65 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 3.83M citations received by 104K academic papers made by 65 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 Public Health

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Public Health

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Public Health

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

4. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#106 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#114 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Public Health

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#128 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

8. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Public Health

#153 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Public Health

#193 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

10. Villanova University

Villanova

For Public Health

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

11. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Public Health

#268 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Public Health

#309 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

13. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Public Health

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

14. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Public Health

#341 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

15. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

16. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Public Health

#372 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

17. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Public Health

#385 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

18. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Public Health

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Public Health

#392 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

20. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Public Health

#393 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

21. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Public Health

#400 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

22. Widener University

Chester

For Public Health

#408 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

23. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Public Health

#429 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

24. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Public Health

#468 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

25. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#474 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

26. Lafayette College

Easton

For Public Health

#476 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

27. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#485 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

28. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Public Health

#487 in the United States

#535 in North America

Founded: 1927

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Public Health

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

30. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Public Health

#506 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#524 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

32. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Public Health

#532 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

33. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Public Health

#540 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

34. Haverford College

Haverford

For Public Health

#580 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

35. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Public Health

#596 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Public Health

#600 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

37. Gannon University

Erie

For Public Health

#601 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Public Health

#610 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

39. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Public Health

#625 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

40. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Public Health

#646 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Public Health

#649 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

42. Marywood University

Scranton

For Public Health

#669 in the United States

#729 in North America

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

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Public Health

#681 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

44. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Public Health

#693 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

45. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Public Health

#705 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

46. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Public Health

#713 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Public Health

#718 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

48. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Public Health

#720 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

49. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Public Health

#726 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

50. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Public Health

#737 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

51. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Public Health

#757 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

52. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Public Health

#817 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Public Health

#821 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

54. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Public Health

#828 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

55. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Public Health

#867 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

56. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Public Health

#891 in the United States

#959 in North America

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

57. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Public Health

#897 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

58. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Public Health

#902 in the United States

#970 in North America

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

59. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Public Health

#922 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

60. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Public Health

#924 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

61. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Public Health

#930 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

62. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Public Health

#931 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

63. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Public Health

#951 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

64. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Public Health

#958 in the United States

#1027 in North America

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

65. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Public Health

#986 in the United States

#1057 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	21	2
District of Columbia	8	66
New Jersey	19	30
New York	95	5
West Virginia	8	108
Connecticut	18	12
Virginia	28	61
Ohio	36	27
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	7	41
Vermont	5	92
New Hampshire	7	104
North Carolina	26	7
Indiana	22	63
Kentucky	13	60
Michigan	22	4
South Carolina	17	67
Maine	9	195
Tennessee	24	55
Illinois	36	20
Georgia	27	19
Wisconsin	21	16
Alabama	16	37
Iowa	10	42
Missouri	18	28
Mississippi	9	155
Minnesota	22	11
Arkansas	11	124
Florida	31	25
Louisiana	16	73
Kansas	8	105
South Dakota	7	236
Nebraska	6	103
Oklahoma	10	135
North Dakota	4	177
Texas	57	38
Colorado	16	40
New Mexico	5	70
Montana	4	121
Puerto Rico	10	286
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	145
Arizona	7	32
Nevada	4	140
Washington	18	3
Oregon	15	56
California	90	6
Alaska	4	187
Hawaii	5	94