,846

70. Lycoming College

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,508

71. Marywood University

#1084 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,687

72. Seton Hill University

#1095 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$22,424
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,120

73. Albright College

#1112 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,884
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$19,724

74. Point Park University

#1134 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,004

75. Salus University

#1137 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,186
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

76. DeSales University

#1174 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,965

78. Alvernia University

#1217 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$24,917
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$26,065

79. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

#1225 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,789
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,144

80. Delaware Valley University

#1266 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$26,807

81. Gwynedd Mercy University

#1270 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1095
Net Price
$25,843
Receiving Aid
100%

82. Wilson College

#1283 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$22,200
Receiving Aid
99%

84. Thiel College

#1296 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,883

85. Carlow University

#1314 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1048
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$18,638

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

#1323 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$7,166
Enrollment
4,500

87. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

#1331 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$29,925
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,528

88. Pennsylvania College of Technology

#1332 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$6,120
Enrollment
4,240

89. Cabrini University

#1333 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1107
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,387

90. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

#1335 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$7,014

91. Westminster Theological Seminary

#1348 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
904
Male:Female
67:33

92. Cedar Crest College

#1358 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$23,501

93. Cairn University - Langhorne

#1359 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,380
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$16,309

94. Immaculata University

#1370 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1157
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,510

95. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

#1399 in North America
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
4,384
Male:Female
45:55

96. Neumann University

#1423 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$28,325

97. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State York

#1439 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$6,551

98. Mount Aloysius College

#1446 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$21,793
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$16,047

99. Waynesburg University

#1509 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$22,070
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,933

100. Rosemont College

#1513 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$25,644

Closest to Pennsylvania states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 34 12
District of Columbia 15 66
New Jersey 47 23
Delaware 5 89
New York 221 6
West Virginia 26 110
Connecticut 28 8
Virginia 63 41
Ohio 90 17
Massachusetts 88 1
Rhode Island 12 54
Vermont 17 106
New Hampshire 16 78
North Carolina 65 24
Indiana 55 39
Kentucky 38 58
Michigan 62 3
South Carolina 37 87
Maine 19 154
Tennessee 56 49
Illinois 100 15
Georgia 63 44
Wisconsin 47 13
Alabama 33 84
Iowa 39 47
Missouri 67 38
Mississippi 18 132
Minnesota 48 14
Arkansas 24 126
Florida 109 22
Louisiana 27 83
Kansas 32 74
South Dakota 15 242
Nebraska 23 70
Oklahoma 31 97
North Dakota 14 185
Texas 119 25
Colorado 38 46
Wyoming 1 143
New Mexico 12 79
Montana 12 144
Puerto Rico 52 375
US Virgin Islands 1 803
Utah 20 40
Idaho 10 157
Arizona 25 30
Nevada 10 130
Washington 57 7
Oregon 31 63
California 249 2
Alaska 6 179
Hawaii 10 160
American Samoa 1 1703
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1622
Guam 2 595