44 Best colleges for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 38.7K academic papers made by 44 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: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Gerontology

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#89 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

5. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#96 in the United States

#110 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#101 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

7. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#136 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Gerontology

#166 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Gerontology

#212 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Gerontology

#267 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#270 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

12. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Gerontology

#278 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

13. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Gerontology

#291 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

14. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#314 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Gerontology

#327 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

16. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#335 in the United States

#371 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

#342 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

18. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Gerontology

#377 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

19. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Gerontology

#385 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Gerontology

#398 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

21. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#423 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

22. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Gerontology

#434 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

23. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Gerontology

#451 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Gerontology

#452 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

25. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Gerontology

#459 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

26. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Gerontology

#465 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

27. Lafayette College

Easton

For Gerontology

#474 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Gerontology

#483 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

29. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#511 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Gerontology

#514 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

31. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Gerontology

#517 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

32. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Gerontology

#529 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

33. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Gerontology

#531 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

34. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Gerontology

#533 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

35. Marywood University

Scranton

For Gerontology

#537 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

36. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Gerontology

#545 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

37. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Gerontology

#561 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

38. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Gerontology

#576 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

39. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Gerontology

#582 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Gerontology

#606 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

41. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Gerontology

#610 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

42. Haverford College

Haverford

For Gerontology

#615 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

43. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Gerontology

#617 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

44. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Gerontology

#626 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Gerontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	12	2
District of Columbia	7	73
New Jersey	13	31
New York	60	10
West Virginia	4	97
Connecticut	13	9
Virginia	16	69
Ohio	21	39
Massachusetts	32	1
Rhode Island	5	36
Vermont	3	81
New Hampshire	4	100
North Carolina	19	8
Indiana	13	56
Kentucky	8	50
Michigan	15	3
South Carolina	8	47
Maine	5	254
Tennessee	15	62
Illinois	25	23
Georgia	15	20
Wisconsin	11	18
Alabama	8	21
Iowa	5	34
Missouri	13	22
Mississippi	6	141
Minnesota	10	12
Arkansas	6	91
Florida	20	29
Louisiana	10	67
Kansas	4	85
South Dakota	4	302
Nebraska	5	98
Oklahoma	6	109
North Dakota	2	187
Texas	42	35
Colorado	10	53
Puerto Rico	5	252
Utah	7	49
Idaho	3	211
Arizona	5	46
Washington	11	5
Oregon	8	44
California	61	4
Hawaii	4	70