Engineering colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates
31 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023: 5,346 degrees, 9.7% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Penn State University graduated the most (1,620, 14.8% of its class). 12 of the 31 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 78%; the most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%.
Engineering colleges in Pennsylvania
Every Pennsylvania college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its engineering page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State University | Public | 1,620 | 14.8% | 55% | 1370 |
| 2 | University of Pittsburgh | Public | 642 | 13.4% | 58% | 1400 |
| 3 | Drexel University | Private | 597 | 19.6% | 79% | 1340 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | Private | 389 | 23.2% | 12% | 1550 |
| 5 | Lehigh University | Private | 304 | 22.2% | 26% | 1430 |
| 6 | Villanova University | Private | 264 | 15.1% | 27% | 1460 |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | Private | 222 | 7.9% | 5% | 1560 |
| 8 | Temple University | Public | 186 | 3.5% | 80% | 1250 |
| 9 | Bucknell University | Private | 160 | 18.6% | 29% | 1410 |
| 10 | Lafayette College | Private | 142 | 23.7% | 31% | 1410 |
| 11 | Widener University | Private | 98 | 16.3% | 71% | 1230 |
| 12 | Pitt-Johnstown | Public | 91 | 22.5% | 95% | 1120 |
| 13 | York College (PA) | Private | 87 | 12.5% | 74% | 1230 |
| 14 | Robert Morris University | Private | 52 | 8.5% | 90% | 1140 |
| 15 | Gannon University | Private | 52 | 9.3% | 74% | 1170 |
| 16 | Grove City College | Private | 51 | 10.5% | 72% | 1230 |
| 17 | Messiah University | Private | 51 | 8.9% | 79% | 1230 |
| 18 | Shippensburg University | Public | 43 | 5% | 87% | 1100 |
| 19 | Millersville University | Public | 38 | 3.4% | 86% | 1130 |
| 20 | Elizabethtown College | Private | 36 | 9.2% | 78% | 1230 |
| 21 | Slippery Rock University | Public | 36 | 2.1% | 71% | 1130 |
| 22 | Swarthmore College | Private | 29 | 6.8% | 7% | 1530 |
| 23 | Duquesne University | Private | 25 | 2% | 84% | 1210 |
| 24 | Geneva College | Private | 24 | 9.9% | 79% | 1230 |
| 25 | Jefferson University | Private | 21 | 2.1% | 81% | 1150 |
| 26 | California University of PA | Public | 17 | 0.9% | 94% | 1120 |
| 27 | Clarion University | Public | 17 | 0.9% | 94% | 1120 |
| 28 | Edinboro University | Public | 17 | 0.9% | 94% | 1120 |
| 29 | University of Scranton | Private | 14 | 1.8% | 81% | 1230 |
| 30 | West Chester University | Public | 11 | 0.4% | 78% | 1220 |
| 31 | Indiana U of Pennsylvania | Public | 10 | 0.7% | 91% | 1120 |
Questions about engineering colleges in Pennsylvania
What is the best college for engineering in Pennsylvania?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest engineering programs in Pennsylvania are Penn State University (1,620), University of Pittsburgh (642), Drexel University (597). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Pennsylvania college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in Pennsylvania offer engineering?
31 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023, 12 public and 19 private, for 5,346 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for engineering in Pennsylvania?
At the 12 public universities on this list, Pennsylvania residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Engineering elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.