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Acceptance Rate 93.41%
Yield 14.66%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 29
Applicants 6,463

Penn State Abington Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 93.41% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington. Total 6,463 students applied and 6,037 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 29.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Penn State Abington.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.abington.psu.edu/admissions
Acceptance Rate93.41%
Average Test Scores1,180 SAT / 29 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 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 93.41%. A total of 6,463 students (3,132 men and 3,310 women) have applied to and 6,037 (2,920 men and 3,099 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington.
Among them, 531 male and 344 female students have enrolled into Penn State Abington and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.66%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Abington
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,4633,1323,310210
Admitted6,0372,9203,099180
Enrolled885531344100
Acceptance Rate 93.41% 93.23% 93.63% 85.71% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.66% 18.18% 11.10% 55.56% -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Abington, 257 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 13 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,180 at Penn State Abington. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,310 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 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 Total107011801310
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530590650
Math540590660
ACT Composite232931
Math262730
English212633
[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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