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Acceptance Rate
61.01%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
19.57%
Applicants
565,265
Admitted
344,882
Enrolled
67,495
Applying To Pennsylvania Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 61.01% at Pennsylvania colleges and universities where total 565,265 students have applied and 344,882 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 372 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 59.00 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 51.00 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 61.01% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 19.57% |
Average Test Scores | 1,173 SAT / 25 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2021-2022, total 565,265 students (245,270 men and 319,338 women) applied to and 344,882 (138,340 men and 206,591 women) students were accepted to admit Pennsylvania Colleges. Among them, 29,126 men and 38,386 women were enrolled into Pennsylvania schools. The average acceptance rate is 61.01% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 19.57%. The table below shows the Pennsylvania colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 565,265 | 245,270 | 319,338 |
Admitted | 344,882 | 138,340 | 206,591 |
Enrolled | 67,495 | 29,126 | 38,386 |
Acceptance Rate | 61.01% | 56.40% | 64.69% |
Enrollment Ratio | 19.57% | 21.05% | 18.58% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Pennsylvania college, 19,428 students (38.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 5,092 students (9.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,271 and 25th percentile score is 1,075. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 83 and 25th percentile score is 64. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 541.00 | 640.00 |
SAT Math | 534.00 | 631.00 |
ACT Composite | 22.00 | 28.00 |
ACT Math | 21.00 | 27.00 |
ACT English | 21.00 | 28.00 |
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
101 Pennsylvania schools require High School GPA and 128 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 7 Pennsylvania colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Pennsylvania colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 101 | 12 |
High School Rank | 13 | 50 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 128 | 3 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 40 | 54 |
Recommendations | 62 | 36 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 13 | 18 |
Admission Test Scores | 7 | 27 |
TOEFL | 83 | 17 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
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