69 Best colleges for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 2.38M citations received by 69.7K 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#11 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Health Science

#38 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#68 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#89 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#91 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Health Science

#110 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#134 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

9. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#205 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Health Science

#220 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

11. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#227 in the United States

#251 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

#237 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

13. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#245 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

14. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Health Science

#253 in the United States

#279 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

#254 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
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: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

18. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#368 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

19. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Health Science

#369 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

20. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Health Science

#401 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

21. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#404 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

22. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Health Science

#420 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

23. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Health Science

#442 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Health Science

#447 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

25. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#448 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

26. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Health Science

#456 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

27. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#457 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

28. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#458 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

29. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Health Science

#466 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

30. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Health Science

#474 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

31. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Health Science

#476 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

32. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Health Science

#486 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

33. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#489 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

34. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Health Science

#493 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

35. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Health Science

#500 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

36. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Health Science

#504 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

37. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Health Science

#506 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

38. Gannon University

Erie

For Health Science

#512 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

39. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Health Science

#542 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Health Science

#560 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

41. Lafayette College

Easton

For Health Science

#565 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

42. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Health Science

#585 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Health Science

#628 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

44. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Health Science

#632 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

45. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Health Science

#638 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

46. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Health Science

#670 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

47. Marywood University

Scranton

For Health Science

#679 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

48. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Health Science

#685 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

49. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Health Science

#693 in the United States

#743 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Health Science

#737 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

51. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Health Science

#772 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

52. Haverford College

Haverford

For Health Science

#774 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

53. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Health Science

#805 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

54. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Health Science

#809 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

55. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Health Science

#822 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

56. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Health Science

#841 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

57. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Health Science

#855 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

58. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Health Science

#857 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

59. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Health Science

#865 in the United States

#928 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

60. Alvernia University

Reading

For Health Science

#869 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $28,645
Receiving Aid: 100%

61. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Health Science

#874 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

62. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Health Science

#877 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

63. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Health Science

#892 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Health Science

#899 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

65. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Health Science

#925 in the United States

#989 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

66. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Health Science

#931 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

67. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Health Science

#972 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Health Science

#987 in the United States

#1054 in North America

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

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Health Science

#996 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Health Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	2
District of Columbia	7	55
New Jersey	19	37
New York	94	14
West Virginia	8	96
Connecticut	18	8
Virginia	26	45
Ohio	38	22
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	8	46
Vermont	3	100
New Hampshire	9	92
North Carolina	29	9
Indiana	21	28
Kentucky	15	52
Michigan	23	3
South Carolina	17	62
Maine	8	307
Tennessee	22	27
Illinois	42	17
Georgia	25	20
Wisconsin	23	19
Alabama	17	43
Iowa	10	33
Missouri	24	34
Mississippi	7	173
Minnesota	23	12
Arkansas	10	97
Florida	32	23
Louisiana	17	85
Kansas	9	73
South Dakota	6	247
Nebraska	7	99
Oklahoma	10	108
North Dakota	4	186
Texas	57	13
Colorado	17	24
New Mexico	4	75
Montana	3	216
Puerto Rico	7	549
Utah	9	39
Idaho	4	196
Arizona	6	49
Nevada	5	132
Washington	18	4
Oregon	17	21
California	85	5
Hawaii	4	116