61 Best colleges for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 1.73M citations received by 51.3K academic papers made by 61 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 Anthropology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Anthropology

#11 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#27 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#63 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#75 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#108 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 Anthropology

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#210 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#212 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#213 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Anthropology

#234 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Anthropology

#256 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Anthropology

#263 in the United States

#295 in North America

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

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Anthropology

#309 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Anthropology

#311 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Anthropology

#316 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Anthropology

#351 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Anthropology

#373 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

19. Widener University

Chester

For Anthropology

#399 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Anthropology

#416 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Anthropology

#434 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#437 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

23. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#451 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

24. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Anthropology

#454 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

25. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Anthropology

#466 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Anthropology

#482 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Anthropology

#493 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

28. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Anthropology

#536 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#540 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

30. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Anthropology

#552 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

31. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Anthropology

#556 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Anthropology

#571 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Anthropology

#602 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

34. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Anthropology

#614 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#627 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

36. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Anthropology

#649 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

37. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Anthropology

#652 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

38. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Anthropology

#658 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

40. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Anthropology

#708 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

41. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Anthropology

#737 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

42. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#740 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

43. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Anthropology

#743 in the United States

#807 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

44. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Anthropology

#745 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

45. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#756 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

46. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Anthropology

#760 in the United States

#825 in North America

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

47. Marywood University

Scranton

For Anthropology

#764 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

48. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Anthropology

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

49. Gannon University

Erie

For Anthropology

#792 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

50. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#800 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Anthropology

#803 in the United States

#870 in North America

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

52. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Anthropology

#805 in the United States

#872 in North America

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

53. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Anthropology

#814 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

54. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#850 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

55. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Anthropology

#855 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

56. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Anthropology

#870 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

57. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Anthropology

#884 in the United States

#956 in North America

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

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Anthropology

#913 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Anthropology

#920 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Anthropology

#927 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

61. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Anthropology

#933 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	21	6
District of Columbia	9	61
New Jersey	20	24
New York	95	8
West Virginia	4	122
Connecticut	18	15
Virginia	26	42
Ohio	36	21
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	9	70
Vermont	5	135
New Hampshire	8	119
North Carolina	25	9
Indiana	22	47
Kentucky	16	58
Michigan	21	1
South Carolina	15	44
Maine	7	229
Tennessee	21	60
Illinois	43	12
Georgia	31	28
Wisconsin	20	16
Alabama	14	67
Iowa	8	50
Missouri	20	37
Mississippi	7	203
Minnesota	24	17
Arkansas	10	172
Florida	30	34
Louisiana	16	96
Kansas	8	64
South Dakota	5	268
Nebraska	6	62
Oklahoma	9	92
North Dakota	3	242
Texas	57	22
Colorado	17	56
New Mexico	6	57
Montana	3	219
Puerto Rico	8	396
Utah	8	39
Idaho	3	250
Arizona	7	14
Washington	19	3
Oregon	15	103
California	90	4
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	52