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Acceptance Rate 96.77%
Yield 11.18%
SAT Score 1,175
ACT Score 26
Applicants 6,620

Penn State Abington Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.77% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington. Total 6,620 students applied and 6,406 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,175 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.abington.psu.edu/admissions
Acceptance Rate96.77%
Average Test Scores1,175 SAT / 26 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 96.77%. A total of 6,620 students (3,161 men and 3,400 women) have applied to and 6,406 (3,060 men and 3,290 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington.
Among them, 432 male and 276 female students have enrolled into Penn State Abington and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 11.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Abington
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,6203,1613,400545
Admitted6,4063,0603,290515
Enrolled71643227671
Acceptance Rate 96.77% 96.80% 96.76% 94.44% 100.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 11.18% 14.12% 8.39% 13.73% 20.00%
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Abington, 176 applicants (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 14 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,175 at Penn State Abington. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,265 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State Abington. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Abington with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Abington
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total107011751265
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540585635
Math530590630
ACT Composite232627
Math212526
English212628
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 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 Abington
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 Abington

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