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.
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $42,801
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1170-1350
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $31,205
Duquesne University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $37,917
University of Scranton
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1160-1318
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $34,234
Ursinus College
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1200-1385
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $32,158
Washington & Jefferson College
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,702
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1105-1310
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $27,760
Juniata College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntingdon, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Net Price $24,580
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1090-1260
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $31,732
Lebanon Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Annville, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1140-1302
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Net Price $27,995
Messiah University
- Private 4 Year
- Mechanicsburg, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $29,408
Susquehanna University
- Private 4 Year
- Selinsgrove, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1100-1300
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $26,444
Wilkes University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1020-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $28,511
La Salle University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1050-1268
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $18,069
Penn State Erie Behrend College
- Public 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $23,764
King's College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $23,689
Saint Francis University
- Private 4 Year
- Loretto, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1050-1230
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $28,326
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $22,546