Best colleges for CS in Pennsylvania
50 colleges ranked by share of degrees in CS
These 50 top CS colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by share of degrees in CS, run from 3% at Moravian University to 28% at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. 9 are public and 41 are private.
| # | College | Type | CS degrees | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA | Private | 28% | 650 | 82% |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 18% | 7,187 | 11% |
| 3 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | 14% | 5,803 | 29% |
| 4 | Peirce College Philadelphia, PA | Private | 13% | 789 | — |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | 12% | 41,862 | 54% |
| 6 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | 11% | 1,627 | 7% |
| 7 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA | Private | 11% | 1,000 | — |
| 8 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private | 10% | 13,509 | 78% |
| 9 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | 9% | 1,421 | 13% |
| 10 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 9% | 786 | 78% |
| 11 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | 8% | 20,189 | 50% |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | 7% | 10,768 | 6% |
| 13 | Grove City College Grove City, PA | Private | 7% | 2,221 | 73% |
| 14 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | Public | 7% | 6,728 | 75% |
| 15 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | Private | 6% | 1,175 | 72% |
| 16 | Central Penn College Summerdale, PA | Private | 6% | 721 | 26% |
| 17 | Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA | Private | 6% | 1,123 | 90% |
| 18 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | 6% | 21,249 | 83% |
| 19 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | 6% | 1,346 | 31% |
| 20 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA | Private | 6% | 1,264 | 59% |
| 21 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | Private | 5% | 1,154 | 82% |
| 22 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | Private | 5% | 1,209 | 59% |
| 23 | Thiel College Greenville, PA | Private | 5% | 773 | 71% |
| 24 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | Public | 5% | 1,712 | 78% |
| 25 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA | Private | 5% | 2,217 | 83% |
| 26 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | 5% | 2,746 | 31% |
| 27 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | Private | 5% | 1,477 | 87% |
| 28 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 5% | 5,216 | 79% |
| 29 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA | Public | 5% | 5,610 | 89% |
| 30 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | Private | 4% | 1,519 | 93% |
| 31 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | Private | 4% | 2,318 | 78% |
| 32 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | Private | 4% | 1,265 | 78% |
| 33 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA | Private | 4% | 1,966 | 86% |
| 34 | Albright College Reading, PA | Private | 4% | 1,296 | 86% |
| 35 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | Private | 4% | 3,187 | 94% |
| 36 | Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA | Private | 4% | 931 | 79% |
| 37 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | Private | 4% | 2,157 | 43% |
| 38 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA | Private | 4% | 1,799 | 79% |
| 39 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA | Public | 4% | 721 | — |
| 40 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | Private | 4% | 1,581 | 76% |
| 41 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | 4% | 7,005 | 25% |
| 42 | Gannon University Erie, PA | Private | 4% | 2,467 | 77% |
| 43 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | 4% | 14,067 | 79% |
| 44 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | Private | 3% | 782 | 84% |
| 45 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | Private | 3% | 1,141 | 94% |
| 46 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | Public | 3% | 4,611 | 93% |
| 47 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | Private | 3% | 2,866 | 91% |
| 48 | Widener University Chester, PA | Private | 3% | 2,765 | 84% |
| 49 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | Private | 3% | 1,525 | 77% |
| 50 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | Private | 3% | 1,970 | 54% |
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