67 Best Nursing schools 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 Nursing. A graph of 3.43M citations received by 92.8K academic papers made by 67 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: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Nursing

#31 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#76 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#80 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

6. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#88 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

7. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#127 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Nursing

#140 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Nursing

#205 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#208 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Nursing

#209 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

12. Villanova University

Villanova

For Nursing

#234 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

13. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

14. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#294 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

15. Widener University

Chester

For Nursing

#312 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Nursing

#319 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

17. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Nursing

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Nursing

#348 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

19. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Nursing

#353 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

20. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Nursing

#354 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

21. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Nursing

#364 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

22. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#366 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

23. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#367 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Nursing

#378 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

25. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Nursing

#389 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#398 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

27. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#405 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

28. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Nursing

#407 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Nursing

#477 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

30. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Nursing

#478 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

31. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Nursing

#489 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

32. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Nursing

#492 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

33. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#498 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

34. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Nursing

#522 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

35. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Nursing

#548 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

36. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Nursing

#556 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Nursing

#561 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

38. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Nursing

#581 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

39. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Nursing

#582 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

40. Lafayette College

Easton

For Nursing

#592 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

41. Gannon University

Erie

For Nursing

#596 in the United States

#651 in North America

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

42. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Nursing

#597 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

43. Haverford College

Haverford

For Nursing

#628 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

44. Marywood University

Scranton

For Nursing

#655 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

45. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Nursing

#665 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

46. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Nursing

#669 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

47. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Nursing

#692 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

48. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Nursing

#735 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

49. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Nursing

#737 in the United States

#798 in North America

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

50. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Nursing

#763 in the United States

#825 in North America

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

51. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Nursing

#794 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

52. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Nursing

#803 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

53. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Nursing

#807 in the United States

#871 in North America

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

54. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Nursing

#821 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

55. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Nursing

#826 in the United States

#891 in North America

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

56. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Nursing

#831 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

57. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Nursing

#839 in the United States

#905 in North America

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

58. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Nursing

#841 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

59. Neumann University

Aston

For Nursing

#889 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

60. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Nursing

#900 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

61. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Nursing

#906 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

62. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Nursing

#917 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

63. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Nursing

#927 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

64. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Nursing

#929 in the United States

#997 in North America

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

65. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Nursing

#931 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

66. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#960 in the United States

#1030 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

67. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Nursing

#967 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Nursing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	2
District of Columbia	8	47
New Jersey	20	32
New York	97	9
West Virginia	7	81
Connecticut	19	7
Virginia	25	51
Ohio	39	27
Massachusetts	52	1
Rhode Island	8	23
Vermont	3	96
New Hampshire	7	82
North Carolina	28	8
Indiana	20	33
Kentucky	14	49
Michigan	20	3
South Carolina	16	56
Maine	7	295
Tennessee	23	34
Illinois	44	18
Georgia	26	14
Wisconsin	18	16
Alabama	17	35
Iowa	10	36
Missouri	22	28
Mississippi	8	149
Minnesota	23	13
Arkansas	9	86
Florida	30	29
Louisiana	17	83
Kansas	9	66
South Dakota	5	243
Nebraska	8	98
Oklahoma	9	137
North Dakota	3	202
Texas	56	43
Colorado	15	24
Montana	3	203
Puerto Rico	9	344
Utah	8	40
Idaho	3	254
Arizona	6	45
Nevada	4	123
Washington	16	4
Oregon	15	39
California	87	5
Hawaii	4	113