Pennsylvania Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 132 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

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6%
Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA

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7%
Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

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7%
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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11%
Haverford College

Haverford, PA

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13%
Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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25%
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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29%
Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

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31%
Lafayette College

Easton, PA

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31%
Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

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32%
Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

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32%
Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

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43%
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA

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44%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA

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46%
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

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48%
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

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50%
Moravian University

Bethlehem, PA

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54%
Penn State Main Campus

University Park, PA

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54%