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For the academic year 2023-2024, 826,506 students have applied to Pennsylvania colleges and 505,623 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Pennsylvania colleges is 75.8%. Of the admitted students, 84,341 students finally enrolled in one of Pennsylvania colleges.

1 Pennsylvania colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 97 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Pennsylvania colleges is 1,205.

Pennsylvania College Admission Statistics

The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools

Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the largest number of applicants of 88,478 and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the most admitted students of 53,579.
The average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania colleges is 75.8% and Curtis Institute of Music has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.6%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) is 33.5% and Curtis Institute of Music has the highest yield of 92.3%.
The average SAT score is 1,205 and University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT score of 1,550.

Pennsylvania Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison

The following table lists Pennsylvania colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.

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College Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield (Enrollment Rate)	Undergraduate Application Fees	Graduate Application Fees
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA Public, 4 years four-years	6,620	6,406	716	96.8%	11	-	-
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Ambler, PA Private, 4 years four-years	10	10	10	100.0%	100	-	-
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap, PA Public, 2-4 years	184	177	126	96.2%	71	-	-
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,541	870	144	56.5%	17	-	-
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA Public, 2-4 years	1,456	1,037	676	71.2%	65	-	-
Jefferson County DuBois Area Vocational Technical School Reynoldsville, PA Public, Less than 2 years	41	33	32	80.5%	97	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA Public, 4 years four-years	4,075	3,608	301	88.5%	8	-	-
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	190	167	24	87.9%	14	-	-
Keystone College La Plume, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,974	1,674	180	84.8%	11	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA Public, 4 years four-years	595	567	125	95.3%	22	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA Public, 2-4 years	69	24	15	34.8%	63	-	-
Studio Incamminati Philadelphia, PA Private, 2-4 years	1	1	1	100.0%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA Public, 4 years four-years	1,827	1,779	249	97.4%	14	-	-
Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	568	26	24	4.6%	92	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA Public, 4 years four-years	9,316	9,092	1,022	97.6%	11	-	-
Manor College Jenkintown, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,147	1,088	115	94.9%	11	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA Public, 4 years four-years	585	564	146	96.4%	26	-	-
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	653	509	32	77.9%	6	-	-
Franklin County Career and Technology Center Chambersburg, PA Public, Less than 2 years	10	10	10	100.0%	100	-	-
ASPIRA City College Philadelphia, PA Private, 2-4 years	6	3	3	50.0%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA Public, 4 years four-years	864	835	167	96.6%	20	-	-
South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA Private, 2-4 years	110	107	77	97.3%	72	-	-
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Willow Grove, PA Public, Less than 2 years	99	80	80	80.8%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA Private, 4 years four-years	397	394	128	99.2%	32	-	-
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	41	37	32	90.2%	86	-	-
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School Oil City, PA Public, Less than 2 years	130	50	37	38.5%	74	-	-
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing New Castle, PA Private, 2-4 years	226	225	27	99.6%	12	-	-
Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing McKees Rocks, PA Private, Less than 2 years	39	32	32	82.1%	100	-	-
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster, PA Private, 4 years four-years	512	211	86	41.2%	41	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA Public, 4 years four-years	205	189	53	92.2%	28	-	-
Falcon Institute of Health and Science Bethlehem, PA Private, Less than 2 years	33	33	33	100.0%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA Public, 4 years four-years	8,447	8,283	850	98.1%	10	-	-
Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	296	222	156	75.0%	70	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA Public, 4 years four-years	2,431	2,385	401	98.1%	17	-	-
Yeshivath Beth Moshe Scranton, PA Private, 4 years four-years	10	10	10	100.0%	100	-	-
Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA Private, 2-4 years	102	87	67	85.3%	77	-	-
Laurel Technical Institute Uniontown, PA Private, 2-4 years	337	259	158	76.9%	61	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA Public, 4 years four-years	1,933	1,883	202	97.4%	11	-	-
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career Milton, PA Public, Less than 2 years	87	58	44	66.7%	76	-	-
