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Acceptance Rate 95.44%
Yield 19.91%
SAT Score 1,205
ACT Score 25
Applicants 4,363

Penn State Behrend Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 95.44% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College. Total 4,363 students applied and 4,164 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,205 and the average ACT score is 25.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Penn State Behrend.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://behrend.psu.edu/admission
Acceptance Rate95.44%
Average Test Scores1,205 SAT / 25 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 95.44%. A total of 4,363 students (2,231 men and 2,121 women) have applied to and 4,164 (2,115 men and 2,038 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.
Among them, 512 male and 309 female students have enrolled into Penn State Behrend and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.91%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Behrend
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,3632,2312,121110
Admitted4,1642,1152,038110
Enrolled82951230980
Acceptance Rate 95.44% 94.80% 96.09% 100.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.91% 24.21% 15.16% 72.73% -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Behrend, 284 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 42 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,205 at Penn State Behrend. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,330 and 25th percentile score is 1,095.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 30 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State Behrend. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Behrend with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Behrend
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total109512051330
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600660
Math545605670
ACT Composite222530
Math222530
English212427
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Penn State Behrend
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 Behrend

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