Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

76 Best Universities in Pennsylvania for Education

Focusing specifically on Education, our data science engine identified the 76 most influential universities in Pennsylvania. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.65M specialized research publications which collectively generated 65.11M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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University Park, PA

Pennsylvania State University

For Education

#3 in United States #4 in North America

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

2

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#18 in United States #20 in North America

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

3

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

For Education

#26 in United States #29 in North America

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

4

Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

For Education

#28 in United States #31 in North America

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

5

Philadelphia

Temple University

For Education

#74 in United States #85 in North America

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

6

Philadelphia

Drexel University

For Education

#126 in United States #141 in North America

79% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

7

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University

For Education

#165 in United States #188 in North America

26% Acceptance

5,911 Enrollment

1435 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

8

Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University

For Education

#242 in United States #272 in North America

81% Acceptance

814 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

9

Huntingdon

Juniata College

For Education

#1012 in United States #1083 in North America

79% Acceptance

12,029 Enrollment

1225 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

10

California, PA

California University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#146 in United States #167 in North America

83% Acceptance

1470 Avg SAT

1852 Founded

11

Radnor

Cabrini University

For Education

#941 in United States #1010 in North America

76% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1178 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

12

York, PA

York College of Pennsylvania

For Education

#607 in United States #660 in North America

74% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1145 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

13

Pittsburgh

Duquesne University

For Education

#202 in United States #228 in North America

84% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1878 Founded

14

Edinboro

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#900 in United States #968 in North America

83% Acceptance

3,070 Enrollment

1045 Avg SAT

1857 Founded

15

Millersville

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#420 in United States #465 in North America

86% Acceptance

3,707 Enrollment

1115 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

16

Saint Davids

Eastern University

For Education

#797 in United States #861 in North America

91% Acceptance

442 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1952 Founded

17

Lancaster, PA

Franklin and Marshall College

For Education

#600 in United States #653 in North America

28% Acceptance

1,808 Enrollment

1387 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

18

Immaculata

Immaculata University

For Education

#942 in United States #1011 in North America

86% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1920 Founded

19

Pittsburgh

Chatham University

For Education

#663 in United States #720 in North America

62% Acceptance

1,550 Enrollment

1183 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

20

Swarthmore

Swarthmore College

For Education

#319 in United States #355 in North America

7% Acceptance

1,623 Enrollment

1525 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

21

Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Education

#917 in United States #985 in North America

87% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1269 Avg SAT

2001 Founded

22

Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes University

For Education

#707 in United States #767 in North America

91% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1135 Avg SAT

1933 Founded

23

Clarion

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#712 in United States #772 in North America

83% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

24

Carlisle, PA

Dickinson College

For Education

#517 in United States #567 in North America

42% Acceptance

2,311 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1773 Founded

25

Erie

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Education

#966 in United States #1037 in North America

11% Acceptance

2,901 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

26

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College

For Education

#730 in United States #790 in North America

78% Acceptance

1,903 Enrollment

1208 Avg SAT

1899 Founded

27

Villanova

Villanova University

For Education

#232 in United States #260 in North America

27% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1453 Avg SAT

1842 Founded

28

New Wilmington

Westminster College

For Education

#702 in United States #761 in North America

93% Acceptance

1,137 Enrollment

1008 Avg SAT

1852 Founded

29

Shippensburg

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#578 in United States #630 in North America

87% Acceptance

4,371 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

30

East Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#677 in United States #734 in North America

92% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1090 Avg SAT

1893 Founded

31

Philadelphia

Saint Joseph’s University

For Education

#438 in United States #485 in North America

89% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

32

Pittsburgh

Carlow University

For Education

#983 in United States #1054 in North America

87% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1064 Avg SAT

1929 Founded

33

Beaver Falls

For Education

#1031 in United States #1103 in North America

100% Acceptance

1,029 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

34

Scranton

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

For Education

#1026 in United States #1098 in North America

100% Acceptance

64 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

2008 Founded

35

Annville

Lebanon Valley College

For Education

#1052 in United States #1124 in North America

84% Acceptance

1,720 Enrollment

1221 Avg SAT

1866 Founded

36

Philadelphia

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Education

#922 in United States #990 in North America

12% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

37

Mansfield, PA

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#848 in United States #914 in North America

87% Acceptance

442 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1857 Founded

38

Indiana, PA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#200 in United States #226 in North America

91% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1875 Founded

39

Reading, PA

Alvernia University

For Education

#949 in United States #1018 in North America

58% Acceptance

2,192 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1958 Founded

40

Bryn Mawr

American College of Financial Services

For Education

#733 in United States #793 in North America

79% Acceptance

669 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1927 Founded

41

Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill College

For Education

#675 in United States #732 in North America

74% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1924 Founded

42

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#464 in United States #512 in North America

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1085 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

43

Erie

Gannon University

For Education

#608 in United States #661 in North America

74% Acceptance

14,074 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

44

Gettysburg

Gettysburg College

For Education

#524 in United States #574 in North America

39% Acceptance

2,104 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1832 Founded

45

Center Valley

DeSales University

For Education

#927 in United States #995 in North America

77% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1964 Founded

46

Loretto

Saint Francis University

For Education

#1051 in United States #1123 in North America

77% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

47

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University

For Education

#965 in United States #1036 in North America

71% Acceptance

835 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1924 Founded

48

Philadelphia

La Salle University

For Education

#465 in United States #514 in North America

97% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

49

Mechanicsburg

Messiah College

For Education

#687 in United States #746 in North America

79% Acceptance

2,618 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1909 Founded

50

West Chester

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#243 in United States #274 in North America

78% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

51

Williamsport

Lycoming College

For Education

#865 in United States #931 in North America

74% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1190 Avg SAT

1812 Founded

52

Wilkes-Barre

King’s College – Pennsylvania

For Education

#735 in United States #795 in North America

93% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1170 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

53

Erie

Mercyhurst University

For Education

#991 in United States #1062 in North America

81% Acceptance

6,938 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1926 Founded

54

Hershey

Pennsylvania State University – College of Medicine

For Education

#374 in United States #414 in North America

10% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1967 Founded

55

Collegeville

Ursinus College

For Education

#1004 in United States #1075 in North America

92% Acceptance

1,502 Enrollment

1293 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

56

Easton, PA

Lafayette College

For Education

#445 in United States #492 in North America

31% Acceptance

2,775 Enrollment

1425 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

57

Greensburg

Seton Hill University

For Education

#967 in United States #1038 in North America

80% Acceptance

1,501 Enrollment

1130 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

58

Allentown

Muhlenberg College

For Education

#759 in United States #822 in North America

72% Acceptance

1,737 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

59

Latrobe

Saint Vincent College

For Education

#888 in United States #956 in North America

62% Acceptance

1,284 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

60

Meadville

Allegheny College

For Education

#669 in United States #726 in North America

55% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1266 Avg SAT

1815 Founded

61

Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Education

#800 in United States #864 in North America

66% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

890 Avg SAT

1854 Founded

62

Haverford

Haverford College

For Education

#599 in United States #652 in North America

12% Acceptance

896 Enrollment

1505 Avg SAT

1833 Founded

63

Scranton

Marywood University

For Education

#864 in United States #930 in North America

61% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1155 Avg SAT

1915 Founded

64

Glenside

Arcadia University

For Education

#558 in United States #610 in North America

80% Acceptance

2,030 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

65

Philadelphia

University of the Sciences

For Education

#543 in United States #594 in North America

69% Acceptance

4,473 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1821 Founded

66

Scranton

University of Scranton

For Education

#474 in United States #523 in North America

81% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1239 Avg SAT

1888 Founded

67

Selinsgrove

Susquehanna University

For Education

#838 in United States #904 in North America

81% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1200 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

68

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University

For Education

#256 in United States #287 in North America

29% Acceptance

3,920 Enrollment

1390 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

69

Lock Haven

Lock Haven University

For Education

#706 in United States #766 in North America

87% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

70

Kutztown

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#594 in United States #647 in North America

91% Acceptance

4,588 Enrollment

1215 Avg SAT

1866 Founded

71

Bethlehem, PA

Moravian College

For Education

#678 in United States #735 in North America

54% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1178 Avg SAT

1742 Founded

72

Chester, PA

Widener University

For Education

#364 in United States #404 in North America

71% Acceptance

9,942 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1862 Founded

73

Moon Township

Robert Morris University

For Education

#397 in United States #438 in North America

90% Acceptance

5,135 Enrollment

1052 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

74

Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr College

For Education

#297 in United States #331 in North America

29% Acceptance

1,360 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

75

Washington, PA

Washington & Jefferson College

For Education

#895 in United States #963 in North America

81% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1781 Founded

76

Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Education

#473 in United States #522 in North America

73% Acceptance

9,377 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1839 Founded