Summary of Pennsylvania Colleges by SAT Score
More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Pennsylvania, 94 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.
SAT Percentile and Score Table
The 2023 Average SAT score Pennsylvania colleges is 1,181. For public Pennsylvania colleges, the average SAT score is 1,140 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,205.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 94 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
| SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 or higher | 4 96 to 99+ |
- | 4 93 to 99+ |
| 1450 - 1500 | - | - | - |
| 1400 - 1450 | 4 91 to 96 |
- | 4 86 to 93 |
| 1350 - 1400 | 4 87 to 91 |
1 97 to 99+ |
3 81 to 86 |
| 1300 - 1350 | 3 84 to 87 |
1 94 to 97 |
2 78 to 81 |
| 1250 - 1300 | 2 82 to 84 |
- | 2 75 to 78 |
| 1200 - 1250 | 13 68 to 82 |
2 89 to 94 |
11 56 to 75 |
| 1150 - 1200 | 23 44 to 68 |
13 51 to 89 |
10 39 to 56 |
| 1100 - 1150 | 23 19 to 44 |
9 26 to 51 |
14 15 to 39 |
| 1050 - 1100 | 12 6 to 19 |
8 3 to 26 |
4 8 to 15 |
| 1000 - 1050 | 2 4 to 6 |
- | 2 5 to 8 |
| Below 1000 | 4 0 to 4 |
1 0 to 3 |
3 0 to 5 |
Pennsylvania Colleges by SAT Score Chart
The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Pennsylvania colleges.
List of Pennsylvania Colleges by SAT score
The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Pennsylvania colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
| School Name | SAT Average Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,540 +20 (1.32%) |
1,520 |
| University of Pennsylvania Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,540 +15 (0.98%) |
1,525 |
| Swarthmore College Private | Swarthmore, PA |
1,520 +25 (1.67%) |
1,495 |
| Haverford College Private | Haverford, PA |
1,500 +20 (1.35%) |
1,480 |
| Villanova University Private | Villanova, PA |
1,440 +20 (1.41%) |
1,420 |
| Lafayette College Private | Easton, PA |
1,410 +30 (2.17%) |
1,380 |
| Lehigh University Private | Bethlehem, PA |
1,410 +2 (0.14%) |
1,408 |
| Bryn Mawr College Private | Bryn Mawr, PA |
1,400 | - |
| Bucknell University Private | Lewisburg, PA |
1,390 +17 (1.24%) |
1,373 |
| Franklin and Marshall College Private | Lancaster, PA |
1,378 | - |
| Gettysburg College Private | Gettysburg, PA |
1,370 +15 (1.11%) |
1,355 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,370 +10 (0.74%) |
1,360 |
| Drexel University Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,330 +20 (1.53%) |
1,310 |
| Muhlenberg College Private | Allentown, PA |
1,310 +25 (1.95%) |
1,285 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public | University Park, PA |
1,300 +50 (4.00%) |
1,250 |
| Ursinus College Private | Collegeville, PA |
1,280 - |
1,280 |
| Grove City College Private | Grove City, PA |
1,250 -7 (-0.56%) |
1,257 |
| Allegheny College Private | Meadville, PA |
1,243 -2 (-0.16%) |
1,245 |
| Duquesne University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,240 +15 (1.22%) |
1,225 |
| Juniata College Private | Huntingdon, PA |
1,230 | - |
| Saint Joseph's University Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,230 +15 (1.23%) |
1,215 |
| University of Scranton Private | Scranton, PA |
1,230 +40 (3.36%) |
1,190 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,230 +5 (0.41%) |
1,225 |
| Messiah University Private | Mechanicsburg, PA |
1,220 - |
1,220 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Public | Middletown, PA |
1,210 | - |
| Arcadia University Private | Glenside, PA |
1,205 +25 (2.12%) |
1,180 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Public | Erie, PA |
1,205 | - |
| DeSales University Private | Center Valley, PA |
1,200 +30 (2.56%) |
1,170 |
| Lebanon Valley College Private | Annville, PA |
1,200 +16 (1.35%) |
1,184 |
| Widener University Private | Chester, PA |
1,200 +22 (1.87%) |
1,178 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Public | Dallas, PA |
1,190 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Public | Reading, PA |
1,190 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Public | York, PA |
1,190 | - |
| Elizabethtown College Private | Elizabethtown, PA |
1,180 +5 (0.43%) |
1,175 |
| Immaculata University Private | Immaculata, PA |
1,180 +23 (1.99%) |
1,157 |
| Moore College of Art and Design Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,180 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Public | Monaca, PA |
1,180 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Public | Abington, PA |
1,180 | - |
| Susquehanna University Private | Selinsgrove, PA |
1,180 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Public | Center Valley, PA |
1,170 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Public | Media, PA |
