Acceptance Rates, Scores, Requirements, and Stats for Pennsylvania Colleges

Applying To Pennsylvania Colleges

The average acceptance rate is 60.37% at Pennsylvania colleges and universities where total 657,000 students have applied and 396,639 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $59.35 and the graduate application fees is $51.55. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Pennsylvania colleges.

General Admission Information of Pennsylvania Colleges
Open Admission Policy	151 out of 366 schools
Average Undergraduate Application Fees	$ 59.35
Average Graduate Application Fees	$ 51.55
Average Acceptance Rate	60.37%
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate)	22.29%
Average Test Scores	1,131 SAT / 70 ACT

Acceptance Rates and Headcounts

For academic year 2020-2021, total 657,000 students (290,663 men and 365,817 women) applied to and 396,639 (166,428 men and 229,895 women) students were accepted to admit Pennsylvania Colleges. Among them, 40,103 men and 48,273 women were enrolled into Pennsylvania schools. The average acceptance rate is 60.37% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.29%. The table below shows the Pennsylvania colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.

Admission Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges (2020-2021)
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	657,000	290,663	365,817
Admitted	396,639	166,428	229,895
Enrolled	88,412	40,103	48,273
Acceptance Rate	60.37%	57.26%	62.84%
Enrollment Ratio	22.29%	24.10%	21.00%

[Chart]Pennsylvania Colleges Average Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

For Pennsylvania college, 59,144 students (81.18% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 13,677 students (18.64%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,229 and 25^th percentile score is 1,034. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 79 and 25^th percentile score is 60. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania colleges and universities.

SAT and ACT Score Distribution at Pennsylvania Colleges
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	520.09	616.51
SAT Math	513.73	612.54
ACT Composite	20.68	26.33
ACT Math	19.66	26.01
ACT English	20.01	26.60

[Chart] SAT/ACT Distribution - Pennsylvania Colleges

[Chart] Average SAT Scores - Pennsylvania Colleges

[Chart] Average ACT Scores - Pennsylvania Colleges

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

In Pennsylvania State, 193 schools use semester calendar systems and 20 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.

Semester	193 out of 366 schools
Quarter	20 out of 366 schools
Trimester	8 out of 366 schools
Four-one-four plan	2 out of 366 schools
Other academic year	8 out of 366 schools
Differs by program	56 out of 366 schools
Continuous	68 out of 366 schools
Un-Known/Other	11 out of 366 schools

Next table describes credits that Pennsylvania colleges and universities are accepting for their students

Dual Credits	163 out of 366 schools
Credits for Life Experiences	124 out of 366 schools
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	195 out of 366 schools
Credit for Military Training	144 out of 366 schools

Application Requirements

103 Pennsylvania schools require High School GPA and 137 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 63 Pennsylvania colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Pennsylvania colleges.

Admission Checklist for Pennsylvania Colleges
	Required	Recommended
High School GPA	103	14
High School Rank	15	57
High School Record (or Transcript)	137	3
Completion of College Preparatory Program	41	57
Recommendations	69	40
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	18	20
Admission Test Scores	63	26
TOEFL	88	19
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	35	2

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