82 Best colleges for Statistics in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 11.4M citations received by 243K academic papers made by 82 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 Statistics

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Statistics

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#109 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#136 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#153 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Statistics

#171 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Statistics

#213 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Statistics

#220 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#281 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Statistics

#316 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

14. Haverford College

Haverford

For Statistics

#361 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Statistics

#389 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

16. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#409 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

17. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#417 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Statistics

#423 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#424 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Statistics

#427 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

21. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Statistics

#431 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Statistics

#454 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Statistics

#462 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

24. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#467 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

25. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

26. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Statistics

#478 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

27. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Statistics

#479 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Statistics

#484 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

29. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Statistics

#486 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

30. Widener University

Chester

For Statistics

#492 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

31. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Statistics

#516 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

32. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Statistics

#535 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#539 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Statistics

#541 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

35. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#546 in the United States

#598 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

36. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#580 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Statistics

#625 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Statistics

#639 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Statistics

#663 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Statistics

#689 in the United States

#751 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

41. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#699 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

42. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Statistics

#704 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Statistics

#710 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

44. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#727 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

45. Gannon University

Erie

For Statistics

#728 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

46. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

47. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Statistics

#737 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

48. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Statistics

#739 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

49. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Statistics

#758 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

50. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Statistics

#760 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

51. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Statistics

#773 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

52. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Statistics

#783 in the United States

#846 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

53. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Statistics

#794 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

54. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Statistics

#798 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

55. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Statistics

#817 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

56. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Statistics

#863 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

57. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Statistics

#864 in the United States

#931 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

58. Grove City College

Grove City

For Statistics

#885 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

59. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Statistics

#887 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

60. Marywood University

Scranton

For Statistics

#890 in the United States

#959 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

61. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Statistics

#893 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

62. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Statistics

#905 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

63. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Statistics

#909 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Statistics

#925 in the United States

#994 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

65. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#946 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

66. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Statistics

#955 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Statistics

#964 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

68. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Statistics

#965 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

69. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Statistics

#974 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

70. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#1009 in the United States

#1080 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

71. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Statistics

#1025 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

72. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Statistics

#1028 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

73. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Statistics

#1041 in the United States

#1112 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

74. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Statistics

#1052 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

75. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Statistics

#1068 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

76. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Statistics

#1080 in the United States

#1151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

77. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Statistics

#1091 in the United States

#1162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

78. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Statistics

#1120 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

79. Albright College

Reading

For Statistics

#1142 in the United States

#1216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

80. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Statistics

#1160 in the United States

#1235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

81. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#1187 in the United States

#1264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

82. Neumann University

Aston

For Statistics

#1217 in the United States

#1294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	68
New Jersey	21	20
New York	111	9
West Virginia	13	117
Connecticut	20	18
Virginia	34	50
Ohio	47	21
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	56
Vermont	6	124
New Hampshire	10	99
North Carolina	33	17
Indiana	28	36
Kentucky	20	74
Michigan	28	4
South Carolina	21	72
Maine	9	215
Tennessee	27	51
Illinois	56	13
Georgia	32	29
Wisconsin	26	14
Alabama	21	64
Iowa	14	46
Missouri	31	40
Mississippi	12	154
Minnesota	24	12
Arkansas	16	148
Florida	39	33
Louisiana	21	91
Kansas	9	87
South Dakota	8	295
Nebraska	9	96
Oklahoma	13	116
North Dakota	5	202
Texas	66	24
Colorado	17	57
New Mexico	6	83
Montana	4	189
Puerto Rico	13	356
Utah	10	47
Idaho	4	182
Arizona	8	35
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	97
California	104	2
Alaska	3	250
Hawaii	5	119

Mathematics subfields in Pennsylvania

Actuarial Science14

Applied Mathematics13

Blockchain and Cryptography12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Math Teachers68

Operations Research15