Average Acceptance Rate of Pennsylvania Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in Pennsylvania?

The average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania colleges is 75.97%. Total 472,420 students have accepted out of 763,488. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 77.06% and male students' rate is 74.39%

The next schools are the top 5 Pennsylvania colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. University of Pennsylvania has the lowest acceptance rate of 6.50% among Pennsylvania colleges. Swarthmore College and Carnegie Mellon University also have low acceptance rate of 6.93% and 11.30% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at Pennsylvania colleges with lowest acceptance rate.

University of Pennsylvania Acceptance rate: 6.50%, Yield: 67.88%
Swarthmore College Acceptance rate: 6.93%, Yield: 42.49%
Carnegie Mellon University Acceptance rate: 11.30%, Yield: 44.31%
Haverford College Acceptance rate: 14.21%, Yield: 45.02%
Villanova University Acceptance rate: 23.39%, Yield: 31.90%

The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in Pennsylvania by school type and level.

Pennsylvania Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)	Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges	76.65%	88.77%	71.62%	67.00%

Acceptance Rate by Gender at Pennsylvania colleges
	Applicants	Accepted	Acceptance Rate
Total	763,488	472,420	75.97%
Female	424,501	273,393	77.06%
Male	336,885	197,723	74.39%

The following table shows the Pennsylvania Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.

