The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Pennsylvania colleges that have competitive admission is 80.80% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.08%. The acceptance rate at 4 public Pennsylvania colleges increased and the rate of 9 colleges decreased.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 58.08%. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (60.56%) and Lincoln University (65.72%) are following it in the list of Tightest Pennsylvania Public Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,009 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,656 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 58.08% 8.38% | 12.99% | 1,360 | $41,430 ($21,926) | 35,724 | 85.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 - | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year | 60.56% 6.34% | 17.11% | 1,330 | $41,790 ($20,644) | 50,737 | 86.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PAPublic, 4-year | 65.72% 12.65% | 12.29% | 920 | $19,384 ($12,512) | 1,670 | 44.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PAPublic, 4-year | 71.47% 3.15% | 33.51% | 1,090 | $14,676 ($10,568) | 8,376 | 66.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 5 - | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PAPublic, 4-year | 78.40% 0.80% | 22.42% | 1,180 | $22,599 ($10,775) | 17,171 | 71.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 6 - | Temple University Philadelphia, PAPublic, 4-year | 80.41% 2.51% | 15.19% | - | $38,805 ($23,005) | 29,640 | 75.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PAPublic, 4-year | 86.19% 3.22% | 18.25% | 1,110 | $22,952 ($11,128) | 6,975 | 58.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 86.50% 0.95% | 17.51% | - | $15,824 ($13,570) | 5,161 | 56.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PAPublic, 4-year | 90.75% 4.08% | 18.39% | 1,210 | $16,330 ($11,206) | 7,467 | 54.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PAPublic, 4-year | 90.77% 0.43% | 23.96% | 1,080 | $16,297 ($11,380) | 9,073 | 56.00% | 23 to 1 |
| Average | 76.89% | 19.16% | 1,160 | $25,009 ($14,671) | 17,199 | 65.10% | 17 to 1 |