IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Pennsylvania

Social Sciences colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates

54 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023: 4,992 degrees, 7% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Penn State University graduated the most (739, 6.8% of its class). 18 of the 54 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 79%; the most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%.

Colleges

in Pennsylvania, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

4,992

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

at these colleges

Median acceptance

79%

18 public, 36 private

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Social Sciences colleges in Pennsylvania

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

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Penn State University	Public	739	6.8%	55%	1370
2	University of Pittsburgh	Public	374	7.8%	58%	1400
3	University of Pennsylvania	Private	358	12.7%	5%	1560
4	Temple University	Public	221	4.1%	80%	1250
5	Villanova University	Private	196	11.2%	27%	1460
6	Bucknell University	Private	184	21.4%	29%	1410
7	Lafayette College	Private	180	30.1%	31%	1410
8	California University of PA	Public	179	9.1%	94%	1120
9	Clarion University	Public	179	9.1%	94%	1120
10	Edinboro University	Public	179	9.1%	94%	1120
11	Indiana U of Pennsylvania	Public	178	12.6%	91%	1120
12	Gettysburg College	Private	150	27.1%	39%	1350
13	Swarthmore College	Private	103	24.2%	7%	1530
14	Dickinson College	Private	95	20.7%	42%	1380
15	Millersville University	Public	91	8%	86%	1130
16	Drexel University	Private	84	2.8%	79%	1340
17	Bryn Mawr College	Private	82	25.6%	29%	1430
18	Slippery Rock University	Public	80	4.8%	71%	1130
19	Franklin & Marshall College	Private	76	14.8%	28%	1420
20	Haverford College	Private	75	23.3%	12%	1500
21	Lehigh University	Private	65	4.7%	26%	1430
22	West Chester University	Public	65	2.1%	78%	1220
23	Commonwealth U Bloomsburg	Public	64	3%	93%	1120
24	Commonwealth U Lock Haven	Public	64	3%	93%	1120
25	Commonwealth U Mansfield	Public	64	3%	93%	1120
26	Carnegie Mellon University	Private	63	3.8%	12%	1550
27	Lycoming College	Private	62	27%	74%	1230
28	Kutztown University	Public	55	4%	91%	1100
29	Ursinus College	Private	54	15.8%	92%	1280
30	Duquesne University	Private	51	4.1%	84%	1210
31	Saint Joseph's University	Private	50	4.7%	89%	1260
32	Muhlenberg College	Private	44	8.6%	72%	1340
33	Moravian University	Private	36	7.6%	54%	1230
34	Allegheny College	Private	35	11.9%	55%	1230
35	Arcadia University	Private	35	9.5%	80%	1230
36	Lebanon Valley College	Private	35	9.1%	84%	1230
37	Shippensburg University	Public	34	3.9%	87%	1100
38	East Stroudsburg University	Public	30	3.2%	92%	1070
39	Susquehanna University	Private	30	5.7%	81%	1230
40	Grove City College	Private	28	5.8%	72%	1230
41	La Salle University	Private	24	4.4%	97%	1170
42	Lincoln University (PA)	Public	24	7.6%	66%	1120
43	Albright College	Private	23	8.4%	76%	1230
44	University of Scranton	Private	21	2.7%	81%	1230
45	Pitt-Johnstown	Public	18	4.5%	95%	1120
46	Messiah University	Private	17	3%	79%	1230
47	Washington & Jefferson College	Private	17	7.9%	81%	1230
48	Juniata College	Private	14	5.1%	79%	1230
49	Robert Morris University	Private	13	2.1%	90%	1140
50	Geneva College	Private	12	4.9%	79%	1230
51	Widener University	Private	11	1.8%	71%	1230
52	York College (PA)	Private	11	1.6%	74%	1230
53	DeSales University	Private	10	2%	77%	1230
54	Elizabethtown College	Private	10	2.5%	78%	1230

Questions about social sciences colleges in Pennsylvania

What is the best college for social sciences in Pennsylvania?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest social sciences programs in Pennsylvania are Penn State University (739), University of Pittsburgh (374), University of Pennsylvania (358). "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 social sciences?

54 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023, 18 public and 36 private, for 4,992 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for social sciences 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.

Social Sciences elsewhere

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

All social sciences colleges, nationally →TX · 41 AL · 14 NC · 25 AZ · 5 AR · 7 TN · 18 IN · 22 KY · 12 NY · 49 ID · 4 MA · 26 OH · 29 IL · 29 UT · 7 RI · 7 CA · 49 MI · 20 SC · 19 CO · 14 MD · 15 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.