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
#11 in the United States
#12 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
2. Pennsylvania State University
#16 in the United States
#17 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
3. University of Pittsburgh
#33 in the United States
#35 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
#37 in the United States
#40 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
5. Temple University
#82 in the United States
#93 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $11,292
- Enrollment
- 35,626
6. Drexel University
#103 in the United States
#118 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,076
7. Thomas Jefferson University
#137 in the United States
#158 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,227
8. Lehigh University
#152 in the United States
#175 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1408
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,539
9. Villanova University
#204 in the United States
#231 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $33,123
10. Swarthmore College
#252 in the United States
#283 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,733
11. Duquesne University
#261 in the United States
#292 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $34,505
12. Bryn Mawr College
#278 in the United States
#309 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $34,482
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $39,058
13. Bucknell University
#285 in the United States
#316 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Average SAT
- 1373
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $38,170
14. California University of Pennsylvania
#332 in the United States
#369 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
15. Haverford College
#339 in the United States
#377 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,462
17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
#355 in the United States
#396 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
18. Lafayette College
#365 in the United States
#408 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,754
19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
#385 in the United States
#429 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
20. Franklin and Marshall College
#399 in the United States
#444 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Net Price
- $26,316
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
- Average Aid
- $50,026
21. Gettysburg College
#409 in the United States
#455 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,794
22. Saint Joseph's University
#410 in the United States
#456 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,438
23. Allegheny College
#437 in the United States
#485 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,419
24. Widener University
#441 in the United States
#489 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Net Price
- $25,343
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
25. Dickinson College
#459 in the United States
#508 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Net Price
- $20,913
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $39,555
26. University of Scranton
#471 in the United States
#520 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $35,913
27. La Salle University
#524 in the United States
#574 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $24,130
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,122
28. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
#542 in the United States
#595 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,330
29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
#582 in the United States
#636 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,739
30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
#592 in the United States
#647 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
31. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
#598 in the United States
#653 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $6,568
32. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
#607 in the United States
#663 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
33. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
#626 in the United States
#683 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 3,062
- Male:Female
- 37:63
34. Wilkes University
#641 in the United States
#698 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $30,155
35. Arcadia University
#667 in the United States
#727 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,949
36. Robert Morris University
#669 in the United States
#729 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $23,183
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $23,648
37. Saint Francis University
#671 in the United States
#731 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $28,883
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,960
38. King's College - Pennsylvania
#703 in the United States
#765 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Net Price
- $27,313
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,264
39. Muhlenberg College
#709 in the United States
#772 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $30,920
40. University of the Sciences
#718 in the United States
#782 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
41. Susquehanna University
#729 in the United States
#796 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $28,130
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $38,565
42. Chatham University
#733 in the United States
#800 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $27,225
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,300
43. York College of Pennsylvania
#737 in the United States
#804 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1124
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $22,543
45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
#775 in the United States
#843 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,922
46. Elizabethtown College
#780 in the United States
#848 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,534
47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
#799 in the United States
#867 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
48. Ursinus College
#806 in the United States
#874 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,438
49. Lincoln University
#810 in the United States
#878 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 982
- Average ACT
- 19
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
50. Geneva College
#812 in the United States
#880 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Net Price
- $19,895
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $20,167
51. Messiah College
#820 in the United States
#888 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $23,895
52. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
#827 in the United States
#895 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
53. Gannon University
#845 in the United States
#913 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,258
54. Mercyhurst University
#849 in the United States
#917 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $25,785
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,945
55. Chestnut Hill College
#863 in the United States
#931 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 995
- Net Price
- $26,658
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
56. Moravian College
#869 in the United States
#937 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $32,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,046
57. Juniata College
#896 in the United States
#964 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $26,493
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,275
58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
#900 in the United States
#968 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
59. Lock Haven University
#907 in the United States
#975 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
60. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
#911 in the United States
#979 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,932
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,798
61. Eastern University
#914 in the United States
#982 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $24,199
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,238
62. Washington & Jefferson College
#921 in the United States
#989 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,101
63. Misericordia University
#923 in the United States
#991 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $23,822
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,719
64. Lebanon Valley College
#942 in the United States
#1011 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1184
- Net Price
- $26,944
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
65. Saint Vincent College
#950 in the United States
#1019 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1082
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $23,361
66. La Roche College
#952 in the United States
#1021 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1063
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $23,334
67. Westminster College
#965 in the United States
#1034 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1149
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $20,258
68. Moore College of Art and Design
#992 in the United States
#1063 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Net Price
- $38,354
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,113
69. Grove City College
#998 in the United States
#1069 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1256
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $21,846
70. Lycoming College
#1012 in the United States
#1083 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,508
71. Marywood University
#1013 in the United States
#1084 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $22,687
72. Seton Hill University
#1024 in the United States
#1095 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $22,424
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,120
73. Albright College
#1041 in the United States
#1112 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,884
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $19,724
74. Point Park University
#1061 in the United States
#1134 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1065
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,004
75. Salus University
#1064 in the United States
#1137 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,186
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
76. DeSales University
#1101 in the United States
#1174 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,965
77. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
#1104 in the United States
#1177 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $7,821
78. Alvernia University
#1143 in the United States
#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
#1150 in the United States
#1225 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,789
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,144
80. Delaware Valley University
#1190 in the United States
#1266 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,807
81. Gwynedd Mercy University
#1194 in the United States
#1270 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- Net Price
- $25,843
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
82. Wilson College
#1206 in the United States
#1283 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Net Price
- $22,200
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
83. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
#1218 in the United States
#1295 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $6,506
84. Thiel College
#1219 in the United States
#1296 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1065
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,883
85. Carlow University
#1237 in the United States
#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
#1246 in the United States
#1323 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $7,166
- Enrollment
- 4,500
87. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
#1254 in the United States
#1331 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $29,925
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,528
88. Pennsylvania College of Technology
#1255 in the United States
#1332 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $6,120
- Enrollment
- 4,240
89. Cabrini University
#1256 in the United States
#1333 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1107
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $21,387
90. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks
#1258 in the United States
#1335 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $7,014
91. Westminster Theological Seminary
#1271 in the United States
#1348 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 904
- Male:Female
- 67:33
92. Cedar Crest College
#1281 in the United States
#1358 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $23,501
93. Cairn University - Langhorne
#1282 in the United States
#1359 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $26,380
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $16,309
94. Immaculata University
#1292 in the United States
#1370 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1157
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,510
95. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
#1320 in the United States
#1399 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Enrollment
- 4,384
- Male:Female
- 45:55
96. Neumann University
#1343 in the United States
#1423 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 995
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $28,325
97. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State York
#1359 in the United States
#1439 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $6,551
98. Mount Aloysius College
#1366 in the United States
#1446 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Net Price
- $21,793
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $16,047
99. Waynesburg University
#1426 in the United States
#1509 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $22,070
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $16,933
100. Rosemont College
#1430 in the United States
#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  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 |