2024-2025 Acceptance Rate of Pennsylvania Colleges

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania colleges is 61.12%, 501,221 accepted out of 820,025 applicants.

For Pennsylvania college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 35,163 (4.48%) compared to last year, from 784,862 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 776, which is less than -0.94% last year.

Pennsylvania colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.31% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Pennsylvania colleges. The yield decreased by 0.98%.

Among Pennsylvania colleges, Curtis Institute of Music has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.58% with 26 accepted students out of 568 applicants. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 88,478 and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,169.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Pennsylvania. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Curtis Institute of Music	568 122	26 -5	24 -1	4.58% -2.37%	92.31% 11.66%
University of Pennsylvania	65,226 5,761	3,523 34	2,395 -21	5.40% -0.47%	67.98% -1.27%
Swarthmore College	13,065 -1,222	975 -17	427 12	7.46% 0.52%	43.79% 1.96%
Carnegie Mellon University	33,941 234	3,959 116	1,808 100	11.66% 0.26%	45.67% 1.23%
Haverford College	7,341 950	908 83	387 14	12.37% -0.54%	42.62% -2.59%
Central Penn College	1,208 614	223 69	186 92	18.46% -7.47%	83.41% 22.37%
Williamson College of the Trades	640 132	140 -12	113 -7	21.88% -8.04%	80.71% 1.76%
Lehigh University	20,396 1,981	5,289 -100	1,501 -30	25.93% -3.33%	28.38% -0.03%
Villanova University	23,256 129	6,274 464	1,740	26.98% 1.86%	27.73% -2.22%
Franklin and Marshall College	9,881 650	2,785 -153	477 -76	28.19% -3.64%	17.13% -1.69%
Bucknell University	11,377 367	3,291 -233	991 -39	28.93% -3.08%	30.11% 0.88%
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences	106 8	31 11	31 11	29.25% 8.84%	100.00%
Bryn Mawr College	4,094 816	1,205 187	380 19	29.43% -1.63%	31.54% -3.92%
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center	501 441	152 126	27 4	30.34% -12.99%	17.76% -70.70%
Lafayette College	10,195 321	3,206 99	698 1	31.45% -0.02%	21.77% -0.66%
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville	69 13	24 -1	15 2	34.78% -9.86%	62.50% 10.50%
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School	130 62	50 9	37 9	38.46% -21.83%	74.00% 5.71%
Gettysburg College	8,366 1,243	3,254 -130	508 -96	38.90% -8.61%	15.61% -2.24%
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster	512 61	211 12	86 -7	41.21% -2.91%	40.76% -5.97%
Dickinson College	7,258 73	3,055 -40	646 121	42.09% -0.99%	21.15% 4.19%
Walnut Hill College	309 229	132 56	69 27	42.72% -52.28%	52.27% -2.99%
ASPIRA City College	6 3	3	3	50.00% -50.00%	100.00%
Moravian University	6,192 1,077	3,354 592	535 20	54.17% 0.17%	15.95% -2.70%
Allegheny College	5,758 713	3,142 189	326 43	54.57% -3.96%	10.38% 0.80%
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School	197 107	110 44	61 19	55.84% -17.49%	55.45% -8.19%
Lancaster Bible College	1,732 1,337	968 592	326 147	55.89% -39.30%	33.68% -13.93%
Moore College of Art and Design	1,541 219	870 70	144 36	56.46% -4.05%	16.55% 3.05%
Alvernia University	5,715 224	3,318 -104	442 28	58.06% -4.26%	13.32% 1.22%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	60,898 2,482	35,372 6,338	4,596 47	58.08% 8.38%	12.99% -2.68%
Chester County Intermediate Unit	24 -53	14 -24	11 -12	58.33% 8.98%	78.57% 18.04%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	88,478 2,522	53,579 6,974	9,169 129	60.56% 6.34%	17.11% -2.29%
