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Acceptance Rate
60.37%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
22.29%
Applicants
657,000
Admitted
396,639
Enrolled
88,412
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 $59.00 and the graduate application fees is $51.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Pennsylvania colleges.
| Open Admission Policy | 151 out of 366 schools |
|---|---|
| Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 59.00 |
| Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 51.00 |
| Average Acceptance Rate | 60.37% |
| Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 22.29% |
| Average Test Scores | 1,131 SAT / 23 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.
| 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% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Pennsylvania college, 59,144 students (81.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 13,677 students (18.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,228 and 25th percentile score is 1,033. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 78 and 25th percentile score is 59. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 520.00 | 616.00 |
| SAT Math | 513.00 | 612.00 |
| ACT Composite | 20.00 | 26.00 |
| ACT Math | 19.00 | 26.00 |
| ACT English | 20.00 | 26.00 |
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.
Next table describes credits that Pennsylvania colleges and universities are accepting for their students
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.
| 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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