100 Best colleges for Liberal Arts &amp; Social Sciences in Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

5. Temple University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#171 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#188 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#247 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#257 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#276 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#314 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#340 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#355 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#377 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#388 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#407 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

21. Widener University

Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#414 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#422 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

23. La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#423 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#430 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#464 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

26. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#473 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

27. La Roche College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#486 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#512 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#531 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#533 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

32. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#574 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

33. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#576 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#619 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#626 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

37. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#641 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#646 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

40. University of the Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#649 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

41. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#667 in the United States

#731 in North America

Founded: 1927

42. Thiel College

Greenville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#674 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

43. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#729 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

44. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#747 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#750 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#754 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#767 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

48. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#778 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

49. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#787 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

50. Chatham University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#803 in the United States

#872 in North America

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

51. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#813 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

52. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#816 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1213
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 86%

53. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#835 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

54. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#840 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

55. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#852 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

56. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#857 in the United States

#926 in North America

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

57. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#858 in the United States

#927 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

58. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#860 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

59. Marywood University

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#871 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#879 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#893 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

62. Gannon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#895 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

63. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#898 in the United States

#969 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

64. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#912 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#923 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

66. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#929 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

67. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#942 in the United States

#1014 in North America

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

68. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#952 in the United States

#1024 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#958 in the United States

#1030 in North America

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

70. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#978 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

71. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#991 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

72. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1017 in the United States

#1091 in North America

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

73. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1020 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

74. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1036 in the United States

#1111 in North America

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

75. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1049 in the United States

#1124 in North America

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

76. Albright College

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1052 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

77. Grove City College

Grove City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1065 in the United States

#1141 in North America

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

78. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1085 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

79. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1091 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

80. Moore College of Art and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1114 in the United States

#1190 in North America

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

81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1136 in the United States

#1212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,269

82. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1137 in the United States

#1213 in North America

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

83. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

Media

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1151 in the United States

#1227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

84. Carlow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1154 in the United States

#1230 in North America

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

85. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1156 in the United States

#1232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

86. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1162 in the United States

#1238 in North America

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

87. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

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

88. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1181 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

89. Neumann University

Aston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1182 in the United States

#1258 in North America

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

90. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1203 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

91. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1246 in the United States

#1324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

92. Lancaster Theological Seminary

Lancaster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1265 in the United States

#1343 in North America

Enrollment: 73
Male:Female: 38:62

93. Alvernia University

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1276 in the United States

#1355 in North America

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

94. Point Park University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1305 in the United States

#1385 in North America

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

95. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1310 in the United States

#1390 in North America

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

96. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1311 in the United States

#1391 in North America

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

97. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1320 in the United States

#1400 in North America

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

98. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Abington

Abington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1322 in the United States

#1402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

99. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary