100 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 17.6M citations received by 617K academic papers made by 113 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. University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. Temple University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

7. Drexel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

8. Lehigh University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. Villanova University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

11. Duquesne University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1967

13. Swarthmore College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

14. Bucknell University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

15. Bryn Mawr College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

19. Franklin and Marshall College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

20. Gettysburg College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

21. Widener University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

22. Lafayette College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

23. La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

24. Haverford College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

25. University of Scranton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

26. Allegheny College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

27. La Roche College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

28. Dickinson College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

32. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

33. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

37. York College of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

39. Robert Morris University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

40. University of the Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

42. Thiel College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

43. Muhlenberg College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

44. Geneva College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

46. Arcadia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

47. Elizabethtown College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

48. Wilkes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

49. Eastern University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

50. Chatham University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

51. Susquehanna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

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

53. Westminster College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

54. Moravian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

55. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

56. Ursinus College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

57. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

58. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

59. Marywood University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

60. Saint Francis University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

62. Gannon University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

63. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Enrollment
160
Male:Female
50:50

64. Juniata College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

65. Lincoln University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

66. Lock Haven University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1001 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

67. Misericordia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1014 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$27,033
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,008

68. Messiah College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#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

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$24,935
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$32,418

70. Washington & Jefferson College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$25,636

71. Saint Vincent College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$23,121

72. Lebanon Valley College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1091 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,743

73. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1094 in North America
Enrollment
708
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

74. Lycoming College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1111 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

75. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1124 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$10,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,589

76. Albright College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1127 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,496
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,420

77. Grove City College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

78. DeSales University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1161 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

79. Wilson College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#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

#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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1212 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,269

82. Cedar Crest College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1213 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

83. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Brandywine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1227 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1178
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

84. Carlow University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1230 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

85. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

86. Immaculata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#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

#1251 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,307
Male:Female
43:57

88. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1257 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

89. Neumann University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1258 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

90. Cabrini University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Salus University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1324 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,165
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

92. Lancaster Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1343 in North America
Enrollment
73
Male:Female
38:62

93. Alvernia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#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

#1385 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

95. Westminster Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1390 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
986
Male:Female
66:34

96. University of Valley Forge

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#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

#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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1402 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
86%

99. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1403 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
223
Male:Female
54:46

100. Seton Hill University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1414 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 9
District of Columbia 13 52
New Jersey 29 24
Delaware 4 97
New York 144 6
West Virginia 20 121
Connecticut 22 10
Virginia 42 38
Ohio 66 19
Massachusetts 74 1
Rhode Island 9 60
Vermont 12 123
New Hampshire 13 90
North Carolina 49 21
Indiana 36 54
Kentucky 29 57
Michigan 45 4
South Carolina 32 66
Maine 16 200
Tennessee 39 45
Illinois 79 14
Georgia 51 41
Wisconsin 35 13
Alabama 28 82
Iowa 33 43
Missouri 41 39
Mississippi 15 180
Minnesota 30 18
Arkansas 18 143
Florida 69 29
Louisiana 26 76
Kansas 20 75
South Dakota 10 324
Nebraska 14 88
Oklahoma 22 108
North Dakota 9 211
Texas 85 20
Colorado 24 53
New Mexico 9 95
Montana 9 165
Puerto Rico 15 406
Utah 11 44
Idaho 7 192
Arizona 10 28
Nevada 8 148
Washington 37 5
Oregon 20 96
California 143 2
Alaska 4 227
Hawaii 7 107