60 Best colleges for Anthropology in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 46.5K academic papers made by 60 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Anthropology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#12 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#30 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#68 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#75 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#115 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Anthropology

#121 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

8. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#207 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#213 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

10. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Anthropology

#229 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Anthropology

#245 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Anthropology

#259 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

14. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Anthropology

#302 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

15. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Anthropology

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

16. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Anthropology

#319 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

17. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Anthropology

#350 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Anthropology

#368 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

19. Widener University

Chester

For Anthropology

#377 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Anthropology

#384 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#429 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Anthropology

#446 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

23. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#449 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

24. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Anthropology

#463 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Anthropology

#469 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Anthropology

#477 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Anthropology

#521 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

28. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Anthropology

#541 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

29. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Anthropology

#550 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

30. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#553 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

31. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Anthropology

#557 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

32. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Anthropology

#560 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

33. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Anthropology

#561 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

34. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#562 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

35. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Anthropology

#566 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

36. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Anthropology

#631 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

37. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Anthropology

#632 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

38. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Anthropology

#638 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

39. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#671 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

40. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

#679 in the United States

#741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

41. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Anthropology

#695 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

42. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Anthropology

#713 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

43. Marywood University

Scranton

For Anthropology

#727 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

44. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Anthropology

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

45. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Anthropology

#755 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

46. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Anthropology

#775 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Anthropology

#789 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

48. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Anthropology

#794 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

49. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Anthropology

#802 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

50. Gannon University

Erie

For Anthropology

#810 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

51. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Anthropology

#826 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Anthropology

#830 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

53. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Anthropology

#833 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Anthropology

#834 in the United States

#903 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

55. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Anthropology

#843 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

56. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Anthropology

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

57. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Anthropology

#865 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

58. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Anthropology

#875 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Anthropology

#899 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

60. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Anthropology

#912 in the United States

#984 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	20	9
District of Columbia	9	61
New Jersey	20	26
New York	95	8
West Virginia	3	126
Connecticut	18	17
Virginia	26	42
Ohio	33	20
Massachusetts	51	2
Rhode Island	9	65
Vermont	5	135
New Hampshire	8	120
North Carolina	23	7
Indiana	21	56
Kentucky	14	54
Michigan	20	1
South Carolina	13	45
Maine	7	220
Tennessee	20	58
Illinois	42	18
Georgia	30	27
Wisconsin	19	13
Alabama	13	63
Iowa	8	43
Missouri	20	37
Mississippi	6	199
Minnesota	24	14
Arkansas	8	176
Florida	29	34
Louisiana	15	91
Kansas	8	66
South Dakota	5	258
Nebraska	6	57
Oklahoma	9	95
North Dakota	4	238
Texas	56	22
Colorado	15	60
New Mexico	6	51
Montana	3	209
Puerto Rico	7	402
Utah	7	41
Idaho	3	247
Arizona	7	15
Washington	17	4
Oregon	14	99
California	86	3
Hawaii	5	49