List of 100 best universities in Pennsylvania
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Top 100 universities in Pennsylvania ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 65.7M citations received by 1.67M academic publications made by 155 universities from Pennsylvania, the popularity of 7,107 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. University of Pennsylvania
#12 in the United States
#13 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
2. Pennsylvania State University
#17 in the United States
#18 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
3. University of Pittsburgh
#33 in the United States
#36 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
4. Carnegie Mellon University
#38 in the United States
#41 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $35,552
5. Temple University
#81 in the United States
#93 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,837
- Enrollment
- 29,640
6. Drexel University
#105 in the United States
#120 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,801
7. Thomas Jefferson University
#145 in the United States
#166 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
8. Lehigh University
#157 in the United States
#180 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $34,154
9. Villanova University
#195 in the United States
#220 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1453
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,201
10. Swarthmore College
#252 in the United States
#283 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,469
11. Duquesne University
#262 in the United States
#293 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,917
12. Bryn Mawr College
#281 in the United States
#312 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $33,221
13. Bucknell University
#286 in the United States
#317 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,003
14. Haverford College
#325 in the United States
#361 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,535
15. Lafayette College
#347 in the United States
#386 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,442
16. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
#369 in the United States
#412 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
17. Gettysburg College
#384 in the United States
#430 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,769
18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
#404 in the United States
#450 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
19. Saint Joseph's University
#417 in the United States
#463 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,205
20. Dickinson College
#428 in the United States
#475 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $38,483
21. Franklin and Marshall College
#442 in the United States
#489 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1387
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,987
22. California University of Pennsylvania
#451 in the United States
#498 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $6,250
- Enrollment
- 6,885
23. Widener University
#472 in the United States
#521 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $26,778
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
24. University of Scranton
#477 in the United States
#526 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1239
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,234
25. Allegheny College
#481 in the United States
#530 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $26,420
27. La Salle University
#530 in the United States
#582 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $18,069
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,880
28. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
#540 in the United States
#595 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
29. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
#543 in the United States
#598 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 2,901
- Male:Female
- 36:64
30. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
#573 in the United States
#628 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $6,756
31. Wilkes University
#608 in the United States
#667 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,511
32. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
#611 in the United States
#670 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,143
33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
#627 in the United States
#686 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $6,347
- Enrollment
- 7,500
34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
#628 in the United States
#687 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,420
35. Arcadia University
#649 in the United States
#709 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Net Price
- $30,037
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
36. Muhlenberg College
#683 in the United States
#747 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $34,739
37. King's College - Pennsylvania
#687 in the United States
#751 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Net Price
- $23,689
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
38. Saint Francis University
#689 in the United States
#753 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,326
40. Geneva College
#703 in the United States
#768 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,528
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $21,913
41. Elizabethtown College
#751 in the United States
#819 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1208
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,760
42. Chatham University
#756 in the United States
#824 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,280
43. York College of Pennsylvania
#768 in the United States
#836 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,096
44. Robert Morris University
#775 in the United States
#843 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $23,933
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $27,629
45. Susquehanna University
#778 in the United States
#846 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,444
46. Lincoln University
#779 in the United States
#847 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 890
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,750
47. Ursinus College
#784 in the United States
#852 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1293
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,158
48. Messiah College
#792 in the United States
#860 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,408
49. Gannon University
#796 in the United States
#864 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $23,123
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $29,799
50. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
#799 in the United States
#867 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,863
- Enrollment
- 1,784
51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
#814 in the United States
#882 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
#845 in the United States
#913 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $8,127
- Enrollment
- 3,070
53. Eastern University
#847 in the United States
#916 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $27,422
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,838
54. Juniata College
#857 in the United States
#926 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,580
55. Moravian College
#866 in the United States
#935 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1178
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,743
56. University of the Sciences
#868 in the United States
#937 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $29,948
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,493
57. Saint Vincent College
#887 in the United States
#957 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $23,758
58. Grove City College
#899 in the United States
#969 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,289
59. Mercyhurst University
#908 in the United States