Marywood University	4,236 1,100	2,566 -59	438 16	60.58% -23.13%	17.07% 0.99%
University of Valley Forge	616 213	377 62	105 10	61.20% -16.96%	27.85% -2.31%
Saint Vincent College	2,613 239	1,613 210	329 36	61.73% 2.63%	20.40% -0.48%
Chatham University	3,446 -723	2,135 -788	272 -60	61.96% -8.15%	12.74% 1.38%
Lincoln University	5,248 -739	3,449 -1,243	424 -127	65.72% -12.65%	12.29% 0.55%
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career	87 25	58 6	44 4	66.67% -17.20%	75.86% -1.06%
Widener University	9,350 2,183	6,632 610	916 22	70.93% -13.09%	13.81% -1.04%
Misericordia University	3,733 1,225	2,648 519	463 55	70.93% -13.96%	17.48% -1.68%
Holy Family University	3,449 796	2,450 481	518 47	71.04% -3.18%	21.14% -2.78%
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	1,456 -486	1,037 9	676 -32	71.22% 18.28%	65.19% -3.68%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	6,464 345	4,620 54	1,548 11	71.47% -3.15%	33.51% -0.15%
Thiel College	2,903 706	2,077 526	236 17	71.55% 0.95%	11.36% -2.76%
Muhlenberg College	4,963 615	3,573 790	466 39	71.99% 7.98%	13.04% -2.30%
Grove City College	2,095 61	1,515 22	565 8	72.32% -1.08%	37.29% -0.02%
York College of Pennsylvania	7,657 2,724	5,646 999	822 17	73.74% -20.46%	14.56% -2.76%
Lycoming College	2,896 -329	2,145 -44	269 -24	74.07% 6.19%	12.54% -0.85%
Gannon University	6,547 216	4,855 -1	554 -65	74.16% -2.54%	11.41% -1.34%
Chestnut Hill College	2,964 405	2,207 182	158 -20	74.46% -4.67%	7.16% -1.63%
Northern Tier Career Center	51 37	38 25	38 25	74.51% -18.35%	100.00%
Rosedale Technical College	296 44	222 28	156 19	75.00% -1.98%	70.27% -0.35%
La Roche University	1,976 -87	1,497 -104	146 -26	75.76% -1.85%	9.75% -0.99%
Albright College	5,754 388	4,392 -231	325 -23	76.33% -9.82%	7.40% -0.13%
Rosemont College	1,450 -128	1,107 -69	87 -14	76.34% 1.82%	7.86% -0.73%
Saint Francis University	2,623 364	2,015 278	394 15	76.82% -0.07%	19.55% -2.27%
Laurel Technical Institute	337 52	259 15	158 -7	76.85% -8.76%	61.00% -6.62%
DeSales University	3,977 341	3,066 209	511 67	77.09% -1.49%	16.67% 1.13%
Vet Tech Institute	98 -5	76 1	45	77.55% 4.73%	59.21% -0.79%
Elizabethtown College	3,624 73	2,822 96	498 -31	77.87% 1.10%	17.65% -1.76%
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing	653 587	509 466	32 -11	77.95% 12.80%	6.29% -93.71%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	17,193 726	13,479 437	3,022 -65	78.40% -0.80%	22.42% -1.25%
Juniata College	2,779 -138	2,193 103	367 -23	78.91% 7.26%	16.74% -1.92%
Messiah University	2,458 83	1,941 77	564 -32	78.97% 0.49%	29.06% -2.91%
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing	53 -42	42 -11	7 -35	79.25% 23.46%	16.67% -62.58%
Drexel University	37,314 -2,890	29,642 -1,529	2,399 -484	79.44% 1.91%	8.09% -1.16%
Orleans Technical College	122 -7	97 32	60 12	79.51% 29.12%	61.86% -11.99%
Seton Hill University	2,911 470	2,315 465	330 11	79.53% 3.74%	14.25% -2.99%
Arcadia University	10,163 3,475	8,153 2,857	602 182	80.22% 1.03%	7.38% -0.55%
Temple University	39,754 3,355	31,966 1,785	4,857 1,094	80.41% -2.51%	15.19% 2.72%
Jefferson County DuBois Area Vocational Technical School	41 28	33 23	32 22	80.49% 3.57%	96.97% -3.03%
Washington & Jefferson College	3,947 729	3,183 559	402 88	80.64% -0.90%	12.63% 0.66%
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing	104 97	84 78	13 7	80.77% -4.94%	15.48% -84.52%
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology	99 95	80 76	80 76	80.81% -19.19%	100.00%
Thomas Jefferson University	7,087 1,003	5,738 497	697 -86	80.97% -5.17%	12.15% -2.79%
Mercyhurst University	3,567 67	2,890 -23	588 17	81.02% -2.21%	20.35% 0.75%
