Easiest Pennsylvania Colleges to Get Into
Pennsylvania has 80 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
9 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Pennsylvania. Examples include American College of Financial Services, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Geneva College and Gratz College.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Pennsylvania, or the most selective colleges.
Penn State Shenango
- Public 4 Year
- Sharon, PA
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- 92% acceptance rate
Penn State Shenango is a small regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is located in Sharon in western Pennsylvania's Shenango Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1230
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,383
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
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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- 92% acceptance rate
Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies. The Chambersburg campus includes on-site stables and riding facilities.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $21,748
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $27,422
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Indiana, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
IUP is a public university known for undergraduate criminology, education, and safety sciences. Students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Indiana in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 970-1180
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $17,626
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Kutztown, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Kutztown is a public university known for undergraduate education, communication design, and the visual arts. The campus sits in a small college town in eastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $22,134
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
Gwynedd Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 20 application deadline
Gwynedd Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban campus sits in Gwynedd Valley northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1023-1186
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $27,960
Robert Morris University
- Private 4 Year
- Moon Township, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Robert Morris is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and cybersecurity. The suburban campus sits in Moon Township near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1040-1230
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $23,933
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. Most students live in a residential setting devoted to full-time religious learning in Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,885
Waynesburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Waynesburg, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Waynesburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Waynesburg in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 930-1250
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $18,667
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
- Public 4 Year
- Bradford, PA
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- 89% acceptance rate
Pitt-Bradford is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate nursing, biology, and business. The rural campus lies near the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1010-1200
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Net Price $15,830
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
Cairn University Langhorne
- Private 4 Year
- Langhorne, PA
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- 88% acceptance rate
Cairn is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The suburban campus sits in Langhorne near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $23,273
Carlow University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Carlow is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The compact urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
- SAT Range 960-1168
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $21,002
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Shippensburg, PA
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- 87% acceptance rate
Shippensburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in a small college town in south-central Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $23,772
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisburg, PA
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1.0 | 4 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Harrisburg University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, information sciences, and biotechnology. The urban campus is in downtown Harrisburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $15,984
Immaculata University
- Private 4 Year
- Immaculata, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Immaculata is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban Chester County campus was a women's college for most of its history before becoming coeducational.
- SAT Range 1156-1323
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,708