For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of 17-selected-colleges is 35.11%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.39%. A total of 344,079 have applied, 120,821 admitted, and 27,048 students have enrolled one of 17-selected-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%.
17-selected-colleges 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison
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2023 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | 4,148 | 2,889 | 289 |
69.65% | 10.00% |
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | 3,594 | 1,105 | 396 |
30.75% | 35.84% |
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Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | 11,707 | 3,811 | 1,034 |
32.55% | 27.13% |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 34,261 | 3,873 | 1,716 |
11.30% | 44.31% |
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Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | 8,261 | 2,885 | 577 |
34.92% | 20.00% |
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Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | 8,923 | 3,233 | 487 |
36.23% | 15.06% |
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Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | 5,796 | 3,264 | 644 |
56.31% | 19.73% |
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Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | 2,174 | 1,543 | 609 |
70.98% | 39.47% |
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Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | 10,500 | 3,531 | 757 |
33.63% | 21.44% |
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 15,163 | 5,607 | 1,511 |
36.98% | 26.95% |
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | 4,329 | 2,836 | 420 |
65.51% | 14.81% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 85,784 | 47,360 | 9,216 |
55.21% | 19.46% |
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 14,707 | 1,019 | 433 |
6.93% | 42.49% |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 54,588 | 3,549 | 2,409 |
6.50% | 67.88% |
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 53,072 | 26,079 | 4,390 |
49.14% | 16.83% |
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Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | 3,237 | 2,661 | 381 |
82.21% | 14.32% |
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Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 23,835 | 5,576 | 1,779 |
23.39% | 31.90% |
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| Average | 20,240 | 7,107 | 1,591 | 35.11% | 22.39% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).