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Selected Colleges Comparison

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 94.01% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 14.61%.
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 81.68% and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 42.71% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-College of Medicine no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 9,925 (5,321/4,550) 9,483 (5,072/4,360) 1,197 (754/437) 96% (95%/96%) 13% (15%/10%)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 585 (264/320) 526 (237/288) 149 (85/63) 90% (90%/90%) 28% (36%/20%)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 2,005 (1,021/977) 1,862 (942/914) 192 (137/54) 93% (92%/94%) 10% (15%/6%)
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 857 (347/505) 700 (286/409) 299 (135/159) 82% (82%/81%) 43% (47%/31%)
Average3,343 (1,738/1,738)3,143 (1,634/1,493)459 (278/178)94.01% (94.0%/85.9%)14.61% (17.0%/11.9%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1169. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 585 and the average SAT Math score is 584.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg has the highest SAT scores of 1,210 and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,130 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
SAT Score Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-College of Medicine no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 28%
(331)
1210600610
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 19%
(28)
1145560585
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 39%
(75)
1190600590
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 13%
(39)
1130580550
Average24.75% 1169585584

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of selected colleges is 26. By subject, the average ACT English score is 25 and the ACT math score is 25.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
ACT Score Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
CompositeEnglishMath
Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-College of Medicine no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 2%
(24)
262625
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton 2%
(3)
000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 3%
(5)
262626
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 4%
(12)
262424
Average2.75% 262525

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-College of Medicine no recent data available (probably not active)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

: Required : Considered but not Required : Recommended : Neither Required nor Recommended

  • HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
  • HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
  • HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
  • Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
  • Rec.: Recommendations
  • Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)