IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Pennsylvania

Psychology colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates

59 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in psychology in 2023: 4,512 degrees, 6.2% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (7.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Pittsburgh graduated the most (538, 11.2% of its class). 18 of the 59 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 78%; the most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%.

Colleges

in Pennsylvania, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

4,512

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

6.2%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

78%

18 public, 41 private

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Psychology colleges in Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in psychology, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its psychology page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Pittsburgh	Public	538	11.2%	58%	1400
2	Penn State University	Public	512	4.7%	55%	1370
3	Temple University	Public	355	6.6%	80%	1250
4	West Chester University	Public	270	8.9%	78%	1220
5	Commonwealth U Bloomsburg	Public	139	6.6%	93%	1120
6	Commonwealth U Lock Haven	Public	139	6.6%	93%	1120
7	Commonwealth U Mansfield	Public	139	6.6%	93%	1120
8	Villanova University	Private	118	6.8%	27%	1460
9	California University of PA	Public	115	5.8%	94%	1120
10	Clarion University	Public	115	5.8%	94%	1120
11	Edinboro University	Public	115	5.8%	94%	1120
12	Kutztown University	Public	114	8.3%	91%	1100
13	East Stroudsburg University	Public	93	9.8%	92%	1070
14	Indiana U of Pennsylvania	Public	86	6.1%	91%	1120
15	Slippery Rock University	Public	79	4.7%	71%	1130
16	Drexel University	Private	75	2.5%	79%	1340
17	Shippensburg University	Public	72	8.3%	87%	1100
18	Millersville University	Public	70	6.2%	86%	1130
19	Bucknell University	Private	69	8%	29%	1410
20	University of Pennsylvania	Private	67	2.4%	5%	1560
21	Muhlenberg College	Private	64	12.6%	72%	1340
22	Lehigh University	Private	63	4.6%	26%	1430
23	Lafayette College	Private	60	10%	31%	1410
24	Gettysburg College	Private	51	9.2%	39%	1350
25	Saint Joseph's University	Private	49	4.6%	89%	1260
26	La Salle University	Private	48	8.7%	97%	1170
27	Widener University	Private	45	7.5%	71%	1230
28	Duquesne University	Private	44	3.5%	84%	1210
29	Moravian University	Private	43	9.1%	54%	1230
30	Ursinus College	Private	40	11.7%	92%	1280
31	Arcadia University	Private	39	10.5%	80%	1230
32	Albright College	Private	38	13.9%	76%	1230
33	Messiah University	Private	38	6.6%	79%	1230
34	DeSales University	Private	33	6.5%	77%	1230
35	Dickinson College	Private	33	7.2%	42%	1380
36	Lycoming College	Private	33	14.3%	74%	1230
37	Susquehanna University	Private	33	6.3%	81%	1230
38	Holy Family University	Private	31	5.3%	71%	1150
39	Lebanon Valley College	Private	30	7.8%	84%	1230
40	Allegheny College	Private	29	9.9%	55%	1230
41	Jefferson University	Private	28	2.8%	81%	1150
42	Robert Morris University	Private	27	4.4%	90%	1140
43	Haverford College	Private	27	8.4%	12%	1500
44	York College (PA)	Private	26	3.7%	74%	1230
45	Bryn Mawr College	Private	25	7.8%	29%	1430
46	Pitt-Johnstown	Public	25	6.2%	95%	1120
47	Swarthmore College	Private	24	5.6%	7%	1530
48	Washington & Jefferson College	Private	24	11.1%	81%	1230
49	Chestnut Hill College	Private	20	8.8%	74%	1150
50	Gannon University	Private	20	3.6%	74%	1170
51	University of Scranton	Private	19	2.5%	81%	1230
52	Carnegie Mellon University	Private	18	1.1%	12%	1550
53	Grove City College	Private	17	3.5%	72%	1230
54	Juniata College	Private	16	5.9%	79%	1230
55	Cairn University	Private	16	10.8%	88%	1120
56	Lancaster Bible College	Private	16	5.9%	56%	1120
57	Elizabethtown College	Private	14	3.6%	78%	1230
58	Alvernia University	Private	13	3.5%	58%	1230
59	Lincoln University (PA)	Public	13	4.1%	66%	1120

Questions about psychology colleges in Pennsylvania

What is the best college for psychology in Pennsylvania?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest psychology programs in Pennsylvania are University of Pittsburgh (538), Penn State University (512), Temple University (355). "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 psychology?

59 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in psychology in 2023, 18 public and 41 private, for 4,512 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for psychology in Pennsylvania?

At the 18 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.

Psychology elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All psychology colleges, nationally →TX · 46 AL · 20 MS · 11 NC · 31 AZ · 5 AR · 16 TN · 29 IN · 34 KY · 20 FL · 32 NY · 54 ID · 5 MA · 29 OH · 34 IL · 35 UT · 7 RI · 7 CA · 55 MI · 24 SC · 26 All colleges in Pennsylvania →

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.