62 Best colleges for Anthropology in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 52.8K academic papers made by 62 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Anthropology

#11 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#62 in the United States

#72 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#75 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#100 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Anthropology

#183 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#209 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#211 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Anthropology

#228 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Anthropology

#259 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Anthropology

#265 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Anthropology

#308 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Anthropology

#314 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Anthropology

#315 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Anthropology

#353 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Anthropology

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

19. Widener University

Chester

For Anthropology

#401 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Anthropology

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Anthropology

#431 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

23. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Anthropology

#456 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

24. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#460 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

25. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Anthropology

#466 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Anthropology

#487 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Anthropology

#497 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

28. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Anthropology

#538 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#540 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Anthropology

#552 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

31. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Anthropology

#557 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

32. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Anthropology

#573 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Anthropology

#609 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

34. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Anthropology

#614 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#627 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

36. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Anthropology

#643 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

37. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Anthropology

#653 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

38. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#661 in the United States

#722 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

#666 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

40. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Anthropology

#709 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

41. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#736 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

42. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Anthropology

#742 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

43. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Anthropology

#743 in the United States

#807 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

44. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Anthropology

#745 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

45. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#752 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

46. Marywood University

Scranton

For Anthropology

#765 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Anthropology

#766 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

48. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#774 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

49. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Anthropology

#782 in the United States

#849 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Anthropology

#798 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

51. Gannon University

Erie

For Anthropology

#801 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

52. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Anthropology

#807 in the United States

#874 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

53. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Anthropology

#813 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

54. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#852 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

55. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Anthropology

#857 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

56. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Anthropology

#870 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

57. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Anthropology

#893 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Anthropology

#929 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Anthropology

#934 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Anthropology

#936 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

61. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Anthropology

#941 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

62. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Anthropology

#984 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	22	6
District of Columbia	9	59
New Jersey	20	24
New York	95	8
West Virginia	4	122
Connecticut	18	15
Virginia	26	42
Ohio	36	22
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	9	70
Vermont	6	136
New Hampshire	8	119
North Carolina	26	9
Indiana	22	46
Kentucky	16	57
Michigan	22	1
South Carolina	15	44
Maine	7	234
Tennessee	21	60
Illinois	43	13
Georgia	31	27
Wisconsin	21	16
Alabama	14	66
Iowa	9	50
Missouri	20	37
Mississippi	7	204
Minnesota	24	17
Arkansas	9	172
Florida	30	33
Louisiana	16	97
Kansas	8	63
South Dakota	5	268
Nebraska	6	64
Oklahoma	9	92
North Dakota	3	241
Texas	57	21
Colorado	17	56
New Mexico	6	58
Montana	3	219
Puerto Rico	8	389
Utah	9	39
Idaho	3	247
Arizona	7	14
Nevada	3	128
Washington	19	3
Oregon	15	103
California	91	4
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	54