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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

5. Temple University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

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

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#187 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#251 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#256 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#274 in the United States

#309 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#344 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#359 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#374 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

18. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#389 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#397 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

20. Saint Joseph's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#403 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

22. Widener University

Chester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#423 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

23. Lafayette College

Easton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

24. La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#445 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#490 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

28. La Roche College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#552 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

30. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#562 in the United States

#617 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

#573 in the United States

#629 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

#582 in the United States

#638 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

#595 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#617 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#625 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

36. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#630 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#647 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

39. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#649 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 72%

40. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#676 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

41. Thiel College

Greenville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#695 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#698 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

43. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#705 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

44. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#730 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

45. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#744 in the United States

#811 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

46. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#750 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#791 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

48. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#800 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

49. Chatham University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#803 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

50. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#819 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

51. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#839 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

52. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#844 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

53. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#845 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

54. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#848 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

55. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#849 in the United States

#919 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

56. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#851 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

57. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#871 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

58. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#882 in the United States

#952 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

59. Gannon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#883 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

60. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#910 in the United States

#982 in North America

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

61. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#912 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#916 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 89%

63. Marywood University

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#920 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

64. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#927 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

65. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#935 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#965 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

67. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#967 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

68. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#969 in the United States

#1041 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#970 in the United States

#1042 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

70. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#973 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

71. Grove City College

Grove City

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1011 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

72. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1012 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

73. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1018 in the United States

#1094 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

74. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1021 in the United States

#1097 in North America

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

75. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1040 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

76. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1046 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1052 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

78. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1057 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

79. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1083 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

80. Albright College

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1088 in the United States

#1166 in North America

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

81. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1131 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

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

#1155 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

84. Moore College of Art and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1200 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

85. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1203 in the United States

#1281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Carlow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1206 in the United States

#1284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

87. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in the United States

#1312 in North America

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

88. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1242 in the United States

#1322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1180
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,121

89. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1249 in the United States

#1329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

90. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

Media

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1253 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1195
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,113

91. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1255 in the United States

#1335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1260 in the United States

#1340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

93. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1278 in the United States

#1358 in North America

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

94. Alvernia University

Reading

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1286 in the United States

#1366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $28,645
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1291 in the United States

#1371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

96. Point Park University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1295 in the United States

#1375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $26,502
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,159

97. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1310 in the United States

#1390 in North America

Enrollment: 449
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

98. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1314 in the United States

#1394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,056

99. Holy Family University