Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 187 colleges in Pennsylvania with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Pennsylvania leads the list by accepting 6% of high school students that applied.

List of Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

6%
Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

8%
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

14%
Haverford College

Haverford, PA

18%
Villanova University

Villanova, PA

25%
Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

35%
Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

38%
Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

39%
Lafayette College

Easton, PA

41%
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

46%
University of Pittsburgh Titusville

Titusville, PA

47%
Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

48%
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA

49%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA

51%
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

56%
Alvernia University

Reading, PA

58%
Clarks Summit University

Clarks Summit, PA

58%
Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA

58%