98 Best colleges for Philosophy in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 11.8M citations received by 324K academic papers made by 98 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

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#9 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#14 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Philosophy

#21 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#119 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Philosophy

#129 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Philosophy

#157 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Philosophy

#198 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#207 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Philosophy

#211 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#230 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Philosophy

#300 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

14. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Philosophy

#319 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Philosophy

#327 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

16. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Philosophy

#363 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

17. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#369 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

18. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Philosophy

#370 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Philosophy

#377 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Philosophy

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

21. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#392 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Philosophy

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

23. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#410 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

24. Lafayette College

Easton

For Philosophy

#431 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Philosophy

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

26. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Philosophy

#505 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Philosophy

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Philosophy

#519 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Philosophy

#539 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Philosophy

#541 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

31. Widener University

Chester

For Philosophy

#548 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#572 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

33. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Philosophy

#587 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

34. Thiel College

Greenville

For Philosophy

#608 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Philosophy

#628 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Philosophy

#630 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Philosophy

#632 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

38. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#638 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Philosophy

#650 in the United States

#714 in North America

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

40. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Philosophy

#653 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

41. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Philosophy

#662 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Philosophy

#722 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

43. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Philosophy

#730 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

44. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Philosophy

#735 in the United States

#802 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

45. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Philosophy

#787 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

46. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Philosophy

#791 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

47. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Philosophy

#801 in the United States

#870 in North America

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

48. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#805 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

49. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Philosophy

#806 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

50. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Philosophy

#816 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

51. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Philosophy

#818 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

52. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Philosophy

#819 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

53. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Philosophy

#842 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

54. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Philosophy

#845 in the United States

#918 in North America

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

55. Grove City College

Grove City

For Philosophy

#868 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

56. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Philosophy

#871 in the United States

#944 in North America

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

57. Marywood University

Scranton

For Philosophy

#877 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

58. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Philosophy

#888 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

59. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Philosophy

#900 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

60. Gannon University

Erie

For Philosophy

#910 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Philosophy

#911 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

62. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Philosophy

#914 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

63. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Philosophy

#916 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

64. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Philosophy

#933 in the United States

#1008 in North America

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

65. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Philosophy

#949 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

66. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Philosophy

#955 in the United States

#1031 in North America

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

67. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Philosophy

#969 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

68. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Philosophy

#971 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

69. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Philosophy

#981 in the United States

#1057 in North America

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

70. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#988 in the United States

#1064 in North America

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

71. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Philosophy

#999 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

72. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Philosophy

#1006 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

73. Neumann University

Aston

For Philosophy

#1029 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

74. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Philosophy

#1047 in the United States

#1124 in North America

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

75. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Philosophy

#1049 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

76. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1064 in the United States

#1141 in North America

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

77. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Philosophy

#1101 in the United States

#1179 in North America

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

78. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Philosophy

#1113 in the United States

#1191 in North America

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

79. Albright College

Reading

For Philosophy

#1116 in the United States

#1194 in North America

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

80. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Philosophy

#1129 in the United States

#1207 in North America

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

81. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Philosophy

#1132 in the United States

#1210 in North America

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

82. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1199 in the United States

#1279 in North America

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

83. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Philosophy

#1200 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

84. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Philosophy

#1208 in the United States

#1289 in North America

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

85. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1218 in the United States

#1299 in North America

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

86. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Philosophy

#1243 in the United States

#1324 in North America

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

87. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Philosophy

#1252 in the United States

#1333 in North America

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

88. Alvernia University

Reading

For Philosophy

#1270 in the United States

#1351 in North America

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

89. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1279 in the United States

#1360 in North America

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

90. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Philosophy

#1285 in the United States

#1366 in North America

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

91. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1330 in the United States

#1411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

92. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Philosophy

#1333 in the United States

#1414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $19,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,563

93. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1340 in the United States

#1421 in North America

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

94. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Philosophy

#1347 in the United States

#1429 in North America

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

95. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Philosophy

#1412 in the United States

#1498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

96. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Philosophy

#1502 in the United States

#1590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,401

97. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Philosophy

#1529 in the United States

#1618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1003
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,570

98. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Philosophy

#1543 in the United States

#1632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,837

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Philosophy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	27	20
District of Columbia	12	57
New Jersey	26	16
New York	135	6
West Virginia	16	115
Connecticut	22	11
Virginia	42	40
Ohio	63	22
Massachusetts	72	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Vermont	11	121
New Hampshire	12	78
North Carolina	46	25
Indiana	35	34
Kentucky	27	67
Michigan	40	4
South Carolina	26	77
Maine	13	214
Tennessee	36	44
Illinois	79	12
Georgia	48	47
Wisconsin	34	15
Alabama	25	98
Iowa	29	39
Missouri	39	43
Mississippi	14	180
Minnesota	26	26
Arkansas	17	142
Florida	55	35
Louisiana	25	61
Kansas	17	72
South Dakota	8	380
Nebraska	12	94
Oklahoma	20	108
North Dakota	7	215
Texas	79	19
Colorado	21	51
New Mexico	8	102
Montana	7	202
Puerto Rico	14	295
Utah	10	52
Idaho	7	216
Arizona	10	29
Nevada	6	148
Washington	28	7
Oregon	18	92
California	129	1
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	6	118