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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