Pennsylvania Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 82 private colleges in Pennsylvania with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. American College of Financial Services leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Pennsylvania Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania	90%
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	90%
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	90%
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	89%
Cairn University Langhorne Langhorne, Pennsylvania	88%
Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	87%
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	87%
Immaculata University Immaculata, Pennsylvania	86%
Keystone College La Plume, Pennsylvania	85%
Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania	84%
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	84%
Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania	84%
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	83%
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pennsylvania	82%
Mercyhurst University Erie, Pennsylvania	81%
Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania	81%
University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania	81%
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	81%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.