For 116 Pennsylvania Colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 75.66%. The average tuition & fees of the schools is $36,975 and the average SAT score is 1207.
3 Pennsylvania colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low, and 3 colleges' rates are between 10% to 20%, also low rate.88 Pennsylvania colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.
The following table shows the number of Pennsylvania colleges by acceptance rate and school type.
| Acceptance Rate Range | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower than 10% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10% - 20% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20% - 30% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30% - 40% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40% - 50% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 50% - 60% | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 60% - 70% | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Higher than 70% | 88 | 33 | 55 |
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | 82.94% | 598 | 496 | 55 | - | $28,917 |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | 76.33% | 5,754 | 4,392 | 325 | - | $29,082 |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | 54.57% | 5,758 | 3,142 | 326 | 1250 | $56,550 |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | 77.09% | 3,977 | 3,066 | 511 | 1180 | $46,800 |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | 58.06% | 5,715 | 3,318 | 442 | 1170 | $45,000 |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | 80.22% | 10,163 | 8,153 | 602 | 1190 | $49,610 |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | 29.43% | 4,094 | 1,205 | 380 | 1390 | $65,920 |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | 28.93% | 11,377 | 3,291 | 991 | 1400 | $67,812 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 86.95% | 1,264 | 1,099 | 173 | 1080 | $35,874 |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 11.66% | 33,941 | 3,959 | 1,808 | 1540 | $65,636 |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | 84.07% | 1,362 | 1,145 | 155 | - | $46,314 |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | 18.46% | 1,208 | 223 | 186 | - | $19,854 |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 61.96% | 3,446 | 2,135 | 272 | 1180 | $45,001 |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 74.46% | 2,964 | 2,207 | 158 | - | $39,870 |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | 4.58% | 568 | 26 | 24 | - | $4,530 |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | 93.21% | 2,343 | 2,184 | 428 | 1190 | $44,850 |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | 42.09% | 7,258 | 3,055 | 646 | 1380 | $65,650 |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 79.44% | 37,314 | 29,642 | 2,399 | 1340 | $62,412 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 83.56% | 12,893 | 10,773 | 1,441 | 1260 | $48,986 |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | 92.05% | 7,953 | 7,321 | 1,387 | 1080 | $19,202 ($11,236) |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | 90.77% | 3,108 | 2,821 | 591 | - | $38,400 |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | 77.87% | 3,624 | 2,822 | 498 | 1200 | $37,950 |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | 28.19% | 9,881 | 2,785 | 477 | 1375 | $70,794 |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | 74.16% | 6,547 | 4,855 | 554 | - | $40,656 |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | 38.90% | 8,366 | 3,254 | 508 | 1370 | $66,640 |
| Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | 72.32% | 2,095 | 1,515 | 565 | 1265 | $21,700 |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | 89.63% | 1,388 | 1,244 | 212 | 1090 | $40,838 |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | 12.37% | 7,341 | 908 | 387 | 1510 | $70,398 |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 71.04% | 3,449 | 2,450 | 518 | 1060 | $35,330 |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | 85.76% | 2,571 | 2,205 | 289 | 1260 | $28,980 |
| Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA | 90.77% | 8,238 | 7,478 | 1,792 | 1080 | $16,297 ($11,380) |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | 78.91% | 2,779 | 2,193 | 367 | 1220 | $58,580 |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | 84.80% | 1,974 | 1,674 | 180 | - | $18,300 |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | 93.11% | 3,235 | 3,012 | 427 | 1170 | $44,100 |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | 90.75% | 7,536 | 6,839 | 1,258 | 1210 | $16,330 ($11,206) |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 75.76% | 1,976 | 1,497 | 146 | 1090 | $34,052 |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 96.59% | 4,782 | 4,619 | 437 | - | $37,800 |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | 31.45% | 10,195 | 3,206 | 698 | 1430 | $64,648 |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | 55.89% | 1,732 | 968 | 326 | 1180 | $29,990 |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | 83.77% | 2,729 | 2,286 | 443 | 1240 | $52,080 |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 25.93% | 20,396 | 5,289 | 1,501 | 1440 | $64,980 |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | 65.72% | 5,248 | 3,449 | 424 | 920 | $19,384 ($12,512) |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | 74.07% | 2,896 | 2,145 | 269 | 1160 | $49,804 |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | 94.86% | 1,147 | 1,088 | 115 | 820 | $21,780 |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | 60.58% | 4,236 | 2,566 | 438 | 1160 | $41,420 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | 81.02% | 3,567 | 2,890 | 588 | - | $45,770 |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | 78.97% | 2,458 | 1,941 | 564 | 1230 | $42,240 |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | 86.19% | 7,662 | 6,604 | 1,205 | 1110 | $22,952 ($11,128) |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | 70.93% | 3,733 | 2,648 | 463 | - | $40,370 |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | 56.46% | 1,541 | 870 | 144 | 1260 | $52,674 |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | 54.17% | 6,192 | 3,354 | 535 | 1180 | $53,500 |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | 82.05% | 1,577 | 1,294 | 318 | 1070 | $28,545 |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | 71.99% | 4,963 | 3,573 | 466 | 1330 | $62,805 |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | 