99 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 15.2M citations received by 421K academic papers made by 99 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
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,123
2. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
3. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,499
5. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $11,575
- Enrollment
- 33,196
6. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $28,110
7. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,267
9. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
10. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $30,453
11. Villanova University
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1439
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $34,837
12. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,919
13. Allegheny College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1243
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,719
14. La Roche College
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $24,233
15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
16. Swarthmore College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,715
17. Bryn Mawr College
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1388
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $39,072
18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
19. York College of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,916
20. Bucknell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,965
21. Saint Joseph's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,777
22. King's College - Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,869
23. Widener University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1198
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $32,185
24. University of Scranton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $35,526
25. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
26. University of the Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
27. Chestnut Hill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Net Price
- $25,357
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,288
28. Franklin and Marshall College
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,135
29. La Salle University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1159
- Net Price
- $17,552
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
30. Gettysburg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $33,882
31. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 3,036
- Male:Female
- 37:63
32. Lafayette College
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $37,186
33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
34. Haverford College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,476
35. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
37. Geneva College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Net Price
- $20,999
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $20,305
38. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,593
39. Arcadia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1204
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $29,692
40. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,563
41. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1213
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
42. Robert Morris University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $23,572
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $24,512
43. Saint Francis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $27,459
44. Dickinson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Net Price
- $37,610
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $39,554
45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $5,902
46. Chatham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,322
47. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
48. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,307
- Male:Female
- 43:57
49. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Enrollment
- 708
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 2008
50. Gannon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $22,200
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,172
51. Wilkes University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $27,918
52. Salus University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,165
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
53. Marywood University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $22,504
54. Misericordia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $27,033
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,008
55. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
56. Elizabethtown College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,723
57. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
58. Muhlenberg College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,926
59. Moravian College
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1157
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $31,168
60. Albright College
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $21,496
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,420
61. Lock Haven University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
62. Susquehanna University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1184
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,605
63. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
64. Westminster College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $22,645
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,252
65. Lebanon Valley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $26,743
66. Ursinus College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $33,546
67. Eastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $26,669
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,542
68. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
69. Washington & Jefferson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $25,636
70. Messiah College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,120
71. Lycoming College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1146
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $19,697
72. Lincoln University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 940
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
73. Grove City College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $23,538
74. Cedar Crest College
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Net Price
- $23,500
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
75. Saint Vincent College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $23,121
76. DeSales University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,104
77. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $10,022
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,589
78. Mercyhurst University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $24,935
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $32,418
79. Carlow University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 975
- Net Price
- $17,437
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
80. Holy Family University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 972
- Net Price
- $12,379
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
81. Gwynedd Mercy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Net Price
- $28,122
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
82. Cabrini University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Net Price
- $21,981
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Neumann University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $28,707
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,623
84. Juniata College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,926
85. Seton Hill University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,576
86. Wilson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Net Price
- $23,923
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
87. Immaculata University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Net Price
- $29,188
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
88. Alvernia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1083
- Net Price
- $27,091
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
89. Thiel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $22,732
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,563
90. Point Park University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1138
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $24,702
91. Rosemont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $19,741
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,072
92. Delaware Valley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1104
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,256
93. University of Valley Forge
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $25,825
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,715
94. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Net Price
- $33,047
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
95. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $42,467
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $25,460
96. Mount Aloysius College
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Net Price
- $20,564
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
97. Waynesburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $22,281
98. Moore College of Art and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Net Price
- $38,204
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Psychology
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni rank |
---|---|---|
Maryland | 27 | 2 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 69 |
New Jersey | 27 | 33 |
New York | 130 | 9 |
West Virginia | 17 | 108 |
Connecticut | 21 | 6 |
Virginia | 41 | 42 |
Ohio | 60 | 22 |
Massachusetts | 67 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 52 |
Vermont | 11 | 96 |
New Hampshire | 13 | 102 |
North Carolina | 42 | 16 |
Indiana | 34 | 58 |
Kentucky | 26 | 55 |
Michigan | 37 | 3 |
South Carolina | 24 | 72 |
Maine | 13 | 247 |
Tennessee | 35 | 40 |
Illinois | 70 | 23 |
Georgia | 44 | 20 |
Wisconsin | 31 | 17 |
Alabama | 24 | 50 |
Iowa | 32 | 31 |
Missouri | 35 | 18 |
Mississippi | 14 | 155 |
Minnesota | 28 | 14 |
Arkansas | 17 | 125 |
Florida | 55 | 27 |
Louisiana | 25 | 91 |
Kansas | 14 | 79 |
South Dakota | 8 | 258 |
Nebraska | 13 | 114 |
Oklahoma | 18 | 132 |
North Dakota | 6 | 204 |
Texas | 76 | 34 |
Colorado | 20 | 56 |
New Mexico | 7 | 89 |
Montana | 7 | 230 |
Puerto Rico | 15 | 427 |
Utah | 11 | 41 |
Idaho | 7 | 277 |
Arizona | 10 | 39 |
Nevada | 7 | 151 |
Washington | 29 | 5 |
Oregon | 18 | 53 |
California | 128 | 4 |
Alaska | 4 | 395 |
Hawaii | 6 | 136 |