The Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in Pennsylvania

Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.

See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1440
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
  • Net Price $42,801
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Saint Joseph's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and food marketing. The residential campus sits in western Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.

#15 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Net Price $31,205
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Duquesne is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits on a bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Net Price $37,917
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Scranton, PA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, physical therapy, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Scranton.

#19 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1318
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $34,234
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Collegeville, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

Ursinus is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, neuroscience, and a required first-year common curriculum. The residential campus sits in suburban Collegeville northwest of Philadelphia.

#20 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1385
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Net Price $32,158
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Washington, PA
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Washington & Jefferson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, pre-med, and pre-law. The historic campus is in the small city of Washington near Pittsburgh.

#21 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Net Price $22,702
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Elizabethtown College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Elizabethtown, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Elizabethtown is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate occupational therapy, business, and education. The residential campus is in a small central Pennsylvania borough and has historic Church of the Brethren ties.

#23 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1105-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Net Price $27,760
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Mar 15 application deadline

Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.

#24 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.81
  • Net Price $24,580
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Center Valley, PA
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 77% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

DeSales is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate theatre, nursing, and business. The suburban campus is in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

#25 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $31,732
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Annville, PA
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

Lebanon Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and physical therapy. The residential campus sits in the small town of Annville.

#26 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1302
  • Avg GPA 3.79
  • Net Price $27,995
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate

Messiah is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and music. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the Harrisburg suburbs.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Net Price $29,408
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Selinsgrove, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Susquehanna is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate business and communications. The campus sits along the Susquehanna River in the small town of Selinsgrove.

#32 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.67
  • Net Price $26,444
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

Wilkes is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and pharmacy. The urban campus is located in Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania.

#33 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $28,511
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

La Salle is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and nursing. The urban campus sits in northwest Philadelphia.

#36 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1268
  • Avg GPA 3.44
  • Net Price $18,069
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Erie, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Penn State Behrend is a public college campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering, plastics engineering, and business. The wooded campus sits on a former estate outside downtown Erie.

#3 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1310
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
  • Net Price $23,764
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate

King's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and physician assistant studies. The urban campus occupies several blocks in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

#37 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $23,689
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Loretto, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 77% acceptance rate

Saint Francis is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and health sciences. The rural campus sits in the Allegheny Mountains town of Loretto.

#38 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Net Price $28,326
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  • Public 4 Year
  • West Chester, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.

#4 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Net Price $22,546
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