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,577	1,294	318	82.1%	25	-	-
Northern Tier Career Center Towanda, PA Public, Less than 2 years	51	38	38	74.5%	100	-	-
Johnson College Scranton, PA Private, 2-4 years	435	426	244	97.9%	57	-	-
Orleans Technical College Philadelphia, PA Private, 2-4 years	122	97	60	79.5%	62	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA Public, 4 years four-years	2,422	2,297	410	94.8%	18	-	-
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA Private, 4 years four-years	616	377	105	61.2%	28	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA Public, 4 years four-years	631	612	92	97.0%	15	-	-
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA Private, 2-4 years	106	31	31	29.2%	100	-	-
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA Public, 4 years four-years	8,891	8,277	2,414	93.1%	29	-	-
Citizens School of Nursing Tarentum, PA Private, 2-4 years	18	15	15	83.3%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA Public, 4 years four-years	1,703	1,629	155	95.7%	10	-	-
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	104	84	13	80.8%	15	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA Public, 4 years four-years	451	438	123	97.1%	28	-	-
Vet Tech Institute Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	98	76	45	77.6%	59	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA Public, 4 years four-years	538	519	101	96.5%	19	-	-
Greene County Career and Technology Center Waynesburg, PA Public, Less than 2 years	6	6	6	100.0%	100	-	-
Grove City College Grove City, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,095	1,515	565	72.3%	37	-	-
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington, PA Private, 2-4 years	197	110	61	55.8%	55	-	-
Chester County Intermediate Unit Downingtown, PA Public, Less than 2 years	24	14	11	58.3%	79	-	-
Thiel College Greenville, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,903	2,077	236	71.5%	11	-	-
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program Broomall, PA Public, Less than 2 years	25	25	25	100.0%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA Public, 4 years four-years	6,378	6,176	897	96.8%	15	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA Public, 4 years four-years	1,198	1,092	337	91.2%	31	-	-
Central Penn College Summerdale, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,208	223	186	18.5%	83	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA Public, 4 years four-years	2,155	2,123	182	98.5%	9	-	-
Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	309	132	69	42.7%	52	-	-
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA Private, 2-4 years	25	25	19	100.0%	76	-	-
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA Private, 2-4 years	501	152	27	30.3%	18	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA Public, 4 years four-years	6,030	5,950	561	98.7%	9	-	-
Williamson College of the Trades Media, PA Private, 2-4 years	640	140	113	21.9%	81	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA Public, 4 years four-years	728	695	97	95.5%	14	-	-
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County Scranton, PA Public, Less than 2 years	7	7	7	100.0%	100	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA Public, 4 years four-years	613	602	147	98.2%	24	-	-
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Wilkes Barre, PA Public, Less than 2 years	53	42	7	79.2%	17	-	-
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	65,226	3,523	2,395	5.4%	68	-	-
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	33,941	3,959	1,808	11.7%	46	-	-
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA Private, 4 years four-years	13,065	975	427	7.5%	44	-	-
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private, 4 years four-years	20,396	5,289	1,501	25.9%	28	-	-
Haverford College Haverford, PA Private, 4 years four-years	7,341	908	387	12.4%	43	-	-
Villanova University Villanova, PA Private, 4 years four-years	23,256	6,274	1,740	27.0%	28	-	-
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	11,377	3,291	991	28.9%	30	-	-
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	37,314	29,642	2,399	79.4%	8	-	-
Lafayette College Easton, PA Private, 4 years four-years	10,195	3,206	698	31.4%	22	-	-
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA Private, 4 years four-years	4,094	1,205	380	29.4%	32	-	-
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Private, 4 years four-years	4,963	3,573	466	72.0%	13	-	-
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	12,893	10,773	1,441	83.6%	13	-	-
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	7,087	5,738	697	81.0%	12	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Public, 4 years four-years	88,478	53,579	9,169	60.6%	17	-	-
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	10,631	9,443	1,332	88.8%	14	-	-
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA Private, 4 years four-years	9,881	2,785	477	28.2%	17	-	-
University of Scranton Scranton, PA Private, 4 years four-years	9,666	7,852	887	81.2%	11	-	-
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,304	3,032	378	91.8%	12	-	-
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Private, 4 years four-years	7,258	3,055	646	42.1%	21	-	-
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA Private, 4 years four-years	5,513	4,489	610	81.4%	14	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public, 4 years four-years	60,898	35,372	4,596	58.1%	13	-	-
King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,235	3,012	427	93.1%	14	-	-
