For 120 Pennsylvania colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 76.42%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,114 and the average SAT score is 1195.
3 Pennsylvania colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low, and 2 colleges' rates are between 10% to 20%, also low rate.93 Pennsylvania colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.
The following table shows the number of Pennsylvania colleges by acceptance rate and school type.
| Acceptance Rate Range | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower than 10% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10% - 20% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20% - 30% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30% - 40% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 40% - 50% | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 50% - 60% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 60% - 70% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Higher than 70% | 93 | 34 | 59 |
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | 74.03% | 593 | 440 | 75 | 1174 | $27,804 |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | 86.00% | 5,366 | 4,623 | 348 | - | $28,794 |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | 59.01% | 5,045 | 2,953 | 283 | 1250 | $54,960 |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | 78.99% | 3,636 | 2,857 | 444 | 1190 | $44,800 |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | 61.99% | 5,491 | 3,422 | 414 | 1160 | $42,810 |
| Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | 90.10% | 202 | 182 | 66 | - | $32,400 |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | 79.01% | 6,688 | 5,296 | 420 | 1195 | $48,290 |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | 30.99% | 3,278 | 1,018 | 361 | 1390 | $62,560 |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | 32.00% | 11,010 | 3,524 | 1,030 | 1370 | $64,772 |
| Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | 68.99% | 2,467 | 1,707 | 76 | 1145 | $35,815 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 87.03% | 1,326 | 1,155 | 227 | - | $34,502 |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 11.00% | 33,707 | 3,843 | 1,708 | 1540 | $63,274 |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | 98.96% | 1,152 | 1,142 | 155 | 1070 | $44,934 |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | 25.93% | 594 | 154 | 94 | - | $19,404 |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 69.99% | 4,169 | 2,923 | 332 | 1190 | $43,810 |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 79.02% | 2,559 | 2,025 | 178 | - | $39,410 |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | 6.95% | 446 | 31 | 25 | - | $6,000 |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | 91.98% | 2,358 | 2,181 | 485 | 1170 | $43,300 |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | 43.01% | 7,185 | 3,095 | 525 | - | $63,450 |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 78.00% | 40,204 | 31,171 | 2,883 | 1330 | $60,663 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 79.00% | 14,112 | 11,128 | 1,477 | 1250 | $47,146 |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | 93.00% | 7,398 | 6,871 | 1,397 | 1070 | $18,702 ($10,736) |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | 94.00% | 2,852 | 2,670 | 503 | - | $37,420 |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | 76.99% | 3,551 | 2,726 | 529 | 1180 | $36,842 |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | 32.00% | 9,231 | 2,938 | 553 | 1390 | $68,380 |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | 77.00% | 6,331 | 4,856 | 619 | - | $37,951 |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | 48.00% | 7,123 | 3,384 | 604 | 1350 | $64,230 |
| Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | 73.01% | 2,034 | 1,493 | 557 | 1251 | $20,890 |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | 93.97% | 1,111 | 1,040 | 184 | 1110 | $38,995 |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | 13.00% | 6,391 | 825 | 373 | 1490 | $68,020 |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 73.99% | 2,653 | 1,969 | 471 | 1030 | $33,968 |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | 77.99% | 1,958 | 1,536 | 281 | 1150 | $28,550 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | 91.00% | 9,422 | 8,593 | 2,032 | 1050 | $16,297 ($11,380) |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | 71.99% | 2,917 | 2,090 | 390 | 1180 | $56,402 |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | 79.99% | 1,789 | 1,424 | 191 | 1030 | $17,850 |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | 93.01% | 3,206 | 2,988 | 396 | 1150 | $42,600 |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | 95.01% | 8,170 | 7,748 | 1,601 | 1170 | $16,326 ($11,122) |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 77.99% | 2,063 | 1,601 | 172 | 1140 | $33,120 |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 86.01% | 4,845 | 4,176 | 465 | - | $35,570 |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | 31.00% | 9,874 | 3,107 | 697 | 1410 | $61,824 |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | 94.94% | 395 | 376 | 179 | 1170 | $29,990 |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | 74.99% | 3,275 | 2,441 | 480 | 1190 | $50,320 |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 29.00% | 18,415 | 5,389 | 1,531 | 1430 | $62,180 |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | 78.00% | 5,987 | 4,692 | 551 | 970 | $19,384 ($12,512) |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | 68.00% | 3,225 | 2,189 | 293 | 1165 | $47,450 |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | 96.00% | 825 | 790 | 119 | 820 | $19,964 |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | 83.99% | 3,136 | 2,625 | 422 | 1150 | $39,570 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | 83.00% | 3,500 | 2,913 | 571 | - | $44,510 |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | 78.02% | 2,375 | 1,864 | 596 | 1210 | $40,640 |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | 89.00% | 6,989 | 6,249 | 1,175 | 1120 | $22,232 ($12,262) |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | 85.01% | 2,508 | 2,129 | 408 | - | $38,370 |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | 60.97% | 1,322 | 800 | 108 | 1305 | $50,279 |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | 54.00% | 5,115 | 2,762 | 515 | 1150 | $52,000 |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | 89.99% | 2,377 | 2,149 | 324 | 1030 | $27,517 |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | 64.01% | 4,348 | 2,783 | 427 | 1310 | $60,240 |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | 76.00% | 4,212 | 3,218 | 369 | - | $37,300 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | 96.00% | 4,827 | 4,620 | 866 | 1210 | $26,668 ($15,944) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | 93.00% | 643 | 600 | 125 | 1110 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | 90.91% | 209 | 190 | 73 | 1170 | $23,310 ($14,002) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | 95.00% | 640 | 605 | 90 | 1145 | $23,750 ($14,258) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | 95.00% | 2,240 | 2,125 | 237 | 1190 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | 93.99% | 1,848 | 1,741 | 283 | 1220 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | 97.00% | 7,134 | 6,942 | 859 | 1160 | $26,668 ($15,944) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | 92.01% | 1,603 | 1,478 | 165 | 1200 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | 97.01% | 5,844 | 5,676 | 591 | 1210 | $26,668 ($15,944) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | 96.00% | 10,296 | 9,924 | 1,210 | 1210 | $26,668 ($15,944) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | 95.00% | 2,461 | 2,346 | 442 | 1210 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | 92.93% | 481 | 445 | 98 | 1130 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | 92.07% | 731 | 670 | 117 | 1160 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | 91.04% | 714 | 650 | 200 | 1200 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 54.00% | 85,956 | 46,605 | 9,040 | 1310 | $40,188 ($20,234) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | 95.01% | 581 | 550 | 124 | 1125 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | 89.97% | 608 | 549 | 133 | 1170 | $23,872 ($14,380) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | 92.00% | 6,575 | 6,051 | 909 | 1180 | $25,388 ($15,240) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | 91.05% | 816 | 743 | 157 | 1060 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | 92.00% | 2,012 | 1,855 | 185 | 1170 | $25,118 ($15,180) |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 88.02% | 192 | 168 | 18 | - | $44,600 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | 45.94% | 677 | 311 | 95 | - | $31,370 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 6.00% | 59,465 | 3,489 | 2,416 | 1540 | $66,104 |
| University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | 77.98% | 1,367 | 1,069 | 250 | - | $54,290 |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | 83.96% | 505 | 422 | 260 | 1140 | $32,275 |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | 90.99% | 4,985 | 4,527 | 310 | 1150 | $26,494 ($14,620) |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | 97.99% | 2,936 | 2,875 | 388 | 1170 | $26,504 ($14,630) |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | 96.00% | 3,246 | 3,113 | 474 | 1140 | $26,520 ($14,646) |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 50.00% | 58,416 | 29,034 | 4,549 | 1360 | $39,890 ($21,524) |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 98.00% | 5,291 | 5,179 | 519 | 1140 | $38,160 |
| Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | 95.00% | 80 | 76 | 42 | - | $23,550 |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | 90.99% | 7,117 | 6,446 | 766 | - | $34,740 |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | 75.03% | 1,578 | 1,176 | 101 | - | $22,170 |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | 76.98% | 2,259 | 1,737 | 379 | 1140 | $41,720 |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 86.00% | 8,751 | 7,560 | 1,196 | 1250 | $51,340 |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | 59.01% | 2,374 | 1,403 | 293 | 1110 | $41,100 |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | 84.00% | 9,530 | 8,039 | 1,028 | 1230 | $52,034 |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | 75.99% | 2,441 | 1,850 | 319 | 1180 | $41,414 |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | 86.00% | 6,545 | 5,599 | 1,097 | 1090 | $15,648 ($13,394) |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | 75.00% | 6,119 | 4,566 | 1,537 | 1080 | $14,615 ($10,507) |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | 100.00% | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | $25,023 |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | 78.99% | 5,974 | 4,702 | 578 | 1210 | $57,400 |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 7.00% | 14,287 | 992 | 415 | 1530 | $62,412 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | 75.51% | 49 | 37 | 34 | - | $10,869 |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 83.00% | 36,399 | 30,181 | 3,763 | - | $37,248 ($21,991) |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | 71.01% | 2,197 | 1,551 | 219 | - | $36,864 |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 86.00% | 6,084 | 5,241 | 783 | 1250 | $45,533 |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | 86.99% | 3,443 | 3,008 | 405 | 1280 | $59,196 |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | 77.92% | 403 | 315 | 95 | - | $24,510 |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 25.00% | 23,127 | 5,810 | 1,740 | 1460 | $64,701 |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | 82.01% | 3,218 | 2,624 | 314 | - | $28,185 |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | 92.03% | 1,806 | 1,656 | 336 | 1120 | $29,460 |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | 79.00% | 16,467 | 13,042 | 3,087 | 1180 | $22,511 ($10,686) |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | 86.00% | 2,650 | 2,266 | 310 | - | $39,470 |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | 84.00% | 7,167 | 6,022 | 894 | 1170 | $53,638 |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | 91.00% | 6,414 | 5,866 | 513 | 1135 | $42,286 |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | 89.98% | 1,068 | 961 | 194 | 1020 | $27,000 |
| Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | 100.00% | 15 | 15 | 14 | - | $10,400 |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | 94.00% | 4,933 | 4,647 | 805 | 1130 | $24,606 |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | 43.90% | 451 | 199 | 93 | - | $31,866 |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | 82.02% | 1,290 | 1,055 | 145 | - | $23,900 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA | 80.05% | 882 | 708 | 335 | 1220 | $15,204 ($15,204) |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | 95.00% | 7,733 | 7,327 | 2,434 | 1090 | $22,870 ($11,046) |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | 94.01% | 6,189 | 5,796 | 1,617 | 1070 | $16,006 ($11,388) |
| Average | 76.42% | 6,541 | 3,978 | 690 | 1,195 | $36,114 ($11,388) |