37 Best Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 2.6M citations received by 63.9K academic papers made by 37 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 Pharmacology

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Pharmacology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Pharmacology

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#64 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

5. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

6. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Pharmacology

#111 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#113 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

8. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Pharmacology

#125 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

9. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#167 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

10. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Pharmacology

#192 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Pharmacology

#206 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

12. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Pharmacology

#237 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

13. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Pharmacology

#239 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

14. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Pharmacology

#270 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

15. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#277 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

16. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Pharmacology

#286 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

17. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Pharmacology

#295 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

18. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Pharmacology

#318 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

19. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Pharmacology

#326 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

20. Villanova University

Villanova

For Pharmacology

#329 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

21. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#333 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Pharmacology

#336 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

23. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Pharmacology

#367 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

24. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Pharmacology

#371 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

25. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Pharmacology

#379 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Pharmacology

#388 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

27. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Pharmacology

#390 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

28. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Pharmacology

#402 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

29. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Pharmacology

#403 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Pharmacology

#492 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

31. Lafayette College

Easton

For Pharmacology

#509 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

32. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Pharmacology

#513 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

33. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Pharmacology

#518 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

34. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Pharmacology

#527 in the United States

#572 in North America

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

35. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Pharmacology

#562 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

36. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Pharmacology

#564 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

37. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Pharmacology

#583 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Pharmacology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	12	2
District of Columbia	5	55
New Jersey	13	24
New York	56	13
West Virginia	6	100
Connecticut	10	8
Virginia	17	53
Ohio	22	26
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	68
New Hampshire	5	116
North Carolina	18	12
Indiana	12	42
Kentucky	7	41
Michigan	14	4
South Carolina	7	51
Maine	4	289
Tennessee	19	23
Illinois	19	20
Georgia	13	18
Wisconsin	7	28
Alabama	11	32
Iowa	4	47
Missouri	11	25
Mississippi	7	82
Minnesota	5	17
Arkansas	6	77
Florida	21	16
Louisiana	10	89
Kansas	4	78
South Dakota	4	204
Nebraska	4	73
Oklahoma	8	105
North Dakota	3	173
Texas	39	14
Colorado	11	35
New Mexico	3	88
Puerto Rico	5	272
Utah	3	34
Idaho	3	267
Arizona	5	37
Nevada	4	182
Washington	7	6
Oregon	7	36
California	52	3