98 Best colleges for Philosophy in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 8.21M citations received by 287K 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

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Philosophy

#20 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#78 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Philosophy

#104 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#127 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Philosophy

#151 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Philosophy

#189 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#211 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Philosophy

#228 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#241 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Philosophy

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Philosophy

#300 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Philosophy

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

16. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#377 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Philosophy

#379 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Philosophy

#380 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

19. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#390 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Philosophy

#395 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

21. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#397 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Philosophy

#398 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Philosophy

#399 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Philosophy

#406 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

25. Lafayette College

Easton

For Philosophy

#425 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

26. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Philosophy

#472 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

27. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Philosophy

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

28. Widener University

Chester

For Philosophy

#517 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

29. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Philosophy

#522 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

30. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Philosophy

#538 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

31. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Philosophy

#543 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#569 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

33. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Philosophy

#612 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

34. Thiel College

Greenville

For Philosophy

#620 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

35. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Philosophy

#627 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

36. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Philosophy

#635 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

37. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Philosophy

#648 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Philosophy

#665 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

39. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Philosophy

#677 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

40. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Philosophy

#686 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

41. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Philosophy

#699 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

42. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#727 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

43. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Philosophy

#729 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Philosophy

#746 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

45. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Philosophy

#757 in the United States

#824 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

46. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Philosophy

#770 in the United States

#838 in North America

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

47. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#786 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

48. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Philosophy

#789 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

49. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Philosophy

#797 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

50. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Philosophy

#799 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

51. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Philosophy

#818 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

52. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Philosophy

#825 in the United States

#897 in North America

Founded: 1927

53. Marywood University

Scranton

For Philosophy

#835 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

54. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Philosophy

#837 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

55. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Philosophy

#846 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Philosophy

#851 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

57. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Philosophy

#861 in the United States

#933 in North America

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

58. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Philosophy

#863 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

59. Gannon University

Erie

For Philosophy

#889 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

60. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Philosophy

#898 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

61. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Philosophy

#910 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

62. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Philosophy

#913 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

63. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Philosophy

#922 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

64. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Philosophy

#946 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Philosophy

#957 in the United States

#1032 in North America

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

66. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Philosophy

#963 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

67. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#965 in the United States

#1040 in North America

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

68. Grove City College

Grove City

For Philosophy

#976 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

69. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Philosophy

#980 in the United States

#1055 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

70. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Philosophy

#997 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

71. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Philosophy

#1000 in the United States

#1076 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

72. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Philosophy

#1008 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

73. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Philosophy

#1048 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

74. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Philosophy

#1053 in the United States

#1130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

75. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Philosophy

#1070 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

76. Neumann University

Aston

For Philosophy

#1078 in the United States

#1155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

77. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Philosophy

#1087 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 986
Male:Female: 66:34

78. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Philosophy

#1088 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

79. Albright College

Reading

For Philosophy

#1105 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

80. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1136 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 54:46

81. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Philosophy

#1161 in the United States

#1240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

82. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Philosophy

#1165 in the United States

#1244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

83. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Philosophy

#1186 in the United States

#1266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Philosophy

#1204 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1224 in the United States

#1305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1250 in the United States

#1331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

87. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Philosophy

#1267 in the United States

#1348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

88. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Philosophy

#1283 in the United States

#1364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

89. Alvernia University

Reading

For Philosophy

#1284 in the United States

#1365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1083
Net Price: $27,091
Receiving Aid: 100%

90. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1286 in the United States

#1367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,702

91. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Philosophy

#1330 in the United States

#1412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $19,741
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,072

92. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#1335 in the United States

#1417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

93. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Philosophy

#1342 in the United States

#1424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

94. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Philosophy

#1345 in the United States

#1427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

95. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Philosophy

#1459 in the United States

#1546 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

96. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Philosophy

#1462 in the United States

#1549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

97. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Philosophy

#1480 in the United States

#1567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $20,564
Receiving Aid: 100%

98. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Philosophy

#1484 in the United States

#1571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,281

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Philosophy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	22
District of Columbia	12	60
New Jersey	26	17
New York	132	6
West Virginia	16	115
Connecticut	22	12
Virginia	42	40
Ohio	62	21
Massachusetts	71	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Vermont	11	119
New Hampshire	11	84
North Carolina	45	26
Indiana	33	48
Kentucky	28	66
Michigan	39	4
South Carolina	25	81
Maine	13	207
Tennessee	34	43
Illinois	77	10
Georgia	47	45
Wisconsin	33	13
Alabama	25	98
Iowa	29	38
Missouri	39	42
Mississippi	13	183
Minnesota	26	25
Arkansas	17	141
Florida	51	33
Louisiana	25	55
Kansas	17	76
South Dakota	8	373
Nebraska	12	93
Oklahoma	20	113
North Dakota	6	215
Texas	77	18
Colorado	20	54
New Mexico	7	99
Montana	7	198
Puerto Rico	14	325
Utah	10	53
Idaho	7	214
Arizona	10	27
Nevada	6	149
Washington	28	7
Oregon	18	75
California	126	1
Alaska	4	320
Hawaii	6	116