43 Best colleges for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 1.35M citations received by 37.1K academic papers made by 43 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 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Gerontology

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#90 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

5. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#106 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

7. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#136 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Gerontology

#167 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Gerontology

#212 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Gerontology

#264 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#271 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

12. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Gerontology

#276 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Gerontology

#293 in the United States

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

14. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#309 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Gerontology

#323 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

16. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

17. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Gerontology

#341 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

18. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Gerontology

#373 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

19. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Gerontology

#392 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

20. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Gerontology

#396 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

21. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#419 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

22. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Gerontology

#435 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

23. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Gerontology

#441 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

24. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Gerontology

#449 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

25. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Gerontology

#456 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

26. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Gerontology

#471 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

27. Lafayette College

Easton

For Gerontology

#472 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

28. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Gerontology

#479 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

29. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#512 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Gerontology

#513 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

31. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Gerontology

#514 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

32. Marywood University

Scranton

For Gerontology

#525 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

33. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Gerontology

#527 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

34. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Gerontology

#535 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

35. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#540 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

36. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#544 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

37. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Gerontology

#554 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Gerontology

#571 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

39. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Gerontology

#579 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

40. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Gerontology

#598 in the United States

#650 in North America

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

41. Haverford College

Haverford

For Gerontology

#606 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

42. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Gerontology

#608 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

43. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Gerontology

#614 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Gerontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	11	2
District of Columbia	7	75
New Jersey	13	31
New York	58	10
West Virginia	4	97
Connecticut	13	9
Virginia	16	68
Ohio	21	39
Massachusetts	31	1
Rhode Island	5	37
Vermont	3	80
New Hampshire	4	99
North Carolina	19	8
Indiana	13	57
Kentucky	8	51
Michigan	15	3
South Carolina	7	47
Maine	5	254
Tennessee	13	62
Illinois	25	23
Georgia	15	21
Wisconsin	11	17
Alabama	7	20
Iowa	5	33
Missouri	11	22
Mississippi	6	143
Minnesota	9	12
Arkansas	6	92
Florida	20	29
Louisiana	10	67
Kansas	4	85
South Dakota	4	302
Nebraska	5	98
Oklahoma	6	109
North Dakota	2	188
Texas	41	35
Colorado	10	52
Puerto Rico	5	253
Utah	7	49
Idaho	3	210
Arizona	5	46
Washington	10	5
Oregon	8	45
California	60	4