100 Best Physics schools in Pennsylvania
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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 23.7M citations received by 580K academic papers made by 103 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. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
2. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
3. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $32,964
4. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
5. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,342
6. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,891
- Enrollment
- 30,205
7. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,289
8. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,097
9. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,946
10. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
12. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,828
13. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,125
14. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,486
15. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,930
16. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Net Price
- $24,638
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
17. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,728
18. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
19. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,383
20. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1379
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $37,475
21. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
22. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $27,929
23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
24. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,729
25. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,608
26. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,145
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,748
27. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Net Price
- $30,720
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
28. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,100
29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
30. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $36,392
31. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Net Price
- $40,242
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $40,209
32. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
33. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Net Price
- $28,583
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,744
34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
35. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $20,119
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,808
36. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,508
37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,951
38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,205
39. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1322
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $44,371
40. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,942
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $27,483
41. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,421
42. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,258
43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,716
44. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,148
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
45. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
46. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,994
47. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,814
48. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $21,036
49. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $26,215
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $24,908
50. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
51. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $29,051
52. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 3,027
- Male:Female
- 36:64
53. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Net Price
- $21,567
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
54. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1251
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,184
55. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
56. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
57. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
58. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,925
59. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,019
60. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $27,854
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,317
61. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $21,900
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,308
62. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,625
63. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 649
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 2008
64. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $22,490
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,605
65. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,090
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,624
66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
67. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Net Price
- $28,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
68. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
69. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 4,204
- Male:Female
- 69:31
- Founded
- 1927
70. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $21,089
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,615
71. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $14,882
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,747
72. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,117
- Male:Female
- 43:57
73. Gratz College
- Enrollment
- 482
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1895
74. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1172
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $20,733
75. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,882
76. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $26,051
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,971
77. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
78. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,720
79. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1112
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,857
80. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $26,962
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,437
81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,992
82. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $23,036
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
83. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $24,712
84. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $20,561
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,233
85. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $22,116
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,201
86. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Net Price
- $26,166
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
87. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1163
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
88. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,837
89. Keystone College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Net Price
- $21,461
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
90. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1114
- Net Price
- $26,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $29,298
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,372
92. Rosemont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $19,297
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $17,563
93. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $44,510
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,324
94. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,524
95. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,499
97. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,732
98. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,401
99. Point Park University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1138
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $25,477
100. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1003
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $20,570
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Physics
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Maryland | 27 | 18 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 111 |
New Jersey | 27 | 11 |
Delaware | 3 | 58 |
New York | 134 | 8 |
West Virginia | 17 | 113 |
Connecticut | 20 | 26 |
Virginia | 41 | 45 |
Ohio | 59 | 24 |
Massachusetts | 69 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 57 |
Vermont | 11 | 136 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 96 |
North Carolina | 39 | 36 |
Indiana | 31 | 25 |
Kentucky | 25 | 72 |
Michigan | 37 | 5 |
South Carolina | 27 | 82 |
Maine | 14 | 185 |
Tennessee | 32 | 56 |
Illinois | 68 | 6 |
Georgia | 45 | 17 |
Wisconsin | 32 | 14 |
Alabama | 24 | 97 |
Iowa | 29 | 41 |
Missouri | 35 | 51 |
Mississippi | 14 | 142 |
Minnesota | 26 | 16 |
Arkansas | 18 | 121 |
Florida | 55 | 29 |
Louisiana | 24 | 75 |
Kansas | 15 | 91 |
South Dakota | 8 | 250 |
Nebraska | 11 | 83 |
Oklahoma | 19 | 93 |
North Dakota | 8 | 174 |
Texas | 76 | 13 |
Colorado | 20 | 35 |
New Mexico | 9 | 84 |
Montana | 7 | 150 |
Puerto Rico | 15 | 284 |
Utah | 11 | 44 |
Idaho | 7 | 157 |
Arizona | 10 | 30 |
Nevada | 6 | 129 |
Washington | 31 | 10 |
Oregon | 17 | 77 |
California | 132 | 2 |
Alaska | 4 | 180 |
Hawaii | 7 | 114 |