63 Best colleges for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 58.6K academic papers made by 63 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#14 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Health Science

#43 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#90 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#100 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Health Science

#110 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#153 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#201 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Health Science

#203 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Health Science

#219 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

12. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Health Science

#224 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

13. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#237 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

14. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Health Science

#252 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

15. Widener University

Chester

For Health Science

#292 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

16. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#334 in the United States

#363 in North America

Founded: 1927

17. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#342 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

18. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#354 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

19. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Health Science

#360 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

20. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#364 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

21. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#383 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

22. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Health Science

#411 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

23. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#427 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Health Science

#433 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

25. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#444 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

26. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#449 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Health Science

#459 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

28. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Health Science

#466 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

29. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Health Science

#473 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

30. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Health Science

#478 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

31. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#486 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

32. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#492 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

33. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Health Science

#501 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

34. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Health Science

#527 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

35. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Health Science

#535 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

36. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Health Science

#550 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

37. Gannon University

Erie

For Health Science

#558 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Health Science

#568 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

39. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Health Science

#586 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

40. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Health Science

#590 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

41. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Health Science

#603 in the United States

#650 in North America

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

42. Marywood University

Scranton

For Health Science

#612 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#633 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

44. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Health Science

#636 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

45. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Health Science

#648 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

46. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#652 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Health Science

#656 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

48. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Health Science

#662 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

49. Lafayette College

Easton

For Health Science

#665 in the United States

#714 in North America

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

50. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Health Science

#731 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

51. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Health Science

#745 in the United States

#801 in North America

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

52. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Health Science

#757 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

53. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Health Science

#781 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

54. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Health Science

#784 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

55. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Health Science

#789 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

56. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Health Science

#792 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

57. Haverford College

Haverford

For Health Science

#793 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

58. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Health Science

#821 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Health Science

#824 in the United States

#884 in North America

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

60. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Health Science

#842 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

61. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Health Science

#858 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

62. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Health Science

#895 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

63. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Health Science

#911 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Health Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	17	2
District of Columbia	7	53
New Jersey	18	45
New York	88	12
West Virginia	6	95
Connecticut	16	8
Virginia	24	44
Ohio	32	21
Massachusetts	46	1
Rhode Island	6	48
Vermont	3	91
New Hampshire	9	88
North Carolina	26	9
Indiana	21	28
Kentucky	13	51
Michigan	22	3
South Carolina	17	62
Maine	6	300
Tennessee	21	23
Illinois	37	16
Georgia	25	18
Wisconsin	20	22
Alabama	15	37
Iowa	10	34
Missouri	23	39
Mississippi	7	159
Minnesota	23	13
Arkansas	10	97
Florida	28	27
Louisiana	15	87
Kansas	9	74
South Dakota	5	232
Nebraska	7	101
Oklahoma	9	109
North Dakota	4	188
Texas	54	10
Colorado	14	25
New Mexico	3	72
Montana	3	205
Puerto Rico	4	484
Utah	8	40
Idaho	3	199
Arizona	6	49
Nevada	5	134
Washington	17	5
Oregon	14	19
California	79	4
Hawaii	4	111