For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania Colleges is 61.88%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 17.88%. A total of 763,488 have applied, 472,420 admitted, and 84,476 students have enrolled one of Pennsylvania Colleges.

Of the Pennsylvania colleges, University of Pennsylvania is the tightest school to admit with 6.50% acceptance rate, and Swarthmore College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 6.93%.

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Pennsylvania Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Albright CollegeReading, PA5,5784,734401 84.87%8.47%
All-State Career SchoolEssington, PA-----
All-State Career School-PittsburghWest Mifflin, PA-----
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA4,1482,889289 69.65%10.00%
Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona, PA-----
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA5,7033,365497 59.00%14.77%
American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading, PA-----
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA6,3214,903489 77.57%9.97%
ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia, PA332 100.00%66.67%
Automotive Training Center-ExtonExton, PA-----
Automotive Training Center-WarminsterWarminster, PA-----
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA-----
Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA-----
Beaver Falls Beauty AcademyBeaver Falls, PA-----
Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville, PA-----
Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesport, PA-----
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA57946378 79.97%16.85%
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA3,5941,105396 30.75%35.84%
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA11,7073,8111,034 32.55%27.13%
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA-----
Bucks County Community College-Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower BucksBristol, PA-----
Bucks County Community College-Upper Bucks CampusPerkasie, PA-----
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncFeasterville, PA-----
Butler Beauty AcademyButler, PA-----
Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning, PA-----
Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle, PA-----
Butler County Community CollegeButler, PA-----
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA3,4032,672282 78.52%10.55%
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA468379202 80.98%53.30%
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyScranton, PA101010 100.00%100.00%
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA1,1241,042199 92.70%19.10%
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA34,2613,8731,716 11.30%44.31%
CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PA-----
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA946797133 84.25%16.69%
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA709241144 33.99%59.75%
Central Pennsylvania Diesel InstituteLiverpool, PA-----
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyPleasant Gap, PA121100100 82.64%100.00%
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN CareerMilton, PA393124 79.49%77.42%
Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster, PA-----
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA3,5142,331306 66.33%13.13%
Chester County Intermediate UnitDowningtown, PA161616 100.00%100.00%
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA1,5431,515144 98.19%9.50%
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA-----
Citizens School of NursingTarentum, PA4255 11.90%100.00%
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA34222377 65.20%34.53%
Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfield, PA-----
Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstown, PA-----
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA9,5708,9922,190 93.96%24.35%
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA-----
Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, PA-----
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia, PA-----
Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing ProgramMeadville, PA-----
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA4144033 9.66%82.50%
Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA-----
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing ProgramBroomall, PA201717 85.00%100.00%
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA2,2992,194438 95.43%19.96%
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA3,6622,826509 77.17%18.01%
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA8,2612,885577 34.92%20.00%
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA572413 42.11%54.17%
Douglas Education CenterMonessen, PA-----
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA37,04029,4872,935 79.61%9.95%
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA12,37610,8281,441 87.49%13.31%
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA5,6795,3171,153 93.63%21.69%
Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyWillow Grove, PA211313 61.90%100.00%
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA2,9941,893464 63.23%24.51%
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA2,9772,415463 81.12%19.17%
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic, PA-----
Empire Beauty School-YorkYork, PA-----
Erie Institute of Technology IncErie, PA-----
European Medical School of MassageSinking Spring, PA-----
Falcon Institute of Health and ScienceBethlehem, PA162162162 100.00%100.00%
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute - CheswickCheswick, PA-----
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing ProgramUniontown, PA-----
Fortis Institute-Forty FortForty Fort, PA-----
Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton, PA-----
Fountain of Youth Academy of CosmetologyBellevue, PA-----
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA8,9233,233487 36.23%15.06%
Franklin County Career and Technology CenterChambersburg, PA231411 60.87%78.57%
Gannon UniversityErie, PA6,6785,399642 80.85%11.89%
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA1,5751,245274 79.05%22.01%
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA5,7963,264644 56.31%19.73%
Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA-----
Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, PA-----
Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoona, PA-----
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology CenterJohnstown, PA-----
Greene County Career and Technology CenterWaynesburg, PA666 100.00%100.00%
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA2,1741,543609 70.98%39.47%
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA1,063621152 58.42%24.48%
Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PA-----
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PA-----
Harrisburg Area Community College-GettysburgGettysburg, PA-----
