81 Best colleges for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 11M citations received by 238K academic papers made by 81 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: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#15 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 Statistics

#23 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 Statistics

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#109 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#136 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#155 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

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

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Statistics

#219 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Statistics

#316 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

14. Haverford College

Haverford

For Statistics

#359 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Statistics

#388 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

16. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#413 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

17. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#415 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

18. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#419 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Statistics

#420 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Statistics

#429 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
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: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Statistics

#454 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Statistics

#461 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

24. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#464 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Statistics

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

26. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#474 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

27. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Statistics

#475 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Statistics

#483 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Statistics

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Statistics

#492 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

31. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Statistics

#517 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

32. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Statistics

#533 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#538 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

34. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Statistics

#542 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

35. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#546 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

36. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Statistics

#622 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Statistics

#636 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Statistics

#661 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Statistics

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

41. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Statistics

#701 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Statistics

#702 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

43. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#706 in the United States

#768 in North America

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

44. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#727 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

45. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Statistics

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

46. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Statistics

#733 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

47. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#735 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

48. Gannon University

Erie

For Statistics

#740 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

49. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Statistics

#758 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

50. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Statistics

#759 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Statistics

#792 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

52. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Statistics

#797 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

53. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Statistics

#798 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

54. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Statistics

#799 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

55. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Statistics

#815 in the United States

#880 in North America

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

56. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Statistics

#851 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

57. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Statistics

#867 in the United States

#934 in North America

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

58. Grove City College

Grove City

For Statistics

#884 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

59. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Statistics

#887 in the United States

#956 in North America

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

60. Marywood University

Scranton

For Statistics

#893 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

61. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Statistics

#903 in the United States

#972 in North America

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

62. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Statistics

#905 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

63. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Statistics

#916 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Statistics

#934 in the United States

#1003 in North America

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

65. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#956 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

66. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Statistics

#959 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Statistics

#968 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

68. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Statistics

#970 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

69. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Statistics

#974 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

70. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#1004 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

71. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Statistics

#1015 in the United States

#1086 in North America

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

72. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Statistics

#1018 in the United States

#1089 in North America

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

73. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Statistics

#1035 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

74. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Statistics

#1041 in the United States

#1112 in North America

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

75. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Statistics

#1079 in the United States

#1150 in North America

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

76. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Statistics

#1081 in the United States

#1152 in North America

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

77. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Statistics

#1091 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

78. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Statistics

#1118 in the United States

#1189 in North America

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

79. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Statistics

#1159 in the United States

#1233 in North America

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

80. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#1183 in the United States

#1259 in North America

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

81. Neumann University

Aston

For Statistics

#1219 in the United States

#1297 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	67
New Jersey	21	20
New York	111	9
West Virginia	13	117
Connecticut	20	18
Virginia	34	49
Ohio	47	22
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	56
Vermont	6	125
New Hampshire	10	99
North Carolina	33	17
Indiana	28	35
Kentucky	18	74
Michigan	27	4
South Carolina	21	71
Maine	9	214
Tennessee	27	52
Illinois	56	13
Georgia	32	29
Wisconsin	26	14
Alabama	21	65
Iowa	14	45
Missouri	31	40
Mississippi	12	153
Minnesota	24	12
Arkansas	16	151
Florida	39	32
Louisiana	21	91
Kansas	9	87
South Dakota	8	296
Nebraska	9	95
Oklahoma	13	116
North Dakota	5	201
Texas	66	24
Colorado	17	58
New Mexico	6	80
Montana	4	190
Puerto Rico	12	355
Utah	10	48
Idaho	4	181
Arizona	8	36
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	97
California	104	2
Alaska	3	249
Hawaii	6	119

Mathematics subfields in Pennsylvania

Actuarial Science14

Applied Mathematics13

Blockchain and Cryptography12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Math Teachers68

Operations Research15