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Acceptance Rate 60.56%
Yield 17.11%
SAT Score 1,330
ACT Score 30
Applicants 88,478

Penn State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 60.56% at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Total 88,478 students applied and 53,579 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,330 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.psu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.psu.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate60.56%
Average Test Scores1,330 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 60.56%. A total of 88,478 students (40,752 men and 47,118 women) have applied to and 53,579 (23,582 men and 29,600 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
Among them, 4,459 male and 4,645 female students have enrolled into Penn State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.11%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants88,47840,75247,11852781
Admitted53,57923,58229,60034354
Enrolled9,1694,4594,645614
Acceptance Rate 60.56% 57.87% 62.82% 65.09% 66.67%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.11% 18.91% 15.69% 17.78% 7.41%
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State, 2,848 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 494 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,330 at Penn State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,420 and 25th percentile score is 1,240.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total124013301420
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing620660700
Math620670720
ACT Composite273032
Math262831
English263033
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Penn State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Penn State

The calendar system at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is Semester. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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