Harrisburg Area Community College-LancasterLancaster, PA-----
Harrisburg Area Community College-LebanonLebanon, PA-----
Harrisburg Area Community College-YorkYork, PA-----
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA1,160978139 84.31%14.21%
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA5,657804362 14.21%45.02%
Hazleton Area Career CenterHazle TWP., PA-----
Health and Technology Training InstitutePhiladelphia, PA-----
Heritage Valley Kennedy School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA1775 41.18%71.43%
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA1,9861,538339 77.44%22.04%
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA2,1881,526207 69.74%13.56%
Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana, PA-----
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA8,6037,9101,778 91.94%22.48%
Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh, PA-----
Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia, PA-----
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing ProgramReynoldsville, PA1588 53.33%100.00%
Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsPhiladelphia, PA-----
Johnson CollegeScranton, PA332319188 96.08%58.93%
Joseph F McCloskey School of NursingPottsville, PA-----
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA2,5631,952296 76.16%15.16%
Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA1,5721,268199 80.66%15.69%
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA3,2163,087369 95.99%11.95%
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA7,2486,9681,600 96.14%22.96%
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA3,2223,137128 97.36%4.08%
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA5,2144,914557 94.25%11.33%
Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA-----
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA10,5003,531757 33.63%21.44%
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA-----
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA351341184 97.15%53.96%
Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Street, PA-----
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster, PA-----
Lansdale School of BusinessNorth Wales, PA-----
Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale, PA-----
Laurel Business InstituteUniontown, PA162136116 83.95%85.29%
Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage, PA12511957 95.20%47.90%
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical SchoolLebanon, PA-----
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA3,1302,402428 76.74%17.82%
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PA-----
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA15,1635,6071,511 36.98%26.95%
Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PA-----
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing ProgramFord City, PA-----
Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown, PA-----
Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA6,6995,400401 80.61%7.43%
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PA-----
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA3,0392,286296 75.22%12.95%
Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA795741126 93.21%17.00%
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA2,6452,136445 80.76%20.83%
Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA3,6252,920547 80.55%18.73%
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA2,4381,936587 79.41%30.32%
Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown, PA-----
Mifflin County Academy of Science and TechnologyLewistown, PA301915 63.33%78.95%
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstituteWyomissing, PA-----
Miller-Motte College-McCann-AllentownAllentown, PA-----
Miller-Motte College-McCann-LewisburgLewisburg, PA-----
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA6,5066,0131,204 92.42%20.02%
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA2,1961,948369 88.71%18.94%
Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA-----
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA1,510803113 53.18%14.07%
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA3,2842,201426 67.02%19.35%
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA1,8651,603295 85.95%18.40%
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA4,3292,836420 65.51%14.81%
Neumann UniversityAston, PA3,5012,992392 85.46%13.10%
New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, PA-----
New Castle School of Trades - PulaskiPulaski, PA-----
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA-----
Northampton County Area Community College-MonroeTannersville, PA-----
Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren, PA-----
Northern Tier Career CenterTowanda, PA271918 70.37%94.74%
Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, PA996545 65.66%69.23%
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA-----
Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington, PA966250 64.58%80.65%
Pennco Tech-BristolBristol, PA-----
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA18316719 91.26%11.38%
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA56224966 44.31%26.51%
Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA59327197 45.70%35.79%
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA-----
Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolPittsburgh, PA-----
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, PA-----
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA-----
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA85,78447,3609,216 55.21%19.46%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA6,4636,037885 93.41%14.66%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA7,5237,204905 95.76%12.56%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA1,7071,591168 93.20%10.56%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA5,6055,453632 97.29%11.59%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA2,4402,347399 96.19%17.00%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA51147298 92.37%20.76%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA4,3634,164829 95.44%19.91%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA872704102 80.73%14.49%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA672589115 87.65%19.52%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA9,9259,4831,197 95.55%12.62%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA585526149 89.91%28.33%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA1,8061,699267 94.08%15.72%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA678619190 91.30%30.69%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA678620134 91.45%21.61%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA928796177 85.78%22.24%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA2,2972,159229 93.99%10.61%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA19216751 86.98%30.54%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA653622127 95.25%20.42%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA2,0051,862192 92.87%10.31%
