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

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

5. Drexel University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

6. Temple University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

7. Lehigh University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,289

8. Thomas Jefferson University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

9. Villanova University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,946

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
13%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,828

13. Duquesne University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,125

14. Bucknell University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
32%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,486

15. Swarthmore College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,930

16. La Roche College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1145
Net Price
$24,638
Receiving Aid
100%

17. Lafayette College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,728

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
31%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,383

20. Franklin and Marshall College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
32%
Average SAT
1379
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$37,475

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
59%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$27,929

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

24. Gettysburg College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,729

25. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,608

26. Geneva College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$22,145
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$20,748

27. Widener University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1155
Net Price
$30,720
Receiving Aid
100%

28. University of Scranton

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,100

29. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
99%

30. Saint Joseph's University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$36,392

31. Dickinson College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
43%
Net Price
$40,242
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$40,209

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

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

33. Chestnut Hill College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Net Price
$28,583
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,744

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
86%
Net Price
$20,119
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$25,808

36. Wilkes University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1147
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,508

37. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1100
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$5,951

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1120
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,205

39. Moore College of Art and Design

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$44,371

40. Gannon University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Net Price
$23,942
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$27,483

41. Saint Francis University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,421

42. Susquehanna University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,258

43. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1170
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$6,716

44. Salus University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,148
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

45. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

46. Arcadia University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,994

47. Muhlenberg College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$31,814

48. York College of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$21,036

49. Robert Morris University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$26,215
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$24,908

50. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

51. Chatham University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$29,051

52. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,027
Male:Female
36:64

53. Wilson College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$21,567
Receiving Aid
99%

54. Grove City College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1251
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$24,184

55. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

56. Lincoln University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
960
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
99%

57. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

58. Juniata College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,925

59. Elizabethtown College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$27,019

60. University of Valley Forge

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$27,854
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,317

61. Eastern University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,900
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,308

62. Ursinus College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$31,625

63. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
649
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
2008

64. Thiel College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$22,490
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,605

65. Misericordia University

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$25,090
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,624

66. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

67. Lebanon Valley College

For Physics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1197
Net Price
$28,640
Receiving Aid
100%

68. Lock Haven University

For Physics

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

69. American College of Financial Services

For Physics

#1003 in North America
Enrollment
4,204
Male:Female
69:31
Founded
1927

70. Westminster College

For Physics

#1005 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$21,089
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,615

71. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$14,882
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,747

72. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Physics

#1024 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,117
Male:Female
43:57

73. Gratz College

For Physics

#1039 in North America
Enrollment
482
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1895

74. Lycoming College

For Physics

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1172
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$20,733

75. Messiah College

For Physics

#1066 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,882

76. Washington & Jefferson College

For Physics

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$26,051
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$38,971

77. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks

For Physics

#1110 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
82%

78. Moravian College

For Physics

#1116 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,720

79. Saint Vincent College

For Physics

#1128 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,857

80. Mercyhurst University

For Physics

#1178 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$26,962
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,437

81. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton

For Physics

#1186 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1175
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,992

82. Cedar Crest College

For Physics

#1196 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$23,036
Receiving Aid
99%

83. Marywood University

For Physics

#1232 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$24,712

84. Carlow University

For Physics

#1238 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$20,561
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,233

85. Albright College

For Physics

#1272 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$22,116
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,201

86. Alvernia University

For Physics

#1276 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Net Price
$26,166
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Cabrini University

For Physics

#1345 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1163
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%

88. Waynesburg University

For Physics

#1368 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,837

89. Keystone College

For Physics

#1389 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1020
Net Price
$21,461
Receiving Aid
100%

90. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Physics

#1392 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1114
Net Price
$26,733
Receiving Aid
100%

91. Neumann University

For Physics

#1397 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$29,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,372

92. Rosemont College

For Physics

#1414 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$19,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,563

93. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Physics

#1417 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

94. DeSales University

For Physics

#1419 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,524

95. Immaculata University

For Physics

#1429 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,499

97. Seton Hill University

For Physics

#1482 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,732

98. Delaware Valley University

For Physics

#1503 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$28,401

99. Point Park University

For Physics

#1523 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,477

100. Mount Aloysius College

For Physics

#1535 in North America
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 United States Flag rank
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