48 Best colleges for Aesthetics in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 746K citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 48 universities in Pennsylvania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Aesthetics

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Aesthetics

#35 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Aesthetics

#40 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#64 in the United States

#76 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#104 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Aesthetics

#123 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

8. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Aesthetics

#178 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Aesthetics

#182 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Aesthetics

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Aesthetics

#221 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Aesthetics

#257 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

13. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Aesthetics

#259 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

14. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Aesthetics

#275 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

15. Lafayette College

Easton

For Aesthetics

#299 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

16. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#303 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

17. Haverford College

Haverford

For Aesthetics

#309 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Aesthetics

#342 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

19. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Aesthetics

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Aesthetics

#378 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#383 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

22. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Aesthetics

#403 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

23. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Aesthetics

#474 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

24. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Aesthetics

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

25. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Aesthetics

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

26. Widener University

Chester

For Aesthetics

#515 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Aesthetics

#547 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Aesthetics

#553 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

29. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Aesthetics

#559 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

30. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Aesthetics

#564 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

31. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Aesthetics

#634 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

32. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Aesthetics

#641 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

33. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#647 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

34. Thiel College

Greenville

For Aesthetics

#652 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#653 in the United States

#717 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Aesthetics

#657 in the United States

#721 in North America

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

37. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Aesthetics

#678 in the United States

#743 in North America

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

38. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Aesthetics

#679 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Aesthetics

#680 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

40. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Aesthetics

#692 in the United States

#758 in North America

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

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Aesthetics

#698 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

42. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Aesthetics

#701 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

43. Albright College

Reading

For Aesthetics

#715 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

44. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Aesthetics

#718 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

45. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Aesthetics

#719 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

46. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Aesthetics

#734 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Aesthetics

#748 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

48. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Aesthetics

#760 in the United States

#828 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Aesthetics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	15	25
District of Columbia	7	59
New Jersey	20	22
New York	88	5
Connecticut	13	15
Virginia	16	30
Ohio	28	16
Massachusetts	43	1
Rhode Island	7	65
Vermont	4	132
New Hampshire	6	69
North Carolina	21	26
Indiana	18	34
Kentucky	10	75
Michigan	18	4
South Carolina	10	83
Maine	6	183
Tennessee	14	52
Illinois	33	11
Georgia	21	48
Wisconsin	14	21
Alabama	10	101
Iowa	7	39
Missouri	12	45
Mississippi	6	189
Minnesota	17	19
Arkansas	7	137
Florida	26	33
Louisiana	8	94
Kansas	7	77
South Dakota	3	339
Nebraska	5	97
Oklahoma	5	102
North Dakota	2	251
Texas	46	17
Colorado	13	46
New Mexico	3	85
Puerto Rico	2	607
Utah	6	53
Idaho	3	263
Arizona	4	24
Washington	15	6
Oregon	12	80
California	77	2
Hawaii	3	106