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Pennsylvania Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School Name	Location	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Accepted
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bryn Athyn, PA	79.97%	579	463
Albright College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Reading, PA	84.87%	5,578	4,734
Allegheny College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Meadville, PA	69.65%	4,148	2,889
DeSales University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Center Valley, PA	77.17%	3,662	2,826
Alvernia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Reading, PA	59.00%	5,703	3,365
Clarks Summit University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Clarks Summit, PA	65.20%	342	223
Arcadia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Glenside, PA	77.57%	6,321	4,903
Bryn Mawr College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bryn Mawr, PA	30.75%	3,594	1,105
Bucknell University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lewisburg, PA	32.55%	11,707	3,811
Cabrini University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Radnor, PA	78.52%	3,403	2,672
Carlow University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	92.70%	1,124	1,042
Carnegie Mellon University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	11.30%	34,261	3,873
Cedar Crest College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Allentown, PA	84.25%	946	797
Central Penn College Private (for-profit), four-years	Summerdale, PA	33.99%	709	241
Chatham University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	66.33%	3,514	2,331
Chestnut Hill College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	98.19%	1,543	1,515
Citizens School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Tarentum, PA	11.90%	42	5
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Johnstown, PA	42.11%	57	24
Curtis Institute of Music Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	9.66%	414	40
Delaware Valley University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Doylestown, PA	95.43%	2,299	2,194
Dickinson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Carlisle, PA	34.92%	8,261	2,885
Drexel University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	79.61%	37,040	29,487
Duquesne University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	87.49%	12,376	10,828
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	East Stroudsburg, PA	93.63%	5,679	5,317
Eastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Saint Davids, PA	63.23%	2,994	1,893
Elizabethtown College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Elizabethtown, PA	81.12%	2,977	2,415
Franklin and Marshall College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	36.23%	8,923	3,233
Gannon University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Erie, PA	80.85%	6,678	5,399
Geneva College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Beaver Falls, PA	79.05%	1,575	1,245
Gettysburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Gettysburg, PA	56.31%	5,796	3,264
Grove City College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Grove City, PA	70.98%	2,174	1,543
Gwynedd Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Gwynedd Valley, PA	58.42%	1,063	621
Haverford College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Haverford, PA	14.21%	5,657	804
Holy Family University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	77.44%	1,986	1,538
Immaculata University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Immaculata, PA	69.74%	2,188	1,526
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Public, four-years	Indiana, PA	91.94%	8,603	7,910
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New Castle, PA	92.31%	13	12
Johnson College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Scranton, PA	96.08%	332	319
Juniata College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Huntingdon, PA	76.16%	2,563	1,952
Keystone College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	La Plume, PA	80.66%	1,572	1,268
King's College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wilkes-Barre, PA	95.99%	3,216	3,087
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Kutztown, PA	96.14%	7,248	6,968
La Roche University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	97.36%	3,222	3,137
La Salle University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	94.25%	5,214	4,914
Lafayette College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Easton, PA	33.63%	10,500	3,531
Lancaster Bible College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	97.15%	351	341
Lebanon Valley College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Annville, PA	76.74%	3,130	2,402
Lehigh University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bethlehem, PA	36.98%	15,163	5,607
Lincoln University Public, four-years	Lincoln University, PA	80.61%	6,699	5,400
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	90.00%	10	9
Lycoming College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Williamsport, PA	75.22%	3,039	2,286
Manor College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Jenkintown, PA	93.21%	795	741
Marywood University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	80.76%	2,645	2,136
Mercyhurst University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Erie, PA	80.55%	3,625	2,920
Messiah University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Mechanicsburg, PA	79.41%	2,438	1,936
ASPIRA City College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Philadelphia, PA	100.00%	3	3
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Millersville, PA	92.42%	6,506	6,013
Misericordia University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Dallas, PA	88.71%	2,196	1,948
Moore College of Art and Design Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	53.18%	1,510	803
Moravian University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bethlehem, PA	67.02%	3,284	2,201
Mount Aloysius College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Cresson, PA	85.95%	1,865	1,603
Muhlenberg College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Allentown, PA	65.51%	4,329	2,836
Neumann University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Aston, PA	85.46%	3,501	2,992
Heritage Valley Kennedy School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	McKees Rocks, PA	41.18%	17	7
Orleans Technical College Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	Philadelphia, PA	65.66%	99	65
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Public, four-years	Erie, PA	95.44%	4,363	4,164
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington Public, four-years	New Kensington, PA	91.45%	678	620
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Public, four-years	Sharon, PA	86.98%	192	167
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Public, four-years	Dallas, PA	95.25%	653	622
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Public, four-years	Dunmore, PA	93.99%	2,297	2,159
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Public, four-years	Center Valley, PA	94.08%	1,806	1,699
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Public, four-years	Altoona, PA	95.76%	7,523	7,204
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Public, four-years	Monaca, PA	93.20%	1,707	1,591
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Public, four-years	Reading, PA	97.29%	5,605	5,453
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Public, four-years	Middletown, PA	95.55%	9,925	9,483
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Public, four-years	Media, PA	96.19%	2,440	2,347
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Public, four-years	DuBois, PA	92.37%	511	472
