For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania Private Graduate Schools is 53.39%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 17.01%. A total of 440,372 have applied, 235,120 admitted, and 39,996 students have enrolled one of Pennsylvania Private Graduate Schools.
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%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Pennsylvania Private Graduate Schools.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Pennsylvania Private Graduate Schools | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Albright CollegeReading, PA | 5,578 | 4,734 | 401 |
84.87% | 8.47% |
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Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | 4,148 | 2,889 | 289 |
69.65% | 10.00% |
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Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | 5,703 | 3,365 | 497 |
59.00% | 14.77% |
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Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | 6,321 | 4,903 | 489 |
77.57% | 9.97% |
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Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | 579 | 463 | 78 |
79.97% | 16.85% |
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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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Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | 3,403 | 2,672 | 282 |
78.52% | 10.55% |
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Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | 468 | 379 | 202 |
80.98% | 53.30% |
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Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 1,124 | 1,042 | 199 |
92.70% | 19.10% |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 34,261 | 3,873 | 1,716 |
11.30% | 44.31% |
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Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | 946 | 797 | 133 |
84.25% | 16.69% |
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Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | 709 | 241 | 144 |
33.99% | 59.75% |
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 3,514 | 2,331 | 306 |
66.33% | 13.13% |
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Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 1,543 | 1,515 | 144 |
98.19% | 9.50% |
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Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | 342 | 223 | 77 |
65.20% | 34.53% |
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Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | 414 | 40 | 33 |
9.66% | 82.50% |
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Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | 2,299 | 2,194 | 438 |
95.43% | 19.96% |
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DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | 3,662 | 2,826 | 509 |
77.17% | 18.01% |
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Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | 8,261 | 2,885 | 577 |
34.92% | 20.00% |
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Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 37,040 | 29,487 | 2,935 |
79.61% | 9.95% |
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 12,376 | 10,828 | 1,441 |
87.49% | 13.31% |
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Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | 2,994 | 1,893 | 464 |
63.23% | 24.51% |
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Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | 2,977 | 2,415 | 463 |
81.12% | 19.17% |
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Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | 8,923 | 3,233 | 487 |
36.23% | 15.06% |
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Gannon UniversityErie, PA | 6,678 | 5,399 | 642 |
80.85% | 11.89% |
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Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | 1,575 | 1,245 | 274 |
79.05% | 22.01% |
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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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Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | 1,063 | 621 | 152 |
58.42% | 24.48% |
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Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | 1,160 | 978 | 139 |
84.31% | 14.21% |
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Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | 5,657 | 804 | 362 |
14.21% | 45.02% |
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Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 1,986 | 1,538 | 339 |
77.44% | 22.04% |
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Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | 2,188 | 1,526 | 207 |
69.74% | 13.56% |
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | 2,563 | 1,952 | 296 |
76.16% | 15.16% |
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Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | 1,572 | 1,268 | 199 |
80.66% | 15.69% |
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King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | 3,216 | 3,087 | 369 |
95.99% | 11.95% |
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La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 3,222 | 3,137 | 128 |
97.36% | 4.08% |
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La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 5,214 | 4,914 | 557 |
94.25% | 11.33% |
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Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | 10,500 | 3,531 | 757 |
33.63% | 21.44% |
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Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | 351 | 341 | 184 |
97.15% | 53.96% |
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Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | 3,130 | 2,402 | 428 |
76.74% | 17.82% |
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 15,163 | 5,607 | 1,511 |
36.98% | 26.95% |
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Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | 3,039 | 2,286 | 296 |
75.22% | 12.95% |
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Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | 795 | 741 | 126 |
93.21% | 17.00% |
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Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | 2,645 | 2,136 | 445 |
80.76% | 20.83% |
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Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | 3,625 | 2,920 | 547 |
80.55% | 18.73% |
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Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | 2,438 | 1,936 | 587 |
79.41% | 30.32% |
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Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | 2,196 | 1,948 | 369 |
88.71% | 18.94% |
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Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | 1,510 | 803 | 113 |
53.18% | 14.07% |
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Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | 3,284 | 2,201 | 426 |
67.02% | 19.35% |
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Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | 1,865 | 1,603 | 295 |
85.95% | 18.40% |
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | 4,329 | 2,836 | 420 |
65.51% | 14.81% |
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Neumann UniversityAston, PA | 3,501 | 2,992 | 392 |
85.46% | 13.10% |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 183 | 167 | 19 |
91.26% | 11.38% |
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Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | 562 | 249 | 66 |
44.31% | 26.51% |
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Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | 593 | 271 | 97 |
45.70% | 35.79% |
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Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 6,033 | 4,950 | 559 |
82.05% | 11.29% |
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | 4,684 | 4,392 | 589 |
93.77% | 13.41% |
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Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | 950 | 718 | 80 |
75.58% | 11.14% |
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Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | 4 | 3 | 3 |
75.00% | 100.00% |
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Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | 2,167 | 1,583 | 335 |
73.05% | 21.16% |
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Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 9,708 | 8,609 | 1,096 |
88.68% | 12.73% |
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Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | 2,163 | 1,587 | 342 |
73.37% | 21.55% |
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Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | 2,668 | 2,090 | 384 |
78.34% | 18.37% |
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Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | 6,375 | 4,889 | 578 |
76.69% | 11.82% |
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 14,707 | 1,019 | 433 |
6.93% | 42.49% |
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Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | 40 | 35 | 32 |
87.50% | 91.43% |
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The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 1,086 | 869 | 182 |
80.02% | 20.94% |
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Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | 1,878 | 1,546 | 229 |
82.32% | 14.81% |
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 5,723 | 5,085 | 756 |
88.85% | 14.87% |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 54,588 | 3,549 | 2,409 |
6.50% | 67.88% |
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University of ScrantonScranton, PA | 9,530 | 8,039 | 1,058 |
84.35% | 13.16% |
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University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | 370 | 305 | 125 |
82.43% | 40.98% |
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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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Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 133 | 133 | 73 |
100.00% | 54.89% |
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Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | 3,414 | 3,007 | 348 |
88.08% | 11.57% |
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Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | 2,157 | 1,630 | 299 |
75.57% | 18.34% |
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Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | 2,225 | 1,675 | 289 |
75.28% | 17.25% |
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Widener UniversityChester, PA | 5,961 | 5,227 | 536 |
87.69% | 10.25% |
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Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | 4,798 | 4,517 | 478 |
94.14% | 10.58% |
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Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | 739 | 695 | 136 |
94.05% | 19.57% |
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Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | 11 | 11 | 9 |
100.00% | 81.82% |
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York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | 4,529 | 4,330 | 749 |
95.61% | 17.30% |
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| Average | 5,181 | 2,766 | 471 | 53.39% | 17.01% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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