Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 62 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are University of Pennsylvania (5%), Swarthmore College (7%), and Carnegie Mellon University (12%). 4 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Pennsylvania college admits 78%, and 18 are public against 44 private. At the other end, La Salle University admits 97%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
Schools
62
Median acceptance
78%
Most selective
University of Pennsylvania
5% acceptance
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62 schools
- University of Pennsylvania5%acceptanceMost selectivePA · SAT 1560
- Swarthmore College7%acceptanceMost selectivePA · SAT 1530
- Carnegie Mellon University12%acceptanceHighly selectivePA · SAT 1550
- Haverford College12%acceptanceHighly selectivePA · SAT 1500
- Lehigh University26%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1430
- Villanova University27%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1460
- Franklin & Marshall College28%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1420
- Bucknell University29%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1410
- Bryn Mawr College29%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1430
- Lafayette College31%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1410
- Gettysburg College39%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1350
- Dickinson College42%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1380
- Moravian University54%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Penn State University55%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1370
- Allegheny College55%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Lancaster Bible College56%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1120
- University of Pittsburgh58%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1400
- Alvernia University58%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Lincoln University (PA)66%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1120
- Holy Family University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1150
- Slippery Rock University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1130
- Widener University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Grove City College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Muhlenberg College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1340
- Chestnut Hill College74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1150
- Gannon University74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1170
- Lycoming College74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- York College (PA)74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Albright College76%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- DeSales University77%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Elizabethtown College78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- West Chester University78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1220
- Drexel University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1340
- Geneva College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Juniata College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Messiah University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Temple University80%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1250
- Arcadia University80%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Seton Hill University80%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1150
- Jefferson University81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1150
- Susquehanna University81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- University of Scranton81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Washington & Jefferson College81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Duquesne University84%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1210
- Lebanon Valley College84%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Millersville University86%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1130
- Shippensburg University87%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1100
- Cairn University88%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Saint Joseph's University89%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1260
- Robert Morris University90%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1140
- Indiana U of Pennsylvania91%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Kutztown University91%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1100
- East Stroudsburg University92%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1070
- Ursinus College92%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1280
- Commonwealth U Bloomsburg93%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Commonwealth U Lock Haven93%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Commonwealth U Mansfield93%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- California University of PA94%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Clarion University94%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Edinboro University94%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- Pitt-Johnstown95%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1120
- La Salle University97%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1170
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.