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Public, four-years	Lemont Furnace, PA	80.73%	872	704
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Public, four-years	Hazleton, PA	89.91%	585	526
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, four-years	University Park, PA	55.21%	85,784	47,360
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Public, four-years	McKeesport, PA	87.65%	672	589
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Public, four-years	Mont Alto, PA	91.30%	678	619
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Public, four-years	Abington, PA	93.41%	6,463	6,037
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Public, four-years	Schuylkill Haven, PA	85.78%	928	796
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Public, four-years	York, PA	92.87%	2,005	1,862
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Washington, PA	64.58%	96	62
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	91.26%	183	167
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	44.31%	562	249
University of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	6.50%	54,588	3,549
The University of the Arts Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	80.02%	1,086	869
Cairn University-Langhorne Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Langhorne, PA	80.98%	468	379
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Public, four-years	Bradford, PA	93.55%	5,071	4,744
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Public, four-years	Greensburg, PA	97.60%	3,003	2,931
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Public, four-years	Johnstown, PA	97.41%	3,470	3,380
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	49.14%	53,072	26,079
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Public, 2-4 years	Titusville, PA	45.71%	35	16
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	75.00%	40	30
Point Park University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pittsburgh, PA	82.05%	6,033	4,950
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Reading, PA	12.90%	93	12
Walnut Hill College Private (for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	100.00%	133	133
Robert Morris University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Moon Township, PA	93.77%	4,684	4,392
Rosedale Technical College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	74.63%	268	200
Rosemont College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rosemont, PA	75.58%	950	718
Saint Francis University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Loretto, PA	73.05%	2,167	1,583
Saint Joseph's University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	88.68%	9,708	8,609
Saint Vincent College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Latrobe, PA	73.37%	2,163	1,587
University of Scranton Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	84.35%	9,530	8,039
Seton Hill University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Greensburg, PA	78.34%	2,668	2,090
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	84.21%	19	16
Laurel Technical Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Hermitage, PA	95.20%	125	119
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Shippensburg, PA	87.80%	6,367	5,590
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Slippery Rock, PA	74.33%	5,591	4,156
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wynnewood, PA	75.00%	4	3
South Hills School of Business & Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	State College, PA	97.87%	141	138
Susquehanna University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Selinsgrove, PA	76.69%	6,375	4,889
Swarthmore College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Swarthmore, PA	6.93%	14,707	1,019
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Public, 2-4 years	Lancaster, PA	91.09%	1,167	1,063
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	87.50%	40	35
Temple University Public, four-years	Philadelphia, PA	79.70%	38,666	30,817
Thiel College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Greenville, PA	82.32%	1,878	1,546
Thomas Jefferson University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Philadelphia, PA	88.85%	5,723	5,085
Ursinus College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Collegeville, PA	82.21%	3,237	2,661
University of Valley Forge Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Phoenixville, PA	82.43%	370	305
Villanova University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Villanova, PA	23.39%	23,835	5,576
Washington & Jefferson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Washington, PA	88.08%	3,414	3,007
Waynesburg University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Waynesburg, PA	75.57%	2,157	1,630
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	West Chester, PA	87.85%	14,778	12,982
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	73.33%	15	11
Westminster College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New Wilmington, PA	75.28%	2,225	1,675
Widener University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Chester, PA	87.69%	5,961	5,227
Wilkes University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Wilkes-Barre, PA	94.14%	4,798	4,517
Williamson College of the Trades Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Media, PA	38.89%	396	154
Wilson College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Chambersburg, PA	94.05%	739	695
Yeshivath Beth Moshe Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Scranton, PA	100.00%	11	11
York College of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-years	York, PA	95.61%	4,529	4,330
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County Public, less than 2-years	Scranton, PA	100.00%	10	10
Franklin County Career and Technology Center Public, less than 2-years	Chambersburg, PA	60.87%	23	14
Laurel Business Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Uniontown, PA	83.95%	162	136
Greene County Career and Technology Center Public, less than 2-years	Waynesburg, PA	100.00%	6	6
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Public, less than 2-years	Wilkes Barre, PA	64.13%	92	59
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Public, 2-4 years	Pleasant Gap, PA	82.64%	121	100
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Public, less than 2-years	Willow Grove, PA	61.90%	21	13
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career Public, less than 2-years	Milton, PA	79.49%	39	31
Chester County Intermediate Unit Public, less than 2-years	Downingtown, PA	100.00%	16	16
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Reynoldsville, PA	53.33%	15	8
Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology Public, less than 2-years	Lewistown, PA	63.33%	30	19
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School Public, less than 2-years	Oil City, PA	55.36%	56	31
Northern Tier Career Center Public, less than 2-years	Towanda, PA	70.37%	27	19
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Broomall, PA	85.00%	20	17
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Pittsburgh, PA	100.00%	16	16
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lancaster, PA	45.70%	593	271
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Harrisburg, PA	84.31%	1,160	978
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, four-years	University Park, PA	81.68%	857	700
Studio Incamminati Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Philadelphia, PA	100.00%	2	2
Falcon Institute of Health and Science Private (for-profit), less than 2-years	Bethlehem, PA	100.00%	162	162
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years	Bloomsburg, PA	93.96%	9,570	8,992
Pennsylvania Western University Public, four-years	California, PA	93.62%	8,463	7,923

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