81.28% | 4,215 | 3,426 | 349 | - | $39,100 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | 96.83% | 6,378 | 6,176 | 897 | 1220 | $26,958 ($15,972) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | 95.29% | 595 | 567 | 125 | 1190 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | 92.20% | 205 | 189 | 53 | - | $23,560 ($14,024) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | 96.99% | 631 | 612 | 92 | 1200 | $24,006 ($14,280) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | 98.52% | 2,155 | 2,123 | 182 | 1190 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | 97.37% | 1,827 | 1,779 | 249 | 1210 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | 98.06% | 8,447 | 8,283 | 850 | 1180 | $26,958 ($15,972) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | 95.65% | 1,703 | 1,629 | 155 | 1200 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | 98.67% | 6,030 | 5,950 | 561 | 1180 | $26,958 ($15,972) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | 97.60% | 9,316 | 9,092 | 1,022 | 1220 | $26,958 ($15,972) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | 98.11% | 2,431 | 2,385 | 401 | 1200 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | 97.12% | 451 | 438 | 123 | 1080 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | 95.47% | 728 | 695 | 97 | 1170 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | 96.41% | 585 | 564 | 146 | 1200 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 60.56% | 88,478 | 53,579 | 9,169 | 1330 | $41,790 ($20,644) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | 96.47% | 538 | 519 | 101 | 1160 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | 98.21% | 613 | 602 | 147 | 1160 | $24,134 ($14,408) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | 96.77% | 6,620 | 6,406 | 716 | 1175 | $25,664 ($15,268) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | 96.64% | 864 | 835 | 167 | 1130 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | 97.41% | 1,933 | 1,883 | 202 | 1130 | $25,392 ($15,208) |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | 99.24% | 397 | 394 | 128 | - | $32,150 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 5.40% | 65,226 | 3,523 | 2,395 | 1550 | $68,686 |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | 88.17% | 575 | 507 | 229 | 1110 | $33,659 |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | 88.54% | 4,075 | 3,608 | 301 | 1120 | $26,644 ($14,770) |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | 95.21% | 2,275 | 2,166 | 376 | 1155 | $26,584 ($14,710) |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | 94.84% | 2,422 | 2,297 | 410 | 1100 | $26,780 ($14,906) |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 58.08% | 60,898 | 35,372 | 4,596 | 1360 | $41,430 ($21,926) |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 96.91% | 5,279 | 5,116 | 521 | - | $39,570 |
| Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 42.72% | 309 | 132 | 69 | - | $29,499 |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | 89.89% | 6,933 | 6,232 | 633 | - | $35,770 |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | 76.34% | 1,450 | 1,107 | 87 | - | $23,854 |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | 76.82% | 2,623 | 2,015 | 394 | 1140 | $26,388 |
| Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | 88.83% | 10,631 | 9,443 | 1,332 | 1250 | $53,260 |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | 61.73% | 2,613 | 1,613 | 329 | 1115 | $42,396 |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | 81.23% | 9,666 | 7,852 | 887 | 1230 | $53,777 |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | 79.53% | 2,911 | 2,315 | 330 | 1110 | $42,944 |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | 86.50% | 7,224 | 6,249 | 1,094 | - | $15,824 ($13,570) |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | 71.47% | 6,464 | 4,620 | 1,548 | 1090 | $14,676 ($10,568) |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookAmbler, PA | 100.00% | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | $25,774 |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | 81.43% | 5,513 | 4,489 | 610 | 1230 | $59,850 |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 7.46% | 13,065 | 975 | 427 | 1540 | $65,494 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | 90.24% | 41 | 37 | 32 | - | $11,512 |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 80.41% | 39,754 | 31,966 | 4,857 | - | $38,805 ($23,005) |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | 71.55% | 2,903 | 2,077 | 236 | - | $38,344 |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 80.97% | 7,087 | 5,738 | 697 | 1240 | $47,355 |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | 91.77% | 3,304 | 3,032 | 378 | 1305 | $61,061 |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | 61.20% | 616 | 377 | 105 | - | $25,240 |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 26.98% | 23,256 | 6,274 | 1,740 | 1450 | $67,776 |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | 80.64% | 3,947 | 3,183 | 402 | - | $29,392 |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | 89.82% | 1,562 | 1,403 | 266 | 1090 | $30,480 |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | 78.40% | 17,193 | 13,479 | 3,022 | 1180 | $22,599 ($10,775) |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | 92.56% | 2,392 | 2,214 | 269 | - | $40,290 |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | 70.93% | 9,350 | 6,632 | 916 | 1180 | $55,730 |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | 90.64% | 7,660 | 6,943 | 647 | 1120 | $43,496 |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | 92.11% | 925 | 852 | 183 | 1000 | $27,100 |
| Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | 100.00% | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | $10,600 |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | 73.74% | 7,657 | 5,646 | 822 | 1160 | $25,588 |
| Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA | 41.21% | 512 | 211 | 86 | - | $32,933 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | 87.35% | 1,423 | 1,243 | 119 | - | $24,400 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA | 91.15% | 1,198 | 1,092 | 337 | 1230 | $15,356 ($15,356) |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | 93.09% | 8,891 | 8,277 | 2,414 | 1090 | $22,870 ($11,046) |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | 94.33% | 5,930 | 5,594 | 1,529 | 1060 | $16,054 ($11,436) |
| Average | 75.66% | 7,069 | 4,321 | 707 | 1,207 | $36,975 ($11,436) |