69 Best colleges for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 67.2K academic papers made by 69 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 Health Science

#6 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#11 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Health Science

#38 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#68 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#90 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#93 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Health Science

#113 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#132 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#205 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Health Science

#221 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

11. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#224 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Health Science

#234 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

13. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#244 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

14. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Health Science

#252 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

15. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Health Science

#253 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

16. Widener University

Chester

For Health Science

#299 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

17. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#355 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

18. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#368 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

19. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Health Science

#369 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Health Science

#397 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

21. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#411 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#424 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

23. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Health Science

#433 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Health Science

#438 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#450 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

26. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#451 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

27. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Health Science

#457 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

28. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#460 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

29. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#463 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

30. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Health Science

#474 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

31. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Health Science

#476 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

32. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#478 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

33. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Health Science

#489 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Health Science

#494 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

35. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Health Science

#497 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

36. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Health Science

#504 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

37. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Health Science

#507 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

38. Gannon University

Erie

For Health Science

#514 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

39. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Health Science

#535 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Health Science

#556 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

41. Lafayette College

Easton

For Health Science

#562 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

42. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Health Science

#572 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#626 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

44. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Health Science

#631 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

45. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Health Science

#658 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

46. Marywood University

Scranton

For Health Science

#673 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

47. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Health Science

#687 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

48. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Health Science

#689 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

49. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#715 in the United States

#768 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Health Science

#730 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

51. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Health Science

#772 in the United States

#830 in North America

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

52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Health Science

#801 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

53. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Health Science

#807 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

54. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Health Science

#813 in the United States

#872 in North America

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

55. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Health Science

#838 in the United States

#899 in North America

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

56. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Health Science

#842 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

57. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Health Science

#845 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

58. Haverford College

Haverford

For Health Science

#849 in the United States

#910 in North America

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

59. Alvernia University

Reading

For Health Science

#860 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Net Price: $26,166
Receiving Aid: 100%

60. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Health Science

#862 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

61. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Health Science

#869 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

62. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Health Science

#875 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

63. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Health Science

#876 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Health Science

#900 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Health Science

#921 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

66. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Health Science

#924 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

67. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Health Science

#967 in the United States

#1032 in North America

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

68. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Health Science

#977 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Health Science

#986 in the United States

#1052 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Health Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	2
District of Columbia	7	55
New Jersey	19	37
New York	92	14
West Virginia	7	96
Connecticut	18	8
Virginia	26	46
Ohio	38	22
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	8	47
Vermont	3	99
New Hampshire	9	91
North Carolina	29	9
Indiana	21	27
Kentucky	15	52
Michigan	23	3
South Carolina	17	62
Maine	8	311
Tennessee	22	26
Illinois	42	17
Georgia	25	20
Wisconsin	23	19
Alabama	17	43
Iowa	10	33
Missouri	24	36
Mississippi	7	174
Minnesota	23	12
Arkansas	10	97
Florida	32	23
Louisiana	17	87
Kansas	9	72
South Dakota	6	256
Nebraska	7	100
Oklahoma	9	108
North Dakota	4	186
Texas	57	13
Colorado	16	24
New Mexico	3	76
Montana	3	214
Puerto Rico	6	546
Utah	8	40
Idaho	4	197
Arizona	6	48
Nevada	5	137
Washington	18	4
Oregon	17	21
California	85	5
Hawaii	4	116