65 Best Nursing schools 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 Nursing. A graph of 2.51M citations received by 84.1K academic papers made by 65 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 Nursing

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Nursing

#29 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#77 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#88 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

6. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#91 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Nursing

#133 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#138 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Nursing

#176 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#200 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Nursing

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

12. Villanova University

Villanova

For Nursing

#234 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

13. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#259 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

14. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Nursing

#310 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

15. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#312 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

16. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Nursing

#314 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

17. Widener University

Chester

For Nursing

#316 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Nursing

#318 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

19. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Nursing

#321 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Nursing

#350 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

21. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#356 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

22. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#362 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

23. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Nursing

#376 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

24. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Nursing

#379 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

25. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Nursing

#384 in the United States

#421 in North America

Founded: 1927

26. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#392 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

27. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#411 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

28. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Nursing

#456 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

29. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#471 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

30. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Nursing

#479 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

31. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Nursing

#489 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

32. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Nursing

#492 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

33. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Nursing

#501 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

34. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Nursing

#505 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

35. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Nursing

#520 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

36. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Nursing

#525 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Nursing

#526 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

38. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Nursing

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

39. Lafayette College

Easton

For Nursing

#575 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

40. Gannon University

Erie

For Nursing

#612 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

41. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Nursing

#635 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

42. Haverford College

Haverford

For Nursing

#639 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

43. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Nursing

#650 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

44. Marywood University

Scranton

For Nursing

#654 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

45. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Nursing

#685 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

46. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Nursing

#688 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

47. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Nursing

#694 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

48. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Nursing

#702 in the United States

#758 in North America

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

49. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Nursing

#724 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

50. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Nursing

#730 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Nursing

#741 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

52. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Nursing

#768 in the United States

#828 in North America

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

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Nursing

#792 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

54. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Nursing

#795 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

55. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Nursing

#799 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

56. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Nursing

#801 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Nursing

#816 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

58. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Nursing

#827 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

59. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Nursing

#850 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

60. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Nursing

#886 in the United States

#955 in North America

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

61. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#888 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Nursing

#892 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

63. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#896 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

64. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Nursing

#898 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Nursing

#918 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Nursing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	2
District of Columbia	8	43
New Jersey	20	39
New York	92	8
West Virginia	4	82
Connecticut	17	7
Virginia	24	52
Ohio	36	27
Massachusetts	48	1
Rhode Island	6	24
Vermont	3	99
New Hampshire	7	90
North Carolina	24	9
Indiana	18	35
Kentucky	13	48
Michigan	19	3
South Carolina	15	59
Maine	7	297
Tennessee	23	30
Illinois	42	19
Georgia	25	14
Wisconsin	17	16
Alabama	16	33
Iowa	9	36
Missouri	19	34
Mississippi	6	149
Minnesota	23	13
Arkansas	9	85
Florida	28	31
Louisiana	16	84
Kansas	9	68
South Dakota	5	251
Nebraska	7	97
Oklahoma	8	139
North Dakota	3	188
Texas	57	44
Colorado	14	22
Montana	3	197
Puerto Rico	6	383
Utah	8	37
Idaho	3	261
Arizona	6	46
Nevada	4	130
Washington	15	4
Oregon	15	38
California	85	5
Hawaii	4	111