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Acceptance Rate 97.37%
Yield 14.00%
SAT Score 1,210
Applicants 1,827
Admitted 1,779

Penn State Lehigh Valley Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 97.37% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. Total 1,827 students applied and 1,779 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://lehighvalley.psu.edu/admission
Acceptance Rate97.37%
Average Test Scores1,210 SAT
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 97.37%. A total of 1,827 students (888 men and 926 women) have applied to and 1,779 (862 men and 904 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Among them, 143 male and 103 female students have enrolled into Penn State Lehigh Valley and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Lehigh Valley
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,82788892600
Admitted1,77986290400
Enrolled24914310300
Acceptance Rate 97.37% 97.07% 97.62% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.00% 16.59% 11.39% - -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Lehigh Valley, 55 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 at Penn State Lehigh Valley. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,320 and 25th percentile score is 1,130.
The average ACT score is (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 0 and the 25th percentile score is 0.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Penn State Lehigh Valley. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Lehigh Valley with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Lehigh Valley
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total113012101320
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580620660
Math550590660
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, 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 Lehigh Valley
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 Lehigh Valley

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