100 Best colleges for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 7.54M citations received by 265K academic papers made by 100 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 Sociology

#11 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Sociology

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#46 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#83 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Sociology

#116 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#125 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Sociology

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#196 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Sociology

#213 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#251 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Sociology

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Sociology

#278 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

14. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Sociology

#289 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

15. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Sociology

#310 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Sociology

#318 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Sociology

#348 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#393 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

19. Widener University

Chester

For Sociology

#395 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Sociology

#402 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Sociology

#418 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

22. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#429 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

23. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown

For Sociology

#432 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

24. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Sociology

#435 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

25. Haverford College

Haverford

For Sociology

#458 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

26. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Sociology

#470 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Sociology

#509 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Sociology

#514 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

29. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Sociology

#542 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Sociology

#545 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Sociology

#561 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

32. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Sociology

#567 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

33. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Sociology

#577 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

34. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Sociology

#581 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

35. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Sociology

#590 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

36. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#614 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

37. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Sociology

#615 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

38. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Sociology

#620 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

39. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#648 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

40. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Sociology

#660 in the United States

#722 in North America

Founded: 1927

41. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#674 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

42. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Sociology

#683 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

43. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Sociology

#708 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

44. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

Altoona

For Sociology

#710 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

45. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Sociology

#719 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

46. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#722 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

47. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Sociology

#729 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

48. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Sociology

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

49. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Sociology

#784 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

50. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Sociology

#798 in the United States

#864 in North America

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

51. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#803 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

52. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Sociology

#813 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

53. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Sociology

#818 in the United States

#884 in North America

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

54. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Sociology

#825 in the United States

#891 in North America

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

55. Marywood University

Scranton

For Sociology

#826 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

56. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Sociology

#843 in the United States

#910 in North America

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

57. Gannon University

Erie

For Sociology

#860 in the United States

#928 in North America

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

58. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Sociology

#870 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

59. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Sociology

#882 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

60. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Sociology

#886 in the United States

#956 in North America

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

61. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Sociology

#887 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

62. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Sociology

#904 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

63. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Sociology

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

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

64. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Sociology

#920 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

65. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Sociology

#930 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

66. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Sociology

#943 in the United States

#1013 in North America

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

67. Albright College

Reading

For Sociology

#949 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

68. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#950 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

69. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Sociology

#955 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

70. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Sociology

#968 in the United States

#1038 in North America

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

71. Thiel College

Greenville

For Sociology

#1008 in the United States

#1080 in North America

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

72. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Sociology

#1018 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

73. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Sociology

#1022 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

74. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Sociology

#1033 in the United States

#1105 in North America

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

75. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Sociology

#1043 in the United States

#1116 in North America

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

76. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Sociology

#1047 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

77. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Sociology

#1074 in the United States

#1148 in North America

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

78. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Sociology

#1085 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

79. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Sociology

#1098 in the United States

#1172 in North America

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

80. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Sociology

#1146 in the United States

#1221 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

81. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Sociology

#1172 in the United States

#1248 in North America

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

82. Alvernia University

Reading

For Sociology

#1183 in the United States

#1259 in North America

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

83. Neumann University

Aston

For Sociology

#1213 in the United States

#1289 in North America

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

84. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Sociology

#1215 in the United States

#1291 in North America

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

85. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Sociology

#1222 in the United States

#1298 in North America

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

86. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Sociology

#1224 in the United States

#1300 in North America

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

87. Grove City College

Grove City

For Sociology

#1230 in the United States

#1306 in North America

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

88. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#1244 in the United States

#1320 in North America

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

89. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#1251 in the United States

#1327 in North America

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

90. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#1257 in the United States

#1333 in North America

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

91. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Sociology

#1261 in the United States

#1337 in North America

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

92. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Sociology

#1278 in the United States

#1355 in North America

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

93. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Sociology

#1352 in the United States

#1432 in North America

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

94. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Sociology

#1418 in the United States

#1502 in North America

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

95. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Sociology

#1419 in the United States

#1503 in North America

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

96. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Sociology

#1433 in the United States

#1518 in North America

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

97. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Sociology

#1462 in the United States

#1548 in North America

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

98. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Sociology

#1476 in the United States

#1562 in North America

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

99. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Sociology

#1493 in the United States

#1580 in North America

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

100. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Sociology

#1553 in the United States

#1641 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Sociology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	27	7
District of Columbia	11	54
New Jersey	27	34
New York	133	5
West Virginia	17	119
Connecticut	21	10
Virginia	42	39
Ohio	61	17
Massachusetts	72	1
Rhode Island	9	63
Vermont	11	122
New Hampshire	12	98
North Carolina	46	16
Indiana	34	62
Kentucky	27	55
Michigan	41	2
South Carolina	25	56
Maine	13	206
Tennessee	36	44
Illinois	75	13
Georgia	47	35
Wisconsin	30	12
Alabama	25	68
Iowa	32	42
Missouri	37	38
Mississippi	13	178
Minnesota	28	14
Arkansas	16	159
Florida	56	33
Louisiana	23	92
Kansas	15	66
South Dakota	8	292
Nebraska	13	87
Oklahoma	21	115
North Dakota	6	215
Texas	77	25
Colorado	21	60
New Mexico	7	86
Montana	8	160
Puerto Rico	14	518
Utah	11	43
Idaho	7	186
Arizona	9	24
Nevada	6	150
Washington	28	4
Oregon	17	104
California	125	3
Alaska	4	263
Hawaii	6	96