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Top Ranked Universities in Pennsylvania - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in Pennsylvania - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in Pennsylvania Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 2 University of Pennsylvania 35 34 (2.9%)
2 3 Carnegie Mellon University 35 34 (2.9%)
3 1 Swarthmore College 34 No Change
4 4 Haverford College 34 33 (3.0%)
5 5 Lehigh University 33 32 (3.1%)
6 8 Villanova University 33 31 (6.5%)
7 13 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 33 30 (10.0%)
8 7 Bucknell University 32 No Change
9 11 Lafayette College 32 31 (3.2%)
10 19 Moore College of Art and Design 31 29 (6.9%)
11 15 Grove City College 30 29 (3.4%)
12 16 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 30 29 (3.4%)
13 9 Muhlenberg College 30 31 (3.2%)
14 14 Drexel University 30 No Change
15 20 Allegheny College 30 29 (3.4%)
16 18 Messiah College 29 No Change
17 26 Duquesne University 29 27 (7.4%)
18 29 University of the Sciences 29 27 (7.4%)
19 40 Saint Joseph's University 29 26 (11.5%)
20 12 Ursinus College 28 30 (6.7%)

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