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Pennsylvania Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 3,033,913 students have applied and among them 1,817,964 were admitted to Pennsylvania Colleges. 404,665 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Pennsylvania Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Pennsylvania Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total3,033,913 1,817,964404,665
Public Schools1,060,579 777,103189,674
4 Years (Or High)1,049,741 768,672185,486
2-4 Years8,044 6,5592,947
Less Than 2 Years2,794 1,8721,241
Private Schools1,973,334 1,040,861214,991
4 Years (Or High)1,958,441 1,028,348208,646
2-4 Years14,745 12,4086,299
Less Than 2 Years148 10546
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Pennsylvania Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Pennsylvania Colleges is 59.92% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 73.27% and the average rate of private schools was 52.75%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Pennsylvania Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Pennsylvania Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average59.92%
Public Schools73.27%
4 Years (Or High)73.22%
2-4 Years81.54%
Less Than 2 Years67.00%
Private Schools52.75%
4 Years (Or High)52.51%
2-4 Years84.15%
Less Than 2 Years70.95%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for Pennsylvania Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Pennsylvania Colleges was 59.92% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 73.27% and the average rate of private schools was 52.75%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Pennsylvania Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
Pennsylvania Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average22.26%
Public Schools24.41%
4 Years (Or High)24.13%
2-4 Years44.93%
Less Than 2 Years66.29%
Private Schools20.66%
4 Years (Or High)20.29%
2-4 Years50.77%
Less Than 2 Years43.81%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for Pennsylvania Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of Pennsylvania Colleges is 806 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
Pennsylvania Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%371365
75%441435
Public Schools25%423416
75%508499
Private Schools25%319314
75%375371
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for Pennsylvania Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of Pennsylvania Colleges is 28 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
Pennsylvania Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%13 1211
75%16 1515
Public Schools25%131312
75%181717
Private Schools25%121010
75%141313
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for Pennsylvania Colleges