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Acceptance Rate 98.67%
Yield 9.43%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 20
Applicants 6,030

Penn State Berks Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 98.67% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks. Total 6,030 students applied and 5,950 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://berks.psu.edu/admission
Acceptance Rate98.67%
Average Test Scores1,180 SAT / 20 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 98.67%. A total of 6,030 students (2,850 men and 3,141 women) have applied to and 5,950 (2,823 men and 3,091 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.
Among them, 325 male and 228 female students have enrolled into Penn State Berks and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.43%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Berks
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,0302,8503,141354
Admitted5,9502,8233,091324
Enrolled56132522880
Acceptance Rate 98.67% 99.05% 98.41% 91.43% 100.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.43% 11.51% 7.38% 25.00% -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Berks, 140 applicants (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7 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 Berks. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,275 and 25th percentile score is 1,090.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State Berks. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Berks with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Berks
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total109011801275
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600640
Math540580635
ACT Composite182027
Math182025
English142226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

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

The calendar system at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks is Semester. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 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 Berks accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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