83 Best colleges for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 15.7M citations received by 344K academic papers made by 83 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: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Pathology

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#87 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#104 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

7. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Pathology

#106 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#117 in the United States

#133 in North America

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Pathology

#222 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

10. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#232 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

11. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Pathology

#233 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

12. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Pathology

#249 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

13. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Pathology

#252 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#283 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

15. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Pathology

#293 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

16. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#310 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

17. Villanova University

Villanova

For Pathology

#321 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

18. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#322 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

19. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Pathology

#328 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

20. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#342 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

21. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Pathology

#375 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

22. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Pathology

#415 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Pathology

#419 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Pathology

#431 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

25. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Pathology

#438 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

26. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#450 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

27. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Pathology

#467 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

28. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Pathology

#468 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

29. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Pathology

#469 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

30. Lafayette College

Easton

For Pathology

#471 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

31. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Pathology

#485 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

32. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Pathology

#506 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

33. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Pathology

#508 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

34. Widener University

Chester

For Pathology

#509 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

35. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Pathology

#517 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

36. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Pathology

#549 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Pathology

#572 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

38. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Pathology

#582 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

39. Haverford College

Haverford

For Pathology

#605 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

40. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#621 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

41. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Pathology

#640 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

42. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Pathology

#653 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

43. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Pathology

#670 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

44. Gannon University

Erie

For Pathology

#674 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Pathology

#693 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

46. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#717 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Pathology

#730 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

48. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Pathology

#733 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

49. Marywood University

Scranton

For Pathology

#742 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

50. Grove City College

Grove City

For Pathology

#749 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Pathology

#770 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

52. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Pathology

#797 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

53. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Pathology

#814 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

54. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Pathology

#820 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,925

55. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Pathology

#862 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

56. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Pathology

#883 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

57. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Pathology

#887 in the United States

#955 in North America

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

58. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Pathology

#901 in the United States

#969 in North America

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

59. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Pathology

#918 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $23,036
Receiving Aid: 99%

60. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Pathology

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

61. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Pathology

#937 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

62. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Pathology

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

63. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Pathology

#954 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

64. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Pathology

#965 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

65. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Pathology

#981 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

66. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Pathology

#1003 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

67. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Pathology

#1004 in the United States

#1074 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

68. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Pathology

#1015 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

69. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Pathology

#1023 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

70. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Pathology

#1056 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

71. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Pathology

#1070 in the United States

#1140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,401

72. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Pathology

#1076 in the United States

#1146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,732

73. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Pathology

#1077 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

74. Neumann University

Aston

For Pathology

#1084 in the United States

#1154 in North America

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

75. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Pathology

#1086 in the United States

#1156 in North America

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

76. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Pathology

#1119 in the United States

#1191 in North America

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

77. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Pathology

#1129 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

78. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Pathology

#1147 in the United States

#1220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

79. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Pathology

#1172 in the United States

#1245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

80. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Pathology

#1183 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

81. Albright College

Reading

For Pathology

#1189 in the United States

#1262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,116
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,201

82. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Pathology

#1218 in the United States

#1292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

83. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Pathology

#1230 in the United States

#1304 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Pathology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	26	2
District of Columbia	8	64
New Jersey	22	45
New York	113	9
West Virginia	13	103
Connecticut	19	10
Virginia	32	46
Ohio	45	31
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	54
Vermont	6	86
New Hampshire	8	105
North Carolina	34	17
Indiana	28	35
Kentucky	21	55
Michigan	29	6
South Carolina	22	58
Maine	9	247
Tennessee	29	44
Illinois	57	20
Georgia	35	19
Wisconsin	24	26
Alabama	21	30
Iowa	16	36
Missouri	28	16
Mississippi	10	109
Minnesota	26	7
Arkansas	14	75
Florida	43	27
Louisiana	21	70
Kansas	10	101
South Dakota	7	221
Nebraska	10	78
Oklahoma	11	102
North Dakota	7	181
Texas	64	14
Colorado	19	37
New Mexico	7	85
Montana	4	185
Puerto Rico	14	272
Utah	10	40
Idaho	5	226
Arizona	9	50
Nevada	4	153
Washington	22	4
Oregon	18	41
California	108	3
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	6	121