Private Colleges in Pennsylvania, Ranked by Acceptance Rate

Pennsylvania has 44 private colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%; the most accessible is La Salle University at 97%, and the median private college in the state admits 74%. 9 schools admit 30% of applicants or fewer. Private colleges set their own aid policies, so the sticker price on this list says little about what a family actually pays; the acceptance rate says a lot about where to apply.

Which of the Private Colleges in Pennsylvania can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 33 of the 43 colleges here, including Gettysburg College, Dickinson College and Moravian University. 6 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Lehigh University and Villanova University. The other 4 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

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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.