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Acceptance Rate 93.62%
Yield 25.63%
SAT Score 1,050
ACT Score 21
Applicants 8,463

Pennsylvania Western Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 93.62% at Pennsylvania Western University. Total 8,463 students applied and 7,923 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,050 and the average ACT score is 21.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Pennsylvania Western.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.pennwest.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://adm.pennwest.edu/portal/application
Acceptance Rate93.62%
Average Test Scores1,050 SAT / 21 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 93.62%. A total of 8,463 students (3,323 men and 5,140 women) have applied to and 7,923 (3,064 men and 4,859 women) students admitted to Pennsylvania Western University.
Among them, 795 male and 1,236 female students have enrolled into Pennsylvania Western and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.63%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Pennsylvania Western
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,4633,3235,14000
Admitted7,9233,0644,85900
Enrolled2,0317951,23600
Acceptance Rate 93.62% 92.21% 94.53% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.63% 25.95% 25.44% - -
[Chart] Pennsylvania Western University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Pennsylvania Western, 300 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 67 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,050 at Pennsylvania Western. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,150 and 25th percentile score is 940.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania Western. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Pennsylvania Western with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Pennsylvania Western
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total94010501150
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing470530580
Math470520570
ACT Composite182125
Math172125
English162025
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Pennsylvania Western University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Pennsylvania Western
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 Pennsylvania Western

The calendar system at Pennsylvania Western University is Semester. Pennsylvania Western University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Pennsylvania Western University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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