Pennsylvania Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Pennsylvania Colleges is 18.58% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Pennsylvania has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 67.98% and Carnegie Mellon University (45.67%) and Cairn University-Langhorne (45.17%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Pennsylvania Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Pennsylvania has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 67.98% and Carnegie Mellon University has the second highest yield of 45.67%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $52,451 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,699 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier Most Favored Pennsylvania Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 38.98% and the average SAT score is 1,354, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Comparison between Most Favored Pennsylvania Colleges

Table. Most Favored Pennsylvania Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 67.98%
1.27%		5.40%1,550$68,68629,10997.00%8 to 1
2
3		Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 45.67%
1.23%		11.66%1,540$65,63615,88894.00%5 to 1
3
1		Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PAPrivate, 4-year 45.17%
16.44%		88.17%1,110$33,6591,09760.00%11 to 1
4
2		Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAPrivate, 4-year 43.79%
1.96%		7.46%1,540$65,4941,62392.00%7 to 1
5
1		Haverford College Haverford, PAPrivate, 4-year 42.62%
2.59%		12.37%1,510$70,3981,43190.00%8 to 1
6
3		Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PAPrivate, 4-year 33.68%
13.93%		55.89%1,180$29,9902,51967.00%19 to 1
7
2		Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PAPublic, 4-year 33.51%
0.15%		71.47%1,090$14,676
($10,568)		8,37666.00%20 to 1
8
-		Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PAPrivate, 4-year 31.54%
3.92%		29.43%1,390$65,9201,67982.00%8 to 1
9
3		Bucknell University Lewisburg, PAPrivate, 4-year 30.11%
0.88%		28.93%1,400$67,8123,96986.00%9 to 1
10
-		Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PAPrivate, 4-year 29.06%
2.91%		78.97%1,230$42,2403,37375.00%12 to 1
Average40.31%38.98%1,354$52,451
($10,568)		6,90680.90%11 to 1