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA857700299 81.68%42.71%
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA8,4637,9232,031 93.62%25.63%
Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia, PA-----
PITC InstituteWyncote, PA-----
Pittsburgh Institute of AeronauticsWest Mifflin, PA-----
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science IncPittsburgh, PA403030 75.00%100.00%
Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA-----
PMCA Pittsburgh Multicultural Cosmetology AcademyPittsburgh, PA-----
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA6,0334,950559 82.05%11.29%
Premier Barber InstituteNorristown, PA-----
Prism Career Institute-PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PA-----
Reading Hospital School of Health SciencesReading, PA931212 12.90%100.00%
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA4,6844,392589 93.77%13.41%
Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh, PA268200121 74.63%60.50%
Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA95071880 75.58%11.14%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of NursingPhiladelphia, PA-----
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA433 75.00%100.00%
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA2,1671,583335 73.05%21.16%
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA9,7088,6091,096 88.68%12.73%
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA2,1631,587342 73.37%21.55%
Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PA-----
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA2,6682,090384 78.34%18.37%
Sharon Regional School of NursingSharon, PA-----
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA6,3675,5901,079 87.80%19.30%
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA5,5914,1561,459 74.33%35.11%
Somerset County Technology CenterSomerset, PA-----
South Hills Beauty AcademyPittsburgh, PA-----
South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College, PA14113872 97.87%52.17%
South Hills School of Business and Technology-AltoonaAltoona, PA-----
St Lukes Hospital School of NursingBethlehem, PA-----
Strayer University-Allentown CampusAllentown, PA-----
Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia, PA-----
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA-----
Studio IncamminatiPhiladelphia, PA222 100.00%100.00%
Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterSpringville, PA-----
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA6,3754,889578 76.69%11.82%
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA14,7071,019433 6.93%42.49%
Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA403532 87.50%91.43%
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA38,66630,8174,664 79.70%15.13%
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, PA1,1671,063590 91.09%55.50%
The Beauty InstituteWhitehall, PA-----
The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg, PA-----
The Beauty Institute - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA-----
The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler, PA-----
The Rapha SchoolHome, PA-----
The Salon Professional AcademyCollegeville, PA-----
The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona, PA-----
The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA1,086869182 80.02%20.94%
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA1,8781,546229 82.32%14.81%
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA5,7235,085756 88.85%14.87%
Triangle Tech Inc-BethlehemBethlehem, PA-----
Triangle Tech Inc-DuboisFalls Creek, PA-----
Triangle Tech Inc-GreensburgGreensburg, PA-----
Triangle Tech Inc-PittsburghPittsburgh, PA-----
Triangle Tech Inc-SunburySunbury, PA-----
Triangle Tech-ChambersburgChambersburg, PA-----
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncExton, PA-----
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA54,5883,5492,409 6.50%67.88%
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA5,0714,744297 93.55%6.26%
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA3,0032,931409 97.60%13.95%
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA3,4703,380518 97.41%15.33%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA53,07226,0794,390 49.14%16.83%
University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville, PA35167 45.71%43.75%
University of ScrantonScranton, PA9,5308,0391,058 84.35%13.16%
University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA370305125 82.43%40.98%
UPMC Jameson School of NursingNew Castle, PA131211 92.31%91.67%
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing - UPMC HamotErie, PA-----
UPMC Mercy School of NursingPittsburgh, PA161613 100.00%81.25%
UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA-----
UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh, PA191614 84.21%87.50%
UPMC St. Margaret School of NursingPittsburgh, PA1098 90.00%88.89%
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA3,2372,661381 82.21%14.32%
Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, PA-----
Venango County Area Vocational Technical SchoolOil City, PA563119 55.36%61.29%
Venus Beauty AcademySharon Hill, PA-----
Vet Tech InstitutePittsburgh, PA-----
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA23,8355,5761,779 23.39%31.90%
Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA13313373 100.00%54.89%
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA3,4143,007348 88.08%11.57%
Washington Health System School of NursingWashington, PA-----
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA2,1571,630299 75.57%18.34%
Welder Training and Testing InstituteAllentown, PA-----
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA14,77812,9823,006 87.85%23.16%
West Virginia Junior College-United Career InstituteIrwin, PA-----
Western Area Career & Technology CenterCanonsburg, PA-----
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of NursingPittsburgh, PA151111 73.33%100.00%
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA2,2251,675289 75.28%17.25%
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, PA-----
Widener UniversityChester, PA5,9615,227536 87.69%10.25%
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA4,7984,517478 94.14%10.58%
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingWilkes Barre, PA925933 64.13%55.93%
Williamson College of the TradesMedia, PA396154116 38.89%75.32%
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA739695136 94.05%19.57%
Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA11119 100.00%81.82%
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA4,5294,330749 95.61%17.30%
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationYork, PA-----
YTI Career Institute-AltoonaAltoona, PA-----
YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, PA-----
Average4,8633,00953861.88%17.88%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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