100 Best colleges for Psychology in Pennsylvania

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Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 21.8M citations received by 487K academic papers made by 101 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

For Psychology

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

2. University of Pittsburgh

For Psychology

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

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Psychology

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Psychology

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

5. Temple University

For Psychology

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

6. Drexel University

For Psychology

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

7. Thomas Jefferson University

For Psychology

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

9. California University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

10. Lehigh University

For Psychology

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

11. Villanova University

For Psychology

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

12. Duquesne University

For Psychology

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

13. Swarthmore College

For Psychology

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

14. Allegheny College

For Psychology

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

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

For Psychology

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

17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

18. Bucknell University

For Psychology

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

19. La Roche College

For Psychology

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

20. Saint Joseph's University

For Psychology

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

21. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

22. Geneva College

For Psychology

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

23. York College of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

24. University of the Sciences

For Psychology

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

25. Widener University

For Psychology

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

26. Franklin and Marshall College

For Psychology

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

27. Gettysburg College

For Psychology

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

28. Chestnut Hill College

For Psychology

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

29. University of Scranton

For Psychology

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

30. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
72%

31. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Psychology

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

32. Lafayette College

For Psychology

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

33. La Salle University

For Psychology

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

34. Haverford College

For Psychology

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

35. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

39. Arcadia University

For Psychology

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

40. American College of Financial Services

For Psychology

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

41. Saint Francis University

For Psychology

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

42. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Psychology

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

43. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

44. Robert Morris University

For Psychology

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

45. Dickinson College

For Psychology

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

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

For Psychology

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

47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

48. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Psychology

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

49. Chatham University

For Psychology

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

50. Misericordia University

For Psychology

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

51. Gannon University

For Psychology

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

52. Muhlenberg College

For Psychology

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

53. Wilkes University

For Psychology

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

54. Elizabethtown College

For Psychology

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

55. Marywood University

For Psychology

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

56. Moravian College

For Psychology

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

57. Salus University

For Psychology

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

58. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

59. Albright College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,069

60. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona

For Psychology

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

61. Susquehanna University

For Psychology

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

62. Lock Haven University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,862
Founded
1870

63. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

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

64. Ursinus College

For Psychology

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

65. Westminster College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$20,394
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,553

66. Lebanon Valley College

For Psychology

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1221
Net Price
$27,995
Receiving Aid
100%

67. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#1020 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$8,127
Enrollment
3,070

68. Eastern University

For Psychology

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$27,422
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,838

69. Messiah College

For Psychology

#1032 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,408

70. Grove City College

For Psychology

#1041 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,289

71. Washington & Jefferson College

For Psychology

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$22,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,152

72. Lycoming College

For Psychology

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$20,492
Receiving Aid
100%

73. Lincoln University

For Psychology

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
890
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,750

74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#1093 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$15,984
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,706

75. Mercyhurst University

For Psychology

#1135 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$25,946
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,949

76. Saint Vincent College

For Psychology

#1142 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$23,758

77. DeSales University

For Psychology

#1146 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,732

78. Thiel College

For Psychology

#1155 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$22,545
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,356

79. Carlow University

For Psychology

#1187 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1064
Net Price
$21,002
Receiving Aid
100%

80. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Psychology

#1202 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$27,960
Receiving Aid
100%

81. Neumann University

For Psychology

#1203 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,469
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,711

82. Cabrini University

For Psychology

#1214 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$24,733
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,025

83. Cedar Crest College

For Psychology

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$23,691
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$33,323

84. Seton Hill University

For Psychology

#1226 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,056

85. Immaculata University

For Psychology

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Net Price
$24,708
Receiving Aid
99%

86. Alvernia University

For Psychology

#1253 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1190
Net Price
$28,645
Receiving Aid
100%

87. Juniata College

For Psychology

#1272 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,580

88. Rosemont College

For Psychology

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$20,994
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,148

89. Holy Family University

For Psychology

#1301 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1030
Net Price
$14,072
Receiving Aid
100%

90. Wilson College

For Psychology

#1311 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1055
Net Price
$21,748
Receiving Aid
99%

91. Point Park University

For Psychology

#1316 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$26,502
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,159

92. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

For Psychology

#1393 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Net Price
$38,730
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,920

93. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Psychology

#1410 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$44,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,324

94. University of Valley Forge

For Psychology

#1416 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Net Price
$27,083
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,369

95. Delaware Valley University

For Psychology

#1481 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1197
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,975

96. Mount Aloysius College

For Psychology

#1483 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1043
Net Price
$22,216
Receiving Aid
100%

97. Moore College of Art and Design

For Psychology

#1516 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$43,626

98. Biblical Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#1533 in North America
Enrollment
20
Male:Female
65:35

99. Waynesburg University

For Psychology

#1543 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$18,667

100. Keystone College

For Psychology

#1580 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$21,952
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,119

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Maryland 28 2
District of Columbia 10 71
New Jersey 27 32
New York 132 8
West Virginia 17 100
Connecticut 21 7
Virginia 43 39
Ohio 60 23
Massachusetts 68 1
Rhode Island 9 51
Vermont 11 97
New Hampshire 13 95
North Carolina 44 14
Indiana 35 57
Kentucky 26 56
Michigan 37 3
South Carolina 25 73
Maine 13 253
Tennessee 37 42
Illinois 71 20
Georgia 46 21
Wisconsin 32 17
Alabama 26 52
Iowa 31 31
Missouri 35 18
Mississippi 14 158
Minnesota 28 16
Arkansas 17 125
Florida 58 27
Louisiana 25 90
Kansas 14 75
South Dakota 8 260
Nebraska 13 111
Oklahoma 20 129
North Dakota 7 209
Texas 77 33
Colorado 21 58
New Mexico 8 89
Montana 7 231
Puerto Rico 16 421
Utah 11 43
Idaho 7 269
Arizona 11 40
Nevada 7 149
Washington 30 5
Oregon 18 55
California 130 4
Alaska 4 387
Hawaii 6 139