University of Scranton	9,666 136	7,852 -187	887 -141	81.23% -3.12%	11.30% -1.49%
Neumann University	4,215 3	3,426 208	349 -20	81.28% 4.88%	10.19% -1.28%
Susquehanna University	5,513 -461	4,489 -213	610 32	81.43% 2.72%	13.59% 1.30%
Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing	39 -70	32 -13	32 -10	82.05% 40.77%	100.00% 6.67%
Mount Aloysius College	1,577 -800	1,294 -855	318 -6	82.05% -8.36%	24.57% 9.49%
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	598 5	496 56	55 -20	82.94% 8.74%	11.09% -5.96%
Citizens School of Nursing	18 1	15 -2	15 2	83.33% -16.67%	100.00% 23.53%
Duquesne University	12,893 -1,219	10,773 -355	1,441 -36	83.56% 4.71%	13.38% 0.11%
Lebanon Valley College	2,729 -546	2,286 -155	443 -37	83.77% 9.24%	19.38% -0.28%
Cedar Crest College	1,362 210	1,145 3	155	84.07% -15.06%	13.54% -0.03%
Keystone College	1,974 185	1,674 250	180 -11	84.80% 5.20%	10.75% -2.66%
Laurel Technical Institute	102 -32	87 -38	67 -23	85.29% -7.99%	77.01% 5.01%
Immaculata University	2,571 613	2,205 669	289 8	85.76% 7.31%	13.11% -5.18%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	7,662 673	6,604 355	1,205 30	86.19% -3.22%	18.25% -0.55%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	7,224 679	6,249 650	1,094 -3	86.50% 0.95%	17.51% -2.08%
Carlow University	1,264 -62	1,099 -56	173 -54	86.95% -0.15%	15.74% -3.91%
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	1,423 133	1,243 188	119 -26	87.35% 5.57%	9.57% -4.17%
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing	190 143	167 132	24 -6	87.89% 13.42%	14.37% -71.34%
Cairn University-Langhorne	575 70	507 85	229 -31	88.17% 4.61%	45.17% -16.44%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	4,075 -910	3,608 -919	301 -9	88.54% -2.27%	8.34% 1.49%
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	10,631 1,880	9,443 1,883	1,332 136	88.83% 2.44%	14.11% -1.71%
Gwynedd Mercy University	1,388 277	1,244 204	212 28	89.63% -3.98%	17.04% -0.65%
Waynesburg University	1,562 -244	1,403 -253	266 -70	89.82% -1.87%	18.96% -1.33%
Robert Morris University	6,933 -184	6,232 -214	633 -133	89.89% -0.68%	10.16% -1.72%
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	41 -8	37	32 -2	90.24% 14.73%	86.49% -5.40%
Wilkes University	7,660 1,246	6,943 1,077	647 134	90.64% -0.82%	9.32% 0.57%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	7,536 -634	6,839 -909	1,258 -343	90.75% -4.08%	18.39% -2.27%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	8,238 -1,184	7,478 -1,115	1,792 -240	90.77% -0.43%	23.96% 0.31%
Eastern University	3,108 256	2,821 151	591 88	90.77% -2.85%	20.95% 2.11%
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	1,198 316	1,092 384	337 2	91.15% 10.88%	30.86% -16.46%
Ursinus College	3,304 -139	3,032 24	378 -27	91.77% 4.40%	12.47% -0.99%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	7,953 555	7,321 450	1,387 -10	92.05% -0.83%	18.95% -1.38%
Wilson College	925 -143	852 -109	183 -11	92.11% 2.13%	21.48% 1.29%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango	205 -4	189 -1	53 -20	92.20% 1.29%	28.04% -10.38%
Westminster College	2,392 -258	2,214 -52	269 -41	92.56% 7.05%	12.15% -1.53%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	8,891 1,158	8,277 950	2,414 -20	93.09% -1.66%	29.17% -4.05%
King's College	3,235 29	3,012 24	427 31	93.11% -0.09%	14.18% 0.93%
Delaware Valley University	2,343 -15	2,184 3	428 -57	93.21% 0.72%	19.60% -2.64%
Pennsylvania Western University	5,930 -259	5,594 -202	1,529 -88	94.33% 0.68%	27.33% -0.57%
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	2,422 -824	2,297 -816	410 -64	94.84% -1.06%	17.85% 2.62%
