Pennsylvania Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 41 public colleges in Pennsylvania with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus leads the list by accepting 49% of high school students that applied.

List of Pennsylvania Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

49%
Penn State Main Campus

University Park, PA

55%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA

74%
Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

80%
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

Lincoln University, PA

81%
Penn State Fayette  Eberly Campus

Uniontown, PA

81%
Penn State Schuylkill

Schuylkill Haven, PA

86%
Penn State Shenango

Sharon, PA

87%
Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport, PA

88%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA

88%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA

88%
Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton, PA

90%
Penn State New Kensington

Upper Burrell, PA

91%
Penn State Mont Alto

Mont Alto, PA

91%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

Indiana, PA

92%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

92%
Penn State Dubois

Dubois, PA

92%
Penn State Beaver

Monaca, PA

93%