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 24.7M citations received by 593K 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

For Physics

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Physics

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Physics

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

5. Drexel University

For Physics

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

6. Temple University

For Physics

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

7. Lehigh University

For Physics

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

8. Thomas Jefferson University

For Physics

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

9. Villanova University

For Physics

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

10. California University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

12. Haverford College

For Physics

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

13. Duquesne University

For Physics

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

14. Bucknell University

For Physics

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

15. Swarthmore College

For Physics

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

16. La Roche College

For Physics

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

17. Lafayette College

For Physics

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

18. University of the Sciences

For Physics

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

19. Bryn Mawr College

For Physics

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

20. Franklin and Marshall College

For Physics

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

21. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

22. Allegheny College

For Physics

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

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

24. Gettysburg College

For Physics

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

25. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

26. Geneva College

For Physics

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

27. Widener University

For Physics

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

28. University of Scranton

For Physics

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

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

30. Saint Joseph's University

For Physics

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

31. Dickinson College

For Physics

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

32. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
89%

33. Chestnut Hill College

For Physics

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

35. La Salle University

For Physics

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

36. Wilkes University

For Physics

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

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

38. Gannon University

For Physics

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

39. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

40. Moore College of Art and Design

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$43,626

41. Susquehanna University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,444

42. Saint Francis University

For Physics

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

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

44. Salus University

For Physics

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

45. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

46. Arcadia University

For Physics

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

47. Muhlenberg College

For Physics

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

48. Robert Morris University

For Physics

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

49. York College of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

50. Wilson College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1055
Net Price
$21,748
Receiving Aid
99%

51. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

52. Chatham University

For Physics

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

53. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Physics

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

54. Lincoln University

For Physics

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

55. Grove City College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,289

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

57. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

58. Juniata College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,580

59. Elizabethtown College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1208
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,760

60. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Physics

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

61. Eastern University

For Physics

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

62. University of Valley Forge

For Physics

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

63. Ursinus College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1293
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,158

64. Thiel College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$22,545
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,356

65. Misericordia University

For Physics

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

66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

67. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Physics

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

68. Lebanon Valley College

For Physics

#1003 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1221
Net Price
$27,995
Receiving Aid
100%

69. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$15,984
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,706

70. Lock Haven University

For Physics

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

71. American College of Financial Services

For Physics

#1012 in North America
Enrollment
5,514
Male:Female
72:28
Founded
1927

72. Westminster College

For Physics

#1016 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$20,394
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,553

73. Gratz College

For Physics

#1041 in North America
Enrollment
449
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1895

74. Lycoming College

For Physics

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$20,492
Receiving Aid
100%

75. Messiah College

For Physics

#1064 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,408

76. Washington & Jefferson College

For Physics

#1086 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$22,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,152

77. Moravian College

For Physics

#1106 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1178
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,743

78. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

For Physics

#1114 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1183
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
83%

79. Saint Vincent College

For Physics

#1136 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,758

80. Mercyhurst University

For Physics

#1188 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,946
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,949

81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton

For Physics

#1196 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1185
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,089

82. Cedar Crest College

For Physics

#1201 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$23,691
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$33,323

83. Marywood University

For Physics

#1239 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$26,217

84. Carlow University

For Physics

#1241 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1064
Net Price
$21,002
Receiving Aid
100%

85. Alvernia University

For Physics

#1265 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$28,645
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Albright College

For Physics

#1269 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,069

87. Cabrini University

For Physics

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,025

88. Waynesburg University

For Physics

#1380 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$18,667

89. Keystone College

For Physics

#1391 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,952
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,119

90. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Physics

#1398 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$27,960
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Neumann University

For Physics

#1399 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,469
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,711

92. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Physics

#1415 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

93. Rosemont College

For Physics

#1417 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,994
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,148

95. DeSales University

For Physics

#1423 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,732

96. Immaculata University

For Physics

#1427 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Net Price
$24,708
Receiving Aid
99%

97. Seton Hill University

For Physics

#1476 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,056

98. Delaware Valley University

For Physics

#1500 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,975

99. Point Park University

For Physics

#1529 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$26,502
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,159

100. Mount Aloysius College

For Physics

#1537 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1043
Net Price
$22,216
Receiving Aid
100%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Physics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 27 18
District of Columbia 9 111
New Jersey 28 11
Delaware 3 58
New York 134 8
West Virginia 18 113
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 32 25
Kentucky 25 72
Michigan 37 5
South Carolina 27 82
Maine 14 185
Tennessee 32 55
Illinois 68 6
Georgia 45 17
Wisconsin 32 14
Alabama 24 97
Iowa 29 42
Missouri 35 51
Mississippi 14 141
Minnesota 26 16
Arkansas 18 121
Florida 56 29
Louisiana 24 75
Kansas 15 92
South Dakota 8 247
Nebraska 11 83
Oklahoma 19 93
North Dakota 8 172
Texas 76 13
Colorado 20 35
New Mexico 9 84
Montana 7 149
Puerto Rico 15 284
Utah 11 44
Idaho 7 157
Arizona 10 30
Nevada 6 127
Washington 31 10
Oregon 17 77
California 134 2
Alaska 4 180
Hawaii 7 114