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 20.8M citations received by 473K 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
2. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
3. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $32,964
5. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,891
- Enrollment
- 30,205
6. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,342
7. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,097
9. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
10. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,289
11. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,946
12. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,125
13. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,930
14. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $27,929
15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
16. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,383
17. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
18. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Net Price
- $24,638
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
19. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,486
20. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $36,392
21. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,608
22. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,145
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,748
23. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $21,036
24. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
25. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Net Price
- $30,720
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
26. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1379
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $37,475
27. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,729
28. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Net Price
- $28,583
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,744
29. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,100
30. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
31. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 3,027
- Male:Female
- 36:64
32. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,728
33. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $20,119
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $25,808
34. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,828
35. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,951
37. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,716
39. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,994
40. American College of Financial Services
- Enrollment
- 4,204
- Male:Female
- 69:31
- Founded
- 1927
41. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,421
42. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
43. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $26,215
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $24,908
44. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,117
- Male:Female
- 43:57
45. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
46. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Net Price
- $40,242
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $40,209
47. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,205
48. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 649
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 2008
49. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $25,090
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,624
50. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $29,051
51. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,942
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $27,483
52. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,814
53. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,508
54. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $24,712
55. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,019
56. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,148
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
57. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,720
58. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
59. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $22,116
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,201
60. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
61. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,258
62. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
63. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
64. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $21,089
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,615
65. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,625
66. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Net Price
- $28,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
67. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
68. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $21,900
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,308
69. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,882
70. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1251
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,184
71. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $26,051
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $38,971
72. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1172
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $20,733
73. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
74. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $14,882
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,747
75. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $26,962
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,437
76. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1112
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,857
77. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $30,524
78. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $22,490
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,605
79. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $20,561
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,233
80. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $29,298
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,372
81. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1114
- Net Price
- $26,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
82. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $23,036
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
83. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1163
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
84. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,732
85. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,499
86. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Net Price
- $26,166
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
87. Rosemont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $19,297
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $17,563
88. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,925
89. Holy Family University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Net Price
- $13,016
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
90. Point Park University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1138
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $25,477
91. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Net Price
- $21,567
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
92. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Net Price
- $33,565
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $6,657
93. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $27,854
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,317
94. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $44,510
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,324
95. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,401
96. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1003
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $20,570
97. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1322
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $44,371
99. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,837
100. Keystone College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Net Price
- $21,461
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Psychology
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Maryland | 28 | 2 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 70 |
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 | 96 |
New Hampshire | 13 | 95 |
North Carolina | 44 | 14 |
Indiana | 35 | 57 |
Kentucky | 26 | 56 |
Michigan | 37 | 3 |
South Carolina | 25 | 73 |
Maine | 13 | 254 |
Tennessee | 37 | 42 |
Illinois | 71 | 20 |
Georgia | 45 | 21 |
Wisconsin | 32 | 17 |
Alabama | 25 | 52 |
Iowa | 31 | 31 |
Missouri | 35 | 18 |
Mississippi | 14 | 158 |
Minnesota | 28 | 16 |
Arkansas | 17 | 124 |
Florida | 58 | 27 |
Louisiana | 25 | 90 |
Kansas | 14 | 75 |
South Dakota | 8 | 261 |
Nebraska | 13 | 111 |
Oklahoma | 20 | 129 |
North Dakota | 7 | 209 |
Texas | 77 | 34 |
Colorado | 21 | 58 |
New Mexico | 8 | 89 |
Montana | 7 | 231 |
Puerto Rico | 16 | 429 |
Utah | 11 | 43 |
Idaho | 7 | 271 |
Arizona | 11 | 40 |
Nevada | 7 | 149 |
Washington | 30 | 5 |
Oregon | 18 | 55 |
California | 130 | 4 |
Alaska | 4 | 387 |
Hawaii | 6 | 139 |