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Acceptance Rate 73.74%
Yield 14.56%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 24
Applicants 7,657

YCP Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 73.74% at York College of Pennsylvania. Total 7,657 students applied and 5,646 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.ycp.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.ycp.edu/admissions/
Acceptance Rate73.74%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 24 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 73.74%. A total of 7,657 students (2,951 men and 4,668 women) have applied to and 5,646 (2,020 men and 3,614 women) students admitted to York College of Pennsylvania.
Among them, 343 male and 477 female students have enrolled into YCP and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.56%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at YCP
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,6572,9514,66800
Admitted5,6462,0203,61400
Enrolled82234347700
Acceptance Rate 73.74% 68.45% 77.42% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.56% 16.98% 13.20% - -
[Chart] York College of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At YCP, 194 applicants (24% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 16 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at YCP. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,270 and 25th percentile score is 1,020.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at YCP. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of YCP with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at YCP
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total102011601270
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520590640
Math500570630
ACT Composite212428
Math182327
English182528
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to York College of Pennsylvania, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 8 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for YCP
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 YCP

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