1,170 | - |
| Chatham University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,160 | - |
| King's College Private | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
1,160 | - |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public | West Chester, PA |
1,160 - |
1,160 |
| Wilkes University Private | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
1,160 +15 (1.31%) |
1,145 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Public | Altoona, PA |
1,155 | - |
| Lycoming College Private | Williamsport, PA |
1,150 -15 (-1.29%) |
1,165 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Public | Millersville, PA |
1,150 +40 (3.60%) |
1,110 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington Public | New Kensington, PA |
1,150 | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Public | Greensburg, PA |
1,150 +30 (2.68%) |
1,120 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Public | Johnstown, PA |
1,150 +25 (2.22%) |
1,125 |
| Point Park University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,150 +85 (7.98%) |
1,065 |
| Seton Hill University Private | Greensburg, PA |
1,150 | - |
| Moravian University Private | Bethlehem, PA |
1,145 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Public | Hazleton, PA |
1,145 | - |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Public | Kutztown, PA |
1,140 +45 (4.11%) |
1,095 |
| La Salle University Private | Philadelphia, PA |
1,140 | - |
| Saint Francis University Private | Loretto, PA |
1,140 | - |
| Saint Vincent College Private | Latrobe, PA |
1,140 +58 (5.36%) |
1,082 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Public | Dunmore, PA |
1,130 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Public | DuBois, PA |
1,130 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Public | McKeesport, PA |
1,130 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Public | Mont Alto, PA |
1,130 | - |
| Washington & Jefferson College Private | Washington, PA |
1,130 -45 (-3.83%) |
1,175 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public | University Park, PA |
1,130 | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Public | Lemont Furnace, PA |
1,125 | - |
| Cabrini University Private | Radnor, PA |
1,120 +13 (1.17%) |
1,107 |
| Waynesburg University Private | Waynesburg, PA |
1,120 | - |
| Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Private | Lancaster, PA |
1,120 | - |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Private | Bryn Athyn, PA |
1,118 -16 (-1.41%) |
1,134 |
| York College of Pennsylvania Private | York, PA |
1,115 -9 (-0.80%) |
1,124 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Private | Gwynedd Valley, PA |
1,110 +15 (1.37%) |
1,095 |
| Lancaster Bible College Private | Lancaster, PA |
1,110 - |
1,110 |
| Marywood University Private | Scranton, PA |
1,110 -10 (-0.89%) |
1,120 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Public | Lancaster, PA |
1,110 | - |
| Delaware Valley University Private | Doylestown, PA |
1,100 -50 (-4.35%) |
1,150 |
| La Roche University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
1,090 +27 (2.54%) |
1,063 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Public | Shippensburg, PA |
1,090 +15 (1.40%) |
1,075 |
| Alvernia University Private | Reading, PA |
1,075 | - |
| Cedar Crest College Private | Allentown, PA |
1,075 -40 (-3.59%) |
1,115 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Public | East Stroudsburg, PA |
1,070 +15 (1.42%) |
1,055 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Public | Schuylkill Haven, PA |
1,070 | - |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Public | Bloomsburg, PA |
1,070 | - |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Public | Indiana, PA |
1,060 +20 (1.92%) |
1,040 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Public | Bradford, PA |
1,060 -25 (-2.30%) |
1,085 |
| Wilson College Private | Chambersburg, PA |
1,060 -20 (-1.85%) |
1,080 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Public | Slippery Rock, PA |
1,050 -20 (-1.87%) |
1,070 |
| Pennsylvania Western University Public | California, PA |
1,050 | - |
| Keystone College Private | La Plume, PA |
1,030 -15 (-1.44%) |
1,045 |
| Mount Aloysius College Private | Cresson, PA |
1,030 | - |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Private | Reading, PA |
970 -82 (-7.79%) |
1,052 |
| Carlow University Private | Pittsburgh, PA |
950 -98 (-9.35%) |
1,048 |
| Lincoln University Public | Lincoln University, PA |
950 -32 (-3.26%) |
982 |
| Holy Family University Private | Philadelphia, PA |
940 -136 (-12.64%) |
1,076 |
| Average | 1,181 +2 (0.18%) |
1,179 |