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Acceptance Rate 95.55%
Yield 12.62%
SAT Score 1,210
ACT Score 26
Applicants 9,925

Penn State Harrisburg Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 95.55% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Total 9,925 students applied and 9,483 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 26.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Penn State Harrisburg.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://harrisburg.psu.edu/admissions
Acceptance Rate95.55%
Average Test Scores1,210 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 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 95.55%. A total of 9,925 students (5,321 men and 4,550 women) have applied to and 9,483 (5,072 men and 4,360 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.
Among them, 754 male and 437 female students have enrolled into Penn State Harrisburg and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.62%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Harrisburg
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,9255,3214,550540
Admitted9,4835,0724,360510
Enrolled1,19775443760
Acceptance Rate 95.55% 95.32% 95.82% 94.44% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.62% 14.87% 10.02% 11.76% -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Harrisburg, 331 applicants (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 24 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 at Penn State Harrisburg. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,310 and 25th percentile score is 1,100.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State Harrisburg. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Harrisburg with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Harrisburg
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110012101310
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600650
Math550610660
ACT Composite242628
Math222529
English232629
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

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

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