82 Best colleges for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 12.1M citations received by 309K academic papers made by 82 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 Pathology

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Pathology

#48 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#64 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#90 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

6. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Pathology

#103 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#107 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#120 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

9. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#209 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Pathology

#210 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

11. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Pathology

#234 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

12. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Pathology

#248 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

13. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#279 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

14. Villanova University

Villanova

For Pathology

#306 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

15. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Pathology

#308 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

16. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#315 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

17. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#318 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

18. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Pathology

#325 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

19. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#334 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

20. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Pathology

#351 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

21. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Pathology

#372 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

22. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Pathology

#400 in the United States

#441 in North America

Founded: 1927

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Pathology

#413 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

24. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Pathology

#428 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

25. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Pathology

#461 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

26. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Pathology

#465 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

27. Lafayette College

Easton

For Pathology

#472 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

28. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Pathology

#477 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Pathology

#491 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Pathology

#500 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

31. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#502 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

32. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Pathology

#507 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

33. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Pathology

#544 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

34. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Pathology

#546 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

35. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Pathology

#569 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

36. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Pathology

#575 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

37. Gannon University

Erie

For Pathology

#597 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

38. Haverford College

Haverford

For Pathology

#601 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

39. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Pathology

#612 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

40. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#614 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

41. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Pathology

#630 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

42. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Pathology

#639 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

43. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Pathology

#669 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

44. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Pathology

#672 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

45. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Pathology

#673 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

46. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Pathology

#676 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

47. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#689 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

48. Marywood University

Scranton

For Pathology

#739 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

49. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Pathology

#768 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Pathology

#771 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

51. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Pathology

#782 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

52. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Pathology

#785 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

53. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Pathology

#793 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

54. Grove City College

Grove City

For Pathology

#823 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

55. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Pathology

#839 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

56. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Pathology

#862 in the United States

#928 in North America

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

57. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Pathology

#864 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

58. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Pathology

#899 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

59. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Pathology

#917 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

60. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Pathology

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

61. Neumann University

Aston

For Pathology

#962 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

62. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Pathology

#970 in the United States

#1039 in North America

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

63. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Pathology

#977 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Pathology

#986 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Pathology

#998 in the United States

#1067 in North America

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

66. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Pathology

#1003 in the United States

#1072 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

67. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Pathology

#1022 in the United States

#1091 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

68. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Pathology

#1034 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

69. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Pathology

#1045 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

70. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Pathology

#1048 in the United States

#1117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

71. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Pathology

#1068 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

72. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Pathology

#1072 in the United States

#1142 in North America

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

73. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Pathology

#1077 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

74. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Pathology

#1086 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

75. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Pathology

#1089 in the United States

#1159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

76. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Pathology

#1139 in the United States

#1211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

77. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Pathology

#1143 in the United States

#1215 in North America

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

78. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Pathology

#1163 in the United States

#1236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

79. Albright College

Reading

For Pathology

#1174 in the United States

#1248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

80. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Pathology

#1176 in the United States

#1250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

81. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Pathology

#1178 in the United States

#1252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

82. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#1187 in the United States

#1261 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Pathology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	2
District of Columbia	8	65
New Jersey	20	50
New York	109	10
West Virginia	13	106
Connecticut	19	9
Virginia	30	47
Ohio	45	31
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	8	54
Vermont	6	86
New Hampshire	8	109
North Carolina	34	16
Indiana	26	34
Kentucky	20	55
Michigan	28	6
South Carolina	20	60
Maine	9	239
Tennessee	27	44
Illinois	51	22
Georgia	33	19
Wisconsin	23	26
Alabama	21	30
Iowa	16	38
Missouri	28	17
Mississippi	10	115
Minnesota	26	8
Arkansas	14	75
Florida	42	28
Louisiana	18	71
Kansas	9	112
South Dakota	6	214
Nebraska	9	79
Oklahoma	11	100
North Dakota	5	181
Texas	62	14
Colorado	17	36
New Mexico	6	84
Montana	4	191
Puerto Rico	14	272
Utah	8	39
Idaho	5	221
Arizona	8	49
Nevada	4	152
Washington	22	4
Oregon	18	41
California	106	3
Alaska	3	284
Hawaii	6	118