#979 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $25,946
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,949
60. Misericordia University
#910 in the United States
#982 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $26,747
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $27,066
61. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania
#913 in the United States
#985 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $44,510
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,324
62. Chestnut Hill College
#914 in the United States
#986 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $28,588
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,590
63. Lebanon Valley College
#939 in the United States
#1011 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1221
- Net Price
- $27,995
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
64. Westminster College
#960 in the United States
#1032 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $20,394
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,553
65. Moore College of Art and Design
#961 in the United States
#1033 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $43,626
66. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
#973 in the United States
#1045 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $15,984
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,706
67. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
#976 in the United States
#1048 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $5,524
- Enrollment
- 4,319
68. Washington & Jefferson College
#980 in the United States
#1052 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $22,702
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,152
69. Lock Haven University
#988 in the United States
#1060 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $4,862
- Founded
- 1870
70. Marywood University
#1038 in the United States
#1112 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $26,217
71. Wilson College
#1042 in the United States
#1116 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Net Price
- $21,748
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
72. Seton Hill University
#1046 in the United States
#1120 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,056
73. Lycoming College
#1050 in the United States
#1124 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $20,492
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
74. DeSales University
#1066 in the United States
#1140 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $31,732
75. Albright College
#1089 in the United States
#1164 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,069
76. Point Park University
#1096 in the United States
#1171 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $26,502
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $26,159
77. Salus University
#1104 in the United States
#1179 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Enrollment
- 1,106
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1919
78. La Roche College
#1130 in the United States
#1205 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $24,108
79. Alvernia University
#1158 in the United States
#1233 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Net Price
- $28,645
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
80. Delaware Valley University
#1160 in the United States
#1235 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,975
81. Westminster Theological Seminary
#1168 in the United States
#1243 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 1,183
- Male:Female
- 64:36
82. Carlow University
#1170 in the United States
#1245 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1064
- Net Price
- $21,002
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
#1180 in the United States
#1255 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 4,133
- Male:Female
- 42:58
84. Thiel College
#1196 in the United States
#1273 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $22,545
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,356
85. Gwynedd Mercy University
#1199 in the United States
#1276 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Net Price
- $27,960
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
86. Immaculata University
#1235 in the United States
#1313 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Net Price
- $24,708
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
87. Cedar Crest College
#1243 in the United States
#1321 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $23,691
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $33,323
88. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
#1247 in the United States
#1325 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $33,323
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,785
89. Cairn University - Langhorne
#1288 in the United States
#1366 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Net Price
- $23,273
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
90. Pennsylvania College of Technology
#1301 in the United States
#1379 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,964
- Enrollment
- 4,575
91. Neumann University
#1309 in the United States
#1387 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $28,469
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,711
92. Holy Family University
#1369 in the United States
#1449 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Net Price
- $14,072
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
93. Cabrini University
#1374 in the United States
#1455 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $24,733
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,025
94. Waynesburg University
#1405 in the United States
#1489 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $18,667
95. Rosemont College
#1430 in the United States
#1515 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $20,994
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $17,148
97. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
#1490 in the United States
#1576 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $12,290
- Enrollment
- 617
98. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Altoona
#1544 in the United States
#1630 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
99. Curtis Institute of Music
#1550 in the United States
#1636 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Net Price
- $23,686
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,774
100. Keystone College
#1560 in the United States
#1646 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $21,952
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $10,119
Closest to Pennsylvania states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 51 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 108 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 50 |
| Vermont | 17 | 114 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Indiana | 55 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 59 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Maine | 19 | 155 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 48 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Iowa | 39 | 49 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Kansas | 32 | 73 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 223 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 97 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 180 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 45 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 142 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 83 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 366 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 789 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 146 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 61 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 182 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 357 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1625 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1521 |
| Guam | 2 | 623 |