Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.08%, and this year's acceptance rate is 55.21% at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 52.03% and women students' rate is 56.10%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 52.43% | 49.81% | 55.16% |
| 2013-14 | 54.20% 1.77% |
52.17% 1.12% |
56.28% 1.12% |
| 2014-15 | 50.29% -3.91% |
47.37% -3.05% |
53.24% -3.05% |
| 2015-16 | 51.32% 1.03% |
48.33% 1.01% |
54.24% 1.01% |
| 2016-17 | 56.40% 5.08% |
53.35% 5.08% |
59.33% 5.08% |
| 2017-18 | 50.31% -6.09% |
46.45% -5.20% |
54.12% -5.20% |
| 2018-19 | 56.49% 6.17% |
52.44% 6.33% |
60.45% 6.33% |
| 2019-20 | 75.94% 19.45% |
77.07% 14.46% |
74.91% 14.46% |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | 92.26% - |
92.65% - |
91.96% - |
| 2022-23 | 55.21% -37.06% |
52.64% -34.54% |
57.41% -34.54% |
| Average | 54.08% | 52.03% | 56.10% |
