90 Best colleges for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 5.16M citations received by 151K academic papers made by 90 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 Archaeology

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Archaeology

#14 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#86 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#118 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Archaeology

#145 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Archaeology

#172 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Archaeology

#209 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#217 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Archaeology

#303 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Archaeology

#307 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Archaeology

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Archaeology

#329 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

15. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#332 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

16. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Archaeology

#339 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Archaeology

#364 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Archaeology

#374 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Archaeology

#383 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Archaeology

#418 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Archaeology

#437 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

22. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Archaeology

#467 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#471 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

24. Widener University

Chester

For Archaeology

#483 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Archaeology

#492 in the United States

#544 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Archaeology

#504 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

27. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Archaeology

#522 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Archaeology

#532 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Archaeology

#560 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

30. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Archaeology

#581 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#593 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

32. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Archaeology

#594 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

33. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Archaeology

#606 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

34. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#621 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#639 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Archaeology

#668 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

37. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Archaeology

#673 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

38. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Archaeology

#683 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Archaeology

#685 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

40. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Archaeology

#691 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

41. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Archaeology

#720 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

42. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Archaeology

#745 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

43. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Archaeology

#755 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

44. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Archaeology

#761 in the United States

#828 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

45. Thiel College

Greenville

For Archaeology

#779 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

46. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Archaeology

#804 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#806 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

48. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Archaeology

#820 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

49. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Archaeology

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

50. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Archaeology

#825 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

51. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Archaeology

#831 in the United States

#901 in North America

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

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Archaeology

#834 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

53. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Archaeology

#840 in the United States

#910 in North America

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

54. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Archaeology

#877 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

55. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#882 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

56. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Archaeology

#887 in the United States

#959 in North America

Enrollment: 4,204
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1927

57. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Archaeology

#897 in the United States

#970 in North America

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

58. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Archaeology

#915 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,925

59. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Archaeology

#917 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

60. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Archaeology

#928 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

61. Gannon University

Erie

For Archaeology

#936 in the United States

#1009 in North America

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

62. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#954 in the United States

#1027 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

63. Marywood University

Scranton

For Archaeology

#959 in the United States

#1032 in North America

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

64. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Archaeology

#970 in the United States

#1044 in North America

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

65. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#986 in the United States

#1061 in North America

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

66. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Archaeology

#1002 in the United States

#1077 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,499

67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Archaeology

#1007 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

68. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Archaeology

#1009 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

69. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Archaeology

#1026 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

70. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Archaeology

#1030 in the United States

#1105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

71. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Archaeology

#1031 in the United States

#1106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

72. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Archaeology

#1035 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

73. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Archaeology

#1046 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

74. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Archaeology

#1071 in the United States

#1146 in North America

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

75. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Archaeology

#1090 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

76. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Archaeology

#1099 in the United States

#1174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

77. Grove City College

Grove City

For Archaeology

#1105 in the United States

#1181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

78. Albright College

Reading

For Archaeology

#1116 in the United States

#1192 in North America

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

79. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Archaeology

#1124 in the United States

#1200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

80. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Archaeology

#1145 in the United States

#1222 in North America

Enrollment: 482
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1895

81. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Archaeology

#1158 in the United States

#1235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

82. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#1182 in the United States

#1260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

83. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#1208 in the United States

#1286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#1216 in the United States

#1294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,477

85. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Archaeology

#1224 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 49:51

86. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Archaeology

#1231 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $23,036
Receiving Aid: 99%

87. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Archaeology

#1234 in the United States

#1314 in North America

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

88. Neumann University

Aston

For Archaeology

#1244 in the United States

#1324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

89. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Archaeology

#1285 in the United States

#1367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,031
Male:Female: 65:35

90. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Archaeology

#1335 in the United States

#1420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1163
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Archaeology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	17
District of Columbia	9	59
New Jersey	22	24
New York	120	6
West Virginia	15	90
Connecticut	20	11
Virginia	39	41
Ohio	51	19
Massachusetts	64	2
Rhode Island	9	66
Vermont	9	122
New Hampshire	10	83
North Carolina	38	30
Indiana	31	31
Kentucky	21	61
Michigan	31	4
South Carolina	23	74
Maine	12	160
Tennessee	28	60
Illinois	64	10
Georgia	37	35
Wisconsin	28	12
Alabama	23	100
Iowa	22	43
Missouri	34	45
Mississippi	11	142
Minnesota	26	15
Arkansas	16	128
Florida	45	20
Louisiana	22	73
Kansas	11	81
South Dakota	8	229
Nebraska	11	57
Oklahoma	15	89
North Dakota	5	191
Texas	66	23
Colorado	19	46
New Mexico	7	93
Montana	4	143
Puerto Rico	11	388
Utah	10	44
Idaho	6	148
Arizona	7	26
Nevada	5	121
Washington	25	5
Oregon	16	53
California	111	1
Alaska	4	144
Hawaii	6	84