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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

5. Temple University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#121 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#174 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#188 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#197 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#250 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#275 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#315 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#343 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#359 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#374 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

18. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#386 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#393 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

20. Saint Joseph's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#402 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

22. Widener University

Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#421 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

23. Lafayette College

Easton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

24. La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#444 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#493 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#497 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

28. La Roche College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#538 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

30. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#557 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#568 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

32. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#574 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

33. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#594 in the United States

#650 in North America

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

34. Chestnut Hill College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#617 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#622 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

36. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#629 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#633 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

38. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#645 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#648 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

40. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#679 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

41. Thiel College

Greenville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#690 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#702 in the United States

#768 in North America

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

43. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#703 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

44. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#733 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

45. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#738 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#753 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

47. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#793 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

48. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#796 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

49. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

50. Chatham University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#813 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

51. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#844 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

52. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#847 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

53. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#852 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

54. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#853 in the United States

#923 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

55. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#854 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

56. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#855 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

57. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#875 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

58. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#887 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

59. Gannon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#892 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#906 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

61. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#909 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

62. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#911 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

63. Marywood University

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#921 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

64. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#928 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

65. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#929 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#961 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

67. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#966 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

68. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#967 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

69. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#968 in the United States

#1040 in North America

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

70. Mercyhurst University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#970 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

71. Grove City College

Grove City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1008 in the United States

#1084 in North America

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

72. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1021 in the United States

#1097 in North America

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

73. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1027 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1051 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

75. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1052 in the United States

#1128 in North America

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

76. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1057 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

77. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1058 in the United States

#1134 in North America

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

78. Albright College

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1085 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

79. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1094 in the United States

#1172 in North America

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

80. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1106 in the United States

#1184 in North America

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

81. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1130 in the United States

#1208 in North America

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

82. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1147 in the United States

#1225 in North America

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

83. Neumann University

Aston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1154 in the United States

#1232 in North America

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

84. Moore College of Art and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1184 in the United States

#1262 in North America

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

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1200 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1114
Net Price: $26,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Carlow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1204 in the United States

#1282 in North America

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

87. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1231 in the United States

#1309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1118
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,867

88. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1233 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

89. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

Media

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1241 in the United States

#1320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 84%

90. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1243 in the United States

#1322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 82%

91. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1255 in the United States

#1334 in North America

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

92. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1261 in the United States

#1340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,148
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

93. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1271 in the United States

#1350 in North America

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

94. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1284 in the United States

#1363 in North America

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

95. Alvernia University

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1286 in the United States

#1365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Net Price: $26,166
Receiving Aid: 100%

96. Point Park University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1299 in the United States

#1378 in North America

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

97. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1316 in the United States

#1396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,732

98. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1319 in the United States

#1400 in North America

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

99. Holy Family University