Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
List of Colleges by 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 8% of high school students that applied.
Data is reported for the 2018/19 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| P |
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
8% |
| S |
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA |
9% |
| C |
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
17% |
| H |
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA |
19% |
| L |
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA |
22% |
| L |
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA |
29% |
| V |
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA |
29% |
| B |
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA |
33% |
| B |
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA |
34% |
| F |
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA |
35% |
| P |
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA |
44% |
| G |
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA |
45% |
| D |
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA |
49% |
| L |
Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln University, PA |
49% |
| P |
University of Pittsburgh BradfordBradford, PA |
49% |
| H |
Hussian School of ArtPhiladelphia, PA |
50% |
| M |
Metropolitan Career Center Computer Technology InstitutePhiladelphia, PA |
50% |
| P |
University of Pittsburgh TitusvilleTitusville, PA |
50% |
| B |
Baptist Bible College and SeminaryClarks Summit, PA |
51% |
| M |
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA |
52% |