78 Best colleges for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 8.14M citations received by 220K academic papers made by 78 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Statistics

#21 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 Statistics

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#108 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#112 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#141 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#145 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Statistics

#148 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Statistics

#208 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Statistics

#210 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Statistics

#320 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

14. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#367 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Statistics

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#410 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Statistics

#419 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#433 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

19. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Statistics

#434 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Statistics

#436 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

21. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#447 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

22. Haverford College

Haverford

For Statistics

#451 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

23. Lafayette College

Easton

For Statistics

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Statistics

#455 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Statistics

#463 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

26. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#480 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

27. Widener University

Chester

For Statistics

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Statistics

#488 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Statistics

#493 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#503 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

31. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Statistics

#508 in the United States

#557 in North America

Founded: 1927

32. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Statistics

#509 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

33. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Statistics

#532 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

34. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Statistics

#551 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

35. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#554 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

36. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Statistics

#556 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

37. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Statistics

#558 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Statistics

#590 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

39. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Statistics

#618 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Statistics

#662 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

41. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Statistics

#673 in the United States

#733 in North America

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

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Statistics

#675 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

43. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#676 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

44. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Statistics

#682 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

45. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Statistics

#697 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

46. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Statistics

#720 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

47. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Statistics

#723 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

48. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Statistics

#737 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

49. Gannon University

Erie

For Statistics

#739 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Statistics

#787 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

51. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Statistics

#796 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

52. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Statistics

#797 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

53. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Statistics

#829 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

54. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Statistics

#835 in the United States

#902 in North America

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

55. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Statistics

#848 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

56. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Statistics

#861 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

57. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Statistics

#884 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

58. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Statistics

#890 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

59. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Statistics

#896 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Statistics

#914 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

61. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Statistics

#916 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

62. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Statistics

#922 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

63. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Statistics

#927 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

64. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Statistics

#932 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

65. Marywood University

Scranton

For Statistics

#939 in the United States

#1009 in North America

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

66. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Statistics

#965 in the United States

#1035 in North America

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

67. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Statistics

#969 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

68. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Statistics

#980 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

69. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Statistics

#984 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

70. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Statistics

#1004 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

71. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Statistics

#1007 in the United States

#1078 in North America

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

72. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Statistics

#1018 in the United States

#1089 in North America

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

73. Grove City College

Grove City

For Statistics

#1061 in the United States

#1132 in North America

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

74. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Statistics

#1068 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

75. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Statistics

#1073 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

76. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Statistics

#1086 in the United States

#1157 in North America

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

77. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Statistics

#1139 in the United States

#1211 in North America

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

78. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Statistics

#1152 in the United States

#1225 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	66
New Jersey	20	25
New York	103	9
West Virginia	13	116
Connecticut	20	15
Virginia	33	48
Ohio	47	22
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	8	56
Vermont	6	123
New Hampshire	10	104
North Carolina	32	18
Indiana	25	40
Kentucky	18	68
Michigan	27	3
South Carolina	21	72
Maine	9	215
Tennessee	27	53
Illinois	56	13
Georgia	32	28
Wisconsin	26	16
Alabama	21	64
Iowa	14	42
Missouri	27	41
Mississippi	11	152
Minnesota	24	11
Arkansas	15	154
Florida	37	33
Louisiana	19	86
Kansas	9	91
South Dakota	8	301
Nebraska	9	100
Oklahoma	13	118
North Dakota	5	199
Texas	66	20
Colorado	17	60
New Mexico	6	88
Montana	4	197
Puerto Rico	11	365
Utah	10	49
Idaho	4	183
Arizona	7	37
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	98
California	100	2
Alaska	3	262
Hawaii	5	115

Mathematics subfields in Pennsylvania

Actuarial Science13

Applied Mathematics13

Blockchain and Cryptography11

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics37

Math Teachers62

Operations Research13