60 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 7.02M citations received by 212K academic papers made by 60 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

3. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#50 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

4. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Surgery

#70 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

5. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Surgery

#77 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#81 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#99 in the United States

#112 in North America

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

8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#145 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

9. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Surgery

#186 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

10. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#209 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

11. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Surgery

#214 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#237 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

13. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Surgery

#244 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

14. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#247 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

15. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#248 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

16. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Surgery

#256 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

17. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Surgery

#277 in the United States

#305 in North America

Founded: 1927

18. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#287 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

19. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Surgery

#290 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

20. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Surgery

#310 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

21. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Surgery

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

22. Villanova University

Villanova

For Surgery

#368 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

23. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Surgery

#388 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

24. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Surgery

#390 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

25. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Surgery

#396 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

26. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Surgery

#400 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

27. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Surgery

#401 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

28. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Surgery

#408 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

29. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Surgery

#419 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

30. Widener University

Chester

For Surgery

#450 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

31. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Surgery

#453 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

32. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Surgery

#464 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

33. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Surgery

#500 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Surgery

#511 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

35. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Surgery

#544 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

36. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Surgery

#550 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

37. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Surgery

#559 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

38. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#564 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

39. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Surgery

#565 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

40. Lafayette College

Easton

For Surgery

#580 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

41. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Surgery

#589 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

42. Gannon University

Erie

For Surgery

#600 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

43. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Surgery

#616 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

44. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Surgery

#626 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

45. Marywood University

Scranton

For Surgery

#631 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

46. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Surgery

#669 in the United States

#721 in North America

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

47. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Surgery

#673 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

48. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Surgery

#678 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

49. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Surgery

#696 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Surgery

#714 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

51. Neumann University

Aston

For Surgery

#718 in the United States

#770 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

52. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Surgery

#727 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

53. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Surgery

#748 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

54. Haverford College

Haverford

For Surgery

#751 in the United States

#806 in North America

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

55. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Surgery

#757 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

56. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Surgery

#785 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

57. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Surgery

#838 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

58. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Surgery

#854 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

59. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Surgery

#867 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

60. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Surgery

#892 in the United States

#956 in North America

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

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	14	2
District of Columbia	7	57
New Jersey	16	63
New York	85	12
West Virginia	7	95
Connecticut	15	13
Virginia	25	44
Ohio	36	35
Massachusetts	43	1
Rhode Island	5	51
Vermont	3	79
New Hampshire	5	109
North Carolina	26	23
Indiana	22	27
Kentucky	13	60
Michigan	23	5
South Carolina	12	48
Maine	7	321
Tennessee	24	46
Illinois	36	17
Georgia	21	16
Wisconsin	17	29
Alabama	16	25
Iowa	10	40
Missouri	21	19
Mississippi	7	101
Minnesota	17	3
Arkansas	10	73
Florida	32	24
Louisiana	13	72
Kansas	8	107
South Dakota	5	196
Nebraska	8	68
Oklahoma	10	93
North Dakota	4	197
Texas	54	10
Colorado	13	31
New Mexico	3	78
Puerto Rico	9	243
Utah	7	33
Idaho	3	273
Arizona	7	53
Nevada	4	156
Washington	16	6
Oregon	13	39
California	85	4