96 Best colleges for History 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 History. A graph of 4.01M citations received by 175K academic papers made by 96 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 History

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For History

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For History

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For History

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For History

#88 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For History

#99 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For History

#125 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For History

#169 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For History

#210 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For History

#219 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For History

#269 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For History

#299 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For History

#301 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

14. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For History

#303 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

15. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For History

#305 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For History

#312 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For History

#343 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For History

#349 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For History

#372 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For History

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For History

#395 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For History

#399 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For History

#423 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For History

#482 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For History

#483 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

26. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For History

#499 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For History

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

28. Thiel College

Greenville

For History

#505 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $22,732
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,563

29. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For History

#513 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For History

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

31. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For History

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For History

#533 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For History

#538 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For History

#570 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For History

#631 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For History

#640 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

37. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For History

#687 in the United States

#751 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

38. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For History

#696 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For History

#698 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

40. Arcadia University

Glenside

For History

#727 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

41. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For History

#730 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

42. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For History

#732 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

43. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For History

#756 in the United States

#824 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

44. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For History

#763 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For History

#771 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For History

#781 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

47. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For History

#789 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

48. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For History

#815 in the United States

#884 in North America

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

49. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For History

#819 in the United States

#888 in North America

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

50. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For History

#823 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For History

#828 in the United States

#897 in North America

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

52. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For History

#829 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

53. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For History

#838 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For History

#840 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

55. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For History

#844 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

56. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For History

#856 in the United States

#926 in North America

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

57. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For History

#861 in the United States

#931 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

58. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For History

#875 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

59. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For History

#883 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

60. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For History

#890 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

61. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For History

#918 in the United States

#989 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. Marywood University

Scranton

For History

#934 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

63. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For History

#945 in the United States

#1016 in North America

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

64. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For History

#958 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

65. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For History

#976 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

66. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For History

#978 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

67. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For History

#991 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

68. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For History

#1008 in the United States

#1081 in North America

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

69. Gannon University

Erie

For History

#1010 in the United States

#1083 in North America

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

70. Albright College

Reading

For History

#1011 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

71. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For History

#1016 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

72. Misericordia University

Dallas

For History

#1037 in the United States

#1110 in North America

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

73. Grove City College

Grove City

For History

#1063 in the United States

#1137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

74. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For History

#1071 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Founded: 1927

75. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For History

#1090 in the United States

#1167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

76. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For History

#1092 in the United States

#1169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For History

#1095 in the United States

#1172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

78. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For History

#1117 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

79. DeSales University

Center Valley

For History

#1130 in the United States

#1207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

80. Cabrini University

Radnor

For History

#1156 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

81. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For History

#1174 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

82. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For History

#1175 in the United States

#1252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

83. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For History

#1190 in the United States

#1267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

84. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For History

#1195 in the United States

#1272 in North America

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

85. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For History

#1217 in the United States

#1294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

86. Alvernia University

Reading

For History

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1083
Net Price: $27,091
Receiving Aid: 100%

87. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For History

#1227 in the United States

#1305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,702

88. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For History

#1237 in the United States

#1315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 54:46

89. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For History

#1265 in the United States

#1344 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

90. Neumann University

Aston

For History

#1268 in the United States

#1347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

91. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For History

#1275 in the United States

#1354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

92. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For History

#1317 in the United States

#1399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,281

93. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For History

#1358 in the United States

#1441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 986
Male:Female: 66:34

94. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For History

#1386 in the United States

#1470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For History

#1401 in the United States

#1487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $19,741
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,072

96. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For History

#1435 in the United States

#1522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	20
District of Columbia	10	52
New Jersey	25	22
New York	127	6
West Virginia	16	106
Connecticut	20	10
Virginia	41	35
Ohio	57	18
Massachusetts	69	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Vermont	10	120
New Hampshire	11	87
North Carolina	44	21
Indiana	31	50
Kentucky	22	56
Michigan	37	3
South Carolina	25	64
Maine	12	164
Tennessee	32	55
Illinois	72	11
Georgia	43	39
Wisconsin	31	9
Alabama	23	101
Iowa	28	40
Missouri	35	38
Mississippi	12	158
Minnesota	26	17
Arkansas	17	128
Florida	47	24
Louisiana	22	65
Kansas	13	78
South Dakota	8	260
Nebraska	11	58
Oklahoma	18	93
North Dakota	5	213
Texas	72	19
Colorado	20	47
New Mexico	7	92
Montana	6	126
Puerto Rico	12	431
Utah	10	45
Idaho	6	135
Arizona	7	26
Nevada	5	130
Washington	24	5
Oregon	17	59
California	118	1
Alaska	4	155
Hawaii	6	90