96 Best colleges for History in Pennsylvania

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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

For History

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

For History

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For History

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

5. Temple University

For History

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

7. Drexel University

For History

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

8. Lehigh University

For History

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

9. Villanova University

For History

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

For History

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

11. Swarthmore College

For History

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

12. Bryn Mawr College

For History

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

13. Bucknell University

For History

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

14. Gettysburg College

For History

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

15. Duquesne University

For History

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

17. Franklin and Marshall College

For History

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

20. Haverford College

For History

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

21. Lafayette College

For History

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

For History

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

23. Dickinson College

For History

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

24. Allegheny College

For History

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

26. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

27. University of Scranton

For History

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

28. Thiel College

For History

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

29. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

30. Widener University

For History

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

31. King's College - Pennsylvania

For History

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

32. La Salle University

For History

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

33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

For History

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

37. La Roche College

For History

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

38. Muhlenberg College

For History

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

39. Robert Morris University

For History

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

40. Arcadia University

For History

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

41. University of the Sciences

For History

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

42. Ursinus College

For History

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

44. Mercyhurst University

For History

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

For History

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

46. Lincoln University

For History

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

47. Westminster College

For History

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

48. Susquehanna University

For History

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

49. Chatham University

For History

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

50. Juniata College

For History

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

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For History

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

52. Elizabethtown College

For History

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

53. Wilson College

For History

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

54. Wilkes University

For History

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

55. Messiah College

For History

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

56. Eastern University

For History

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

57. Geneva College

For History

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

58. Saint Francis University

For History

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

59. Saint Vincent College

For History

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

60. Moravian College

For History

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

61. Moore College of Art and Design

For History

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

62. Marywood University

For History

#1005 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,504

63. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For History

#1016 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
95%

64. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For History

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,524
Enrollment
4,319

65. Lock Haven University

For History

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

66. Washington & Jefferson College

For History

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$25,636

67. Lycoming College

For History

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

68. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For History

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,036
Male:Female
37:63

69. Gannon University

For History

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$22,200
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,172

70. Albright College

For History

#1084 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,496
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,420

71. Lebanon Valley College

For History

#1089 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,743

72. Misericordia University

For History

#1110 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$27,033
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,008

73. Grove City College

For History

#1137 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

75. Carlow University

For History

#1167 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

76. Immaculata University

For History

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1175
Net Price
$29,188
Receiving Aid
100%

77. Gwynedd Mercy University

For History

#1172 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

78. Cedar Crest College

For History

#1194 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

79. DeSales University

For History

#1207 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

80. Cabrini University

For History

#1233 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

81. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For History

#1251 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$42,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,460

82. University of Valley Forge

For History

#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

For History

#1267 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,307
Male:Female
43:57

84. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For History

#1272 in North America
Enrollment
708
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

85. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For History

#1294 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$10,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,589

86. Alvernia University

For History

#1297 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1083
Net Price
$27,091
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Point Park University

For History

#1305 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

88. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

For History

#1315 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
223
Male:Female
54:46

89. Gratz College

For History

#1344 in North America
Enrollment
377
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1895

90. Neumann University

For History

#1347 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

91. Seton Hill University

For History

#1354 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

92. Waynesburg University

For History

#1399 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,281

93. Westminster Theological Seminary

For History

#1441 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
986
Male:Female
66:34

94. Holy Family University

For History

#1470 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
972
Net Price
$12,379
Receiving Aid
100%

95. Rosemont College

For History

#1487 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$19,741
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,072

96. Delaware Valley University

For History

#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 United States Flag 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