65 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 9.63M citations received by 244K 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 Surgery

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

4. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Surgery

#69 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#76 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Surgery

#77 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#142 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

9. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Surgery

#197 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

10. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Surgery

#205 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Surgery

#212 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

12. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Surgery

#225 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#232 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

14. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#236 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

15. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Surgery

#238 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#250 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

17. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#253 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

18. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Surgery

#277 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

19. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#293 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

20. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Surgery

#312 in the United States

#344 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

21. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Surgery

#314 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

22. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Surgery

#317 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

23. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Surgery

#363 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

24. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#376 in the United States

#412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

25. Villanova University

Villanova

For Surgery

#379 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

26. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Surgery

#393 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

27. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Surgery

#396 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

28. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Surgery

#414 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

29. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Surgery

#433 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

30. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Surgery

#442 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

31. Widener University

Chester

For Surgery

#467 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Surgery

#471 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

33. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Surgery

#479 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

34. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Surgery

#505 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

35. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Surgery

#533 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

36. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Surgery

#534 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

37. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Surgery

#554 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

38. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#563 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

39. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Surgery

#574 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Surgery

#589 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

41. Lafayette College

Easton

For Surgery

#600 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

42. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Surgery

#615 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

43. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#633 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

44. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Surgery

#643 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Gannon University

Erie

For Surgery

#644 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

46. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Surgery

#647 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

47. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Surgery

#653 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

48. Marywood University

Scranton

For Surgery

#668 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

49. Neumann University

Aston

For Surgery

#732 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Surgery

#739 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

51. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Surgery

#741 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

52. Haverford College

Haverford

For Surgery

#746 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

53. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Surgery

#762 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

54. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Surgery

#782 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,975

55. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Surgery

#792 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

56. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Surgery

#796 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Surgery

#817 in the United States

#875 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

58. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Surgery

#837 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

59. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Surgery

#853 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

60. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Surgery

#857 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

61. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Surgery

#865 in the United States

#928 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

62. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Surgery

#878 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

63. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Surgery

#891 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

64. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Surgery

#963 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

65. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Surgery

#970 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	17	2
District of Columbia	8	56
New Jersey	17	54
New York	92	12
West Virginia	11	90
Connecticut	16	13
Virginia	25	43
Ohio	37	35
Massachusetts	42	1
Rhode Island	5	51
Vermont	3	79
New Hampshire	6	108
North Carolina	27	23
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	14	60
Michigan	25	5
South Carolina	14	46
Maine	8	335
Tennessee	25	49
Illinois	39	17
Georgia	24	16
Wisconsin	20	28
Alabama	17	26
Iowa	11	40
Missouri	25	14
Mississippi	7	99
Minnesota	17	3
Arkansas	10	71
Florida	36	24
Louisiana	13	72
Kansas	10	100
South Dakota	5	190
Nebraska	9	68
Oklahoma	10	92
North Dakota	6	199
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
New Mexico	4	78
Puerto Rico	11	244
Utah	8	33
Idaho	3	289
Arizona	7	52
Nevada	4	158
Washington	18	6
Oregon	15	39
California	91	4
Hawaii	3	129