Arcadia University is ranked the top university in Pennsylvania for study abroad in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings. Arcadia has held that spot for six consecutive years since the introduction of the category. Nationally, Arcadia is ranked #16 for study abroad according to the 2025 list, published today.

Arcadia is ranked 74th overall, out of 171, in the Best Regional Universities North category, and 11th out of the 38 ranked universities in Pennsylvania.

This is also the sixth year in a row that Arcadia is named a Top Performer on Social Mobility, coming in at #50 out of 165, an impressive jump of 13 spots from last year. This ranking assesses how well schools graduated economically disadvantaged students and is computed using graduation rates of students awarded Pell Grants.

Arcadia’s graduate programs in Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Public Health, and Education were all ranked in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, published in April 2024.

Earlier this year, Arcadia was named one of The Princeton Review’s best regional colleges for the 10th year in a row.