53 Best colleges for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 365K citations received by 24.1K academic papers made by 53 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 Classics and Ancient History

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Classics and Ancient History

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#68 in the United States

#75 in North America

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

5. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Classics and Ancient History

#76 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

#79 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

7. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Classics and Ancient History

#140 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#155 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Classics and Ancient History

#167 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

10. Thiel College

Greenville

For Classics and Ancient History

#177 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

11. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#182 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

12. Villanova University

Villanova

For Classics and Ancient History

#193 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

13. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Classics and Ancient History

#204 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

#285 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

15. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#286 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Classics and Ancient History

#294 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Classics and Ancient History

#307 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

18. Haverford College

Haverford

For Classics and Ancient History

#309 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

19. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Classics and Ancient History

#327 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

20. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Classics and Ancient History

#335 in the United States

#367 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

21. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Classics and Ancient History

#336 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

22. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Classics and Ancient History

#353 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

23. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#356 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

24. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Classics and Ancient History

#365 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#417 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

26. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Classics and Ancient History

#423 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

27. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Classics and Ancient History

#481 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Classics and Ancient History

#486 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#511 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Classics and Ancient History

#531 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

31. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Classics and Ancient History

#551 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

32. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Classics and Ancient History

#566 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

33. Widener University

Chester

For Classics and Ancient History

#571 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

34. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

#574 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

35. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#576 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

36. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Classics and Ancient History

#594 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Classics and Ancient History

#598 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Classics and Ancient History

#600 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

39. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Classics and Ancient History

#603 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Classics and Ancient History

#633 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#648 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

42. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Classics and Ancient History

#660 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

43. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Classics and Ancient History

#682 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

44. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Classics and Ancient History

#698 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

45. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#701 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

46. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Classics and Ancient History

#703 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

47. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#710 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

48. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Classics and Ancient History

#720 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

49. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Classics and Ancient History

#730 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

50. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Classics and Ancient History

#741 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

51. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Classics and Ancient History

#744 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,183
Male:Female: 64:36

52. Albright College

Reading

For Classics and Ancient History

#760 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

53. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

#762 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 47:53

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Classics and Ancient History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	14
District of Columbia	7	37
New Jersey	18	11
New York	85	7
Connecticut	14	3
Virginia	28	26
Ohio	29	19
Massachusetts	39	2
Rhode Island	6	51
Vermont	4	128
New Hampshire	6	46
North Carolina	24	18
Indiana	19	39
Kentucky	12	64
Michigan	22	6
South Carolina	11	62
Maine	6	252
Tennessee	17	59
Illinois	37	1
Georgia	17	38
Wisconsin	15	13
Alabama	9	91
Iowa	8	45
Missouri	13	40
Mississippi	6	196
Minnesota	16	30
Arkansas	7	56
Florida	23	27
Louisiana	9	83
Kansas	8	58
South Dakota	3	397
Nebraska	6	61
Oklahoma	5	72
North Dakota	2	317
Texas	44	20
Colorado	12	41
Utah	5	54
Idaho	3	234
Arizona	3	31
Washington	15	16
Oregon	9	111
California	71	4
Hawaii	3	70