Manor College	1,147 322	1,088 298	115 -4	94.86% -0.90%	10.57% -4.49%
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	2,275 -661	2,166 -709	376 -12	95.21% -2.71%	17.36% 3.86%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	595 -48	567 -33	125	95.29% 1.98%	22.05% 1.22%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	728 -3	695 25	97 -20	95.47% 3.81%	13.96% -3.50%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	1,703 100	1,629 151	155 -10	95.65% 3.45%	9.52% -1.64%
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology	184 47	177 47	126 29	96.20% 1.31%	71.19% -3.43%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	585 -129	564 -86	146 -54	96.41% 5.37%	25.89% -4.88%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny	538 -43	519 -31	101 -23	96.47% 1.81%	19.46% -3.09%
La Salle University	4,782 -63	4,619 443	437 -28	96.59% 10.40%	9.46% -1.68%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	864 48	835 92	167 10	96.64% 5.59%	20.00% -1.13%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	6,620 45	6,406 355	716 -193	96.77% 4.74%	11.18% -3.84%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	6,378 1,551	6,176 1,556	897 31	96.83% 1.12%	14.52% -4.22%
Point Park University	5,279 -12	5,116 -63	521 2	96.91% -0.97%	10.18% 0.16%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	631 -9	612 7	92 2	96.99% 2.46%	15.03% 0.15%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois	451 -30	438 -7	123 25	97.12% 4.60%	28.08% 6.06%
South Hills School of Business & Technology	110 -15	107 -17	77 -6	97.27% -1.93%	71.96% 5.02%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	1,827 -21	1,779 38	249 -34	97.37% 3.16%	14.00% -2.26%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	1,933 -79	1,883 28	202 17	97.41% 5.21%	10.73% 0.76%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	9,316 -980	9,092 -832	1,022 -188	97.60% 1.21%	11.24% -0.95%
Johnson College	435 121	426 123	244 12	97.93% 1.43%	57.28% -19.29%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	8,447 1,313	8,283 1,341	850 -9	98.06% 0.75%	10.26% -2.11%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	2,431 -30	2,385 39	401 -41	98.11% 2.78%	16.81% -2.03%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	613 5	602 53	147 14	98.21% 7.91%	24.42% 0.19%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	2,155 -85	2,123 -2	182 -55	98.52% 3.65%	8.57% -2.58%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	6,030 186	5,950 274	561 -30	98.67% 1.54%	9.43% -0.98%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	397 -280	394 83	128 33	99.24% 53.30%	32.49% 1.94%
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing	226 168	225 182	27 -2	99.56% 25.42%	12.00% -55.44%
Yeshivath Beth Moshe	10 -5	10 -5	10 -4	100.00%	100.00% 6.67%
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook	10 -2	10 -2	10 -2	100.00%	100.00%
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	7 -2	7 -2	7 -2	100.00%	100.00%
Franklin County Career and Technology Center	10 -3	10 -2	10 -2	100.00% 7.69%	100.00%
Studio Incamminati	1 -1	1 -1	1	100.00%	100.00% 50.00%
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program	25 10	25 10	25 10	100.00%	100.00%
Falcon Institute of Health and Science	33 7	33 7	33 7	100.00%	100.00%
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing	25 -3	25 -2	19	100.00% 3.57%	76.00% 5.63%
Greene County Career and Technology Center	6 -14	6 -11	6 -9	100.00% 15.00%	100.00% 11.76%

61.12% of Applicants Accepted to Pennsylvania Colleges in 2025 Admission

820,025

501,221

61.12%

16.36%

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Pennsylvania Colleges