Saint Francis University Loretto, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,623	2,015	394	76.8%	20	-	-
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,624	2,822	498	77.9%	18	-	-
Allegheny College Meadville, PA Private, 4 years four-years	5,758	3,142	326	54.6%	10	-	-
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	8,366	3,254	508	38.9%	16	-	-
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	4,782	4,619	437	96.6%	9	-	-
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Public, 4 years four-years	8,238	7,478	1,792	90.8%	24	-	-
Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,388	1,244	212	89.6%	17	-	-
Misericordia University Dallas, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,733	2,648	463	70.9%	17	-	-
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,562	1,403	266	89.8%	19	-	-
Gannon University Erie, PA Private, 4 years four-years	6,547	4,855	554	74.2%	11	-	-
Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public, 4 years four-years	39,754	31,966	4,857	80.4%	15	-	-
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,613	1,613	329	61.7%	20	-	-
Neumann University Aston, PA Private, 4 years four-years	4,215	3,426	349	81.3%	10	-	-
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,458	1,941	564	79.0%	29	-	-
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,732	968	326	55.9%	34	-	-
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA Public, 4 years four-years	6,464	4,620	1,548	71.5%	34	-	-
DeSales University Center Valley, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,977	3,066	511	77.1%	17	-	-
Albright College Reading, PA Private, 4 years four-years	5,754	4,392	325	76.3%	7	-	-
Moravian University Bethlehem, PA Private, 4 years four-years	6,192	3,354	535	54.2%	16	-	-
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA Public, 4 years four-years	17,193	13,479	3,022	78.4%	22	-	-
Westminster College New Wilmington, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,392	2,214	269	92.6%	12	-	-
Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA Private, 4 years four-years	575	507	229	88.2%	45	-	-
Mercyhurst University Erie, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,567	2,890	588	81.0%	20	-	-
Marywood University Scranton, PA Private, 4 years four-years	4,236	2,566	438	60.6%	17	-	-
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA Private, 4 years four-years	7,657	5,646	822	73.7%	15	-	-
Eastern University Saint Davids, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,108	2,821	591	90.8%	21	-	-
Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,449	2,450	518	71.0%	21	-	-
Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA Private, 4 years four-years	6,933	6,232	633	89.9%	10	-	-
Widener University Chester, PA Private, 4 years four-years	9,350	6,632	916	70.9%	14	-	-
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA Private, 4 years four-years	7,660	6,943	647	90.6%	9	-	-
Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,729	2,286	443	83.8%	19	-	-
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,947	3,183	402	80.6%	13	-	-
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,779	2,193	367	78.9%	17	-	-
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,571	2,205	289	85.8%	13	-	-
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA Public, 4 years four-years	7,224	6,249	1,094	86.5%	18	-	-
Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,911	2,315	330	79.5%	14	-	-
La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,976	1,497	146	75.8%	10	-	-
Rosemont College Rosemont, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,450	1,107	87	76.3%	8	-	-
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA Public, 4 years four-years	7,953	7,321	1,387	92.1%	19	-	-
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA Public, 4 years four-years	7,662	6,604	1,205	86.2%	18	-	-
Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	5,279	5,116	521	96.9%	10	-	-
Lycoming College Williamsport, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,896	2,145	269	74.1%	13	-	-
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA Public, 4 years four-years	7,536	6,839	1,258	90.8%	18	-	-
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	3,446	2,135	272	62.0%	13	-	-
Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,362	1,145	155	84.1%	14	-	-
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,343	2,184	428	93.2%	20	-	-
Alvernia University Reading, PA Private, 4 years four-years	5,715	3,318	442	58.1%	13	-	-
Arcadia University Glenside, PA Private, 4 years four-years	10,163	8,153	602	80.2%	7	-	-
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA Public, 4 years four-years	5,248	3,449	424	65.7%	12	-	-
Wilson College Chambersburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	925	852	183	92.1%	21	-	-
Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,264	1,099	173	86.9%	16	-	-
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years	2,964	2,207	158	74.5%	7	-	-
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA Public, 4 years four-years	2,275	2,166	376	95.2%	17	-	-
Pennsylvania Western University California, PA Public, 4 years four-years	5,930	5,594	1,529	94.3%	27	-	-
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA Private, 4 years four-years	598	496	55	82.9%	11	-	-
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA Private, 4 years four-years	1,423	1,243	119	87.4%	10	-	-
Average	826,506	505,623	84,341	75.8%	33	-	-

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