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Acceptance Rate 96.99%
Yield 15.03%
SAT Score 1,200
Applicants 631
Admitted 612

Penn State Wilkes-Barre Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.99% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Total 631 students applied and 612 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,200.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.psu.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate96.99%
Average Test Scores1,200 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 96.99%. A total of 631 students (362 men and 265 women) have applied to and 612 (352 men and 256 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Among them, 61 male and 30 female students have enrolled into Penn State Wilkes-Barre and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants63136226500
Admitted61235225600
Enrolled92613000
Acceptance Rate 96.99% 97.24% 96.60% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.03% 17.33% 11.72% - -
[Chart] Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 15 applicants (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,200 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,330 and 25th percentile score is 1,090.
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 Wilkes-Barre. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Penn State Wilkes-Barre with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total109012001330
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550600680
Math540600650
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes-Barre
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 Wilkes-Barre

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