The average SAT score of Pennsylvania Private Colleges is 1,219 and the average ACT score is 28. Among Pennsylvania Private Colleges, Carnegie Mellon University has the highest scores on both SAT and ACTs with 1,540 (SAT) and 35 (ACT).
The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for Pennsylvania Private Colleges. The table only shows the 4-years Pennsylvania colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools.
The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.
You may want to check the 5-years SAT score changes of Pennsylvania Private Colleges.
| School Name | Required to Apply | SAT Average | ACT Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,250 | 29 |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,160 | - |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,195 | 28 |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,174 | - |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,390 | 32 |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,370 | 32 |
| Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,145 | - |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,140 | 26 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | - | - |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,070 | - |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,190 | 26 |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,170 | 26 |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,190 | 27 |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | Considered, if submitted | - | - |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,330 | 30 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,250 | 27 |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | Considered, if submitted | - | - |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,180 | 27 |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,390 | 31 |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,350 | 29 |
| Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,251 | 27 |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,110 | - |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,490 | 34 |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,030 | - |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,150 | 28 |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,180 | 25 |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,030 | - |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,150 | 23 |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,140 | - |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,410 | 32 |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,170 | 21 |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,190 | - |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,430 | 32 |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,165 | 25 |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | Considered, if submitted | 820 | - |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,150 | 24 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,210 | 26 |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,305 | 27 |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,150 | 25 |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,030 | 20 |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,310 | 30 |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | Considered, if submitted | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,140 | 23 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | Considered, if submitted | - | - |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,140 | 24 |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,250 | 28 |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,110 | 24 |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,180 | 25 |
| Strayer University-Allentown CampusAllentown, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,210 | 25 |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,530 | 34 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,250 | 30 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,540 | 35 |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,230 | 27 |
| University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,280 | 31 |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,460 | 33 |
| Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,120 | 21 |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,170 | - |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,135 | 22 |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,020 | - |
| Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | Not considered | - | - |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | Considered, if submitted | 1,130 | 25 |
| Average | 1,219 | 28 |