53 Best colleges for Anatomy / Physiology 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 Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 4.28M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 53 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 Anatomy and Physiology

#7 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 Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Anatomy and Physiology

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

4. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#58 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#91 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

6. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Anatomy and Physiology

#98 in the United States

#112 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#99 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#138 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Anatomy and Physiology

#200 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

10. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#240 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

11. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#241 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

12. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#252 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

13. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Anatomy and Physiology

#264 in the United States

#295 in North America

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

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#276 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

15. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Anatomy and Physiology

#279 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

16. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Anatomy and Physiology

#298 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

17. Villanova University

Villanova

For Anatomy and Physiology

#330 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

18. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Anatomy and Physiology

#332 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

19. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#333 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

20. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#340 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

21. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#350 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

22. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Anatomy and Physiology

#351 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

23. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Anatomy and Physiology

#378 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

24. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Anatomy and Physiology

#380 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

25. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Anatomy and Physiology

#384 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

26. Lafayette College

Easton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#387 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

27. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#408 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

28. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#416 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#430 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

30. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#432 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

31. Widener University

Chester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#475 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

32. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#485 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

33. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#491 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

34. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#494 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

35. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#496 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

36. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Anatomy and Physiology

#518 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

37. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Anatomy and Physiology

#549 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#551 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

39. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#556 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

40. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Anatomy and Physiology

#608 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

41. Marywood University

Scranton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#637 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

42. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Anatomy and Physiology

#638 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

43. Haverford College

Haverford

For Anatomy and Physiology

#659 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

44. Gannon University

Erie

For Anatomy and Physiology

#667 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Anatomy and Physiology

#683 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

46. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#684 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

47. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Anatomy and Physiology

#698 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

48. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#723 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

49. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Anatomy and Physiology

#741 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

50. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#749 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

51. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#796 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

52. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#831 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

53. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#836 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Anatomy and Physiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	13	2
District of Columbia	5	77
New Jersey	14	48
New York	82	14
West Virginia	9	101
Connecticut	15	13
Virginia	25	35
Ohio	34	26
Massachusetts	35	1
Rhode Island	5	57
Vermont	3	81
New Hampshire	6	113
North Carolina	25	24
Indiana	22	37
Kentucky	11	62
Michigan	22	4
South Carolina	11	64
Maine	8	213
Tennessee	23	49
Illinois	34	18
Georgia	20	30
Wisconsin	18	15
Alabama	18	38
Iowa	8	25
Missouri	19	10
Mississippi	7	124
Minnesota	14	9
Arkansas	10	87
Florida	30	19
Louisiana	13	71
Kansas	8	105
South Dakota	6	203
Nebraska	7	111
Oklahoma	8	109
North Dakota	3	218
Texas	53	21
Colorado	15	53
New Mexico	5	89
Montana	3	186
Puerto Rico	8	287
Utah	7	27
Idaho	4	194
Arizona	5	50
Nevada	4	140
Washington	14	5
Oregon	12	43
California	72	3