Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

67 Best Universities in Pennsylvania for Health Science

Focusing specifically on Health Science, our data science engine identified the 67 most influential universities in Pennsylvania. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.6M specialized research publications which collectively generated 64.05M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#6 in United States #8 in North America

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

2

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

For Health Science

#11 in United States #15 in North America

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

3

University Park, PA

Pennsylvania State University

For Health Science

#38 in United States #46 in North America

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

4

Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University

For Health Science

#68 in United States #79 in North America

81% Acceptance

814 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

5

Philadelphia

Temple University

For Health Science

#89 in United States #101 in North America

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

6

Philadelphia

Drexel University

For Health Science

#91 in United States #103 in North America

79% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

7

Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

For Health Science

#134 in United States #150 in North America

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

8

Bethlehem, PA

Moravian College

For Health Science

#670 in United States #719 in North America

54% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1178 Avg SAT

1742 Founded

9

Philadelphia

Saint Joseph’s University

For Health Science

#448 in United States #486 in North America

89% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

10

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College

For Health Science

#874 in United States #937 in North America

78% Acceptance

1,903 Enrollment

1208 Avg SAT

1899 Founded

11

Williamsport

Lycoming College

For Health Science

#892 in United States #955 in North America

74% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1812 Founded

12

Philadelphia

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Health Science

#404 in United States #440 in North America

12% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

13

Saint Davids

Eastern University

For Health Science

#899 in United States #962 in North America

91% Acceptance

442 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1952 Founded

14

Indiana, PA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#237 in United States #262 in North America

91% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1875 Founded

15

Beaver Falls

For Health Science

#456 in United States #494 in North America

100% Acceptance

1,029 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

16

Scranton

Marywood University

For Health Science

#679 in United States #728 in North America

61% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1155 Avg SAT

1915 Founded

17

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#442 in United States #480 in North America

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1085 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

18

Clarion

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#805 in United States #865 in North America

83% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

19

Gettysburg

Gettysburg College

For Health Science

#822 in United States #882 in North America

39% Acceptance

2,104 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1832 Founded

20

Bryn Mawr

American College of Financial Services

For Health Science

#355 in United States #389 in North America

79% Acceptance

669 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1927 Founded

21

Lock Haven

Lock Haven University

For Health Science

#632 in United States #681 in North America

87% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

22

Philadelphia

La Salle University

For Health Science

#368 in United States #403 in North America

97% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

23

East Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#737 in United States #791 in North America

92% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1090 Avg SAT

1893 Founded

24

West Chester

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#254 in United States #280 in North America

78% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

25

Loretto

Saint Francis University

For Health Science

#585 in United States #633 in North America

77% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

26

Edinboro

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#857 in United States #919 in North America

83% Acceptance

3,070 Enrollment

1045 Avg SAT

1857 Founded

27

Hershey

Pennsylvania State University – College of Medicine

For Health Science

#110 in United States #124 in North America

10% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1967 Founded

28

Mansfield, PA

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#693 in United States #743 in North America

87% Acceptance

442 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1857 Founded

29

Easton, PA

Lafayette College

For Health Science

#565 in United States #613 in North America

31% Acceptance

2,775 Enrollment

1425 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

30

Immaculata

Immaculata University

For Health Science

#925 in United States #989 in North America

86% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1920 Founded

31

Wilkes-Barre

King’s College – Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#489 in United States #530 in North America

93% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

32

New Wilmington

Westminster College

For Health Science

#855 in United States #917 in North America

93% Acceptance

1,137 Enrollment

1008 Avg SAT

1852 Founded

33

Meadville

Allegheny College

For Health Science

#447 in United States #485 in North America

55% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1266 Avg SAT

1815 Founded

34

Erie

Gannon University

For Health Science

#512 in United States #554 in North America

74% Acceptance

14,074 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

35

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University

For Health Science

#486 in United States #526 in North America

29% Acceptance

3,920 Enrollment

1390 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

36

Gwynedd Valley

Gwynedd Mercy University

For Health Science

#809 in United States #869 in North America

90% Acceptance

1,301 Enrollment

1105 Avg SAT

1948 Founded

37

Glenside

Arcadia University

For Health Science

#685 in United States #735 in North America

80% Acceptance

2,030 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

38

Annville

Lebanon Valley College

For Health Science

#972 in United States #1038 in North America

84% Acceptance

1,720 Enrollment

1221 Avg SAT

1866 Founded

39

Scranton

University of Scranton

For Health Science

#401 in United States #437 in North America

81% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1239 Avg SAT

1888 Founded

40

Mechanicsburg

Messiah College

For Health Science

#772 in United States #831 in North America

79% Acceptance

2,618 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1909 Founded

41

Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr College

For Health Science

#420 in United States #458 in North America

29% Acceptance

1,360 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

42

Erie

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Health Science

#476 in United States #516 in North America

11% Acceptance

2,901 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

43

Kutztown

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#560 in United States #606 in North America

91% Acceptance

4,588 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1866 Founded

44

Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill College

For Health Science

#466 in United States #506 in North America

74% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1924 Founded

45

Chester, PA

Widener University

For Health Science

#299 in United States #327 in North America

71% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1862 Founded

46

Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Health Science

#931 in United States #995 in North America

66% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

890 Avg SAT

1854 Founded

47

Pittsburgh

Duquesne University

For Health Science

#205 in United States #227 in North America

84% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1878 Founded

48

Reading, PA

Alvernia University

For Health Science

#869 in United States #932 in North America

58% Acceptance

2,192 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1958 Founded

49

Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#504 in United States #546 in North America

73% Acceptance

9,377 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

50

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University

For Health Science

#474 in United States #514 in North America

71% Acceptance

835 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1924 Founded

51

California, PA

California University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#253 in United States #279 in North America

83% Acceptance

1470 Avg SAT

1852 Founded

52

Moon Township

Robert Morris University

For Health Science

#369 in United States #404 in North America

90% Acceptance

5,135 Enrollment

1052 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

53

Swarthmore

Swarthmore College

For Health Science

#493 in United States #534 in North America

7% Acceptance

1,623 Enrollment

1525 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

54

Pittsburgh

La Roche College

For Health Science

#457 in United States #495 in North America

76% Acceptance

281 Enrollment

1070 Avg SAT

1963 Founded

55

Millersville

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#542 in United States #587 in North America

86% Acceptance

3,707 Enrollment

1115 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

56

Erie

Mercyhurst University

For Health Science

#996 in United States #1063 in North America

81% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1926 Founded

57

Lancaster, PA

Franklin and Marshall College

For Health Science

#987 in United States #1054 in North America

28% Acceptance

1,808 Enrollment

1387 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

58

York, PA

York College of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#506 in United States #548 in North America

74% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1145 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

59

Villanova

Villanova University

For Health Science

#220 in United States #244 in North America

27% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1453 Avg SAT

1842 Founded

60

Elkins Park

Salus University

For Health Science

#841 in United States #902 in North America

34% Acceptance

400 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

61

Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes University

For Health Science

#628 in United States #677 in North America

91% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1135 Avg SAT

1933 Founded

62

Philadelphia

University of the Sciences

For Health Science

#227 in United States #251 in North America

69% Acceptance

4,473 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1821 Founded

63

Carlisle, PA

Dickinson College

For Health Science

#877 in United States #940 in North America

42% Acceptance

2,311 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1773 Founded

64

Pittsburgh

Chatham University

For Health Science

#458 in United States #496 in North America

62% Acceptance

1,550 Enrollment

1183 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

65

Scranton

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Health Science

#500 in United States #541 in North America

100% Acceptance

64 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

2008 Founded

66

Center Valley

DeSales University

For Health Science

#865 in United States #928 in North America

77% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1964 Founded

67

Shippensburg

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Health Science

#638 in United States #687 in North America

87% Acceptance

4,371 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1871 Founded