98 Best colleges for Philosophy in Pennsylvania
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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 12.4M citations received by 331K 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
2. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
3. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
4. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
5. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
6. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,801
7. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
8. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $34,154
9. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1453
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,201
10. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
11. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,469
12. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,917
13. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,003
15. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,221
16. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1387
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,987
17. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $18,069
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,880
18. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,769
19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
20. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,535
21. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $24,108
22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
23. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,205
24. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,442
25. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1239
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,234
26. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,483
27. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,420
28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
29. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Net Price
- $23,689
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
31. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,778
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
32. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $28,588
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,590
33. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,528
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $21,913
34. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $22,545
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,356
35. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,420
36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,756
37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,143
38. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
40. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1208
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,760
41. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,096
42. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,739
43. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $23,933
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $27,629
45. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,444
46. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $27,422
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,838
47. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,280
48. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $20,394
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,553
49. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,743
50. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Net Price
- $30,037
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
51. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $22,702
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,152
52. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,511
53. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1293
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,158
54. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
55. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,289
56. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $26,217
57. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 5,514
- Male:Female
- 72:28
- Founded
- 1927
58. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,326
59. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 890
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,750
60. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $23,123
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $29,799
61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
62. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,408
63. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
64. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $26,747
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,066
65. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
66. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,580
67. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $20,492
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
68. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $25,946
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,949
69. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 2,901
- Male:Female
- 36:64
70. Westminster Theological Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 1,183
- Male:Female
- 64:36
71. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,758
72. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Net Price
- $24,708
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
73. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $28,469
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,711
74. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,732
75. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Net Price
- $27,960
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
76. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 202
- Male:Female
- 47:53
77. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Net Price
- $21,748
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
78. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1221
- Net Price
- $27,995
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
79. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $15,984
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,706
80. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,106
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
81. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,069
82. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,384
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $2,461
83. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $44,510
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,324
84. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,133
- Male:Female
- 42:58
85. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,056
86. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $43,626
87. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,025
88. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $28,645
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
89. Point Park University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $26,502
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $26,159
90. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $23,691
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $33,323
91. Holy Family University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Net Price
- $14,072
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
92. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1064
- Net Price
- $21,002
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
93. Rosemont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,994
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $17,148
94. Gratz College
- Enrollment
- 449
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1895
95. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Net Price
- $27,083
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,369
96. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,975
97. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1043
- Net Price
- $22,216
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
98. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $18,667
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Philosophy
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 27 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 13 | 57 |
| New Jersey | 26 | 14 |
| 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 | 122 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 79 |
| North Carolina | 46 | 25 |
| Indiana | 35 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 67 |
| Michigan | 40 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 26 | 77 |
| Maine | 13 | 215 |
| 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 | 27 | 26 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 142 |
| Florida | 56 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 60 |
| Kansas | 17 | 73 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 374 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 94 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 108 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 214 |
| Texas | 81 | 20 |
| Colorado | 21 | 51 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 102 |
| Montana | 7 | 202 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 299 |
| Utah | 10 | 52 |
| Idaho | 7 | 216 |
| Arizona | 10 | 27 |
| Nevada | 6 | 149 |
| Washington | 28 | 7 |
| Oregon | 18 | 93 |
| California | 130 | 1 |
| Alaska | 4 | 325 |
| Hawaii | 6 | 120 |