Pennsylvania Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Pennsylvania for 2024

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in Pennsylvania. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular Pennsylvania colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of Pennsylvania colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.


96 results

Carlow University
C
Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University

Private 4 Year

3 reviews

93% Acceptance Rate

#52 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 2,104enrollment
  • $17,437net price
  • 850-1100SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.6Avg GPA

Penn State Beaver
P
Monaca, PA
 

Penn State Beaver

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

93% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 522enrollment
  • $18,113net price
  • 1050-1260SAT range
  • 20-28ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Penn State Abington
P
Abington, PA

Penn State Abington

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

93% Acceptance Rate

#13 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

  • 3,090enrollment
  • $20,460net price
  • 1070-1310SAT range
  • 23-31ACT range
  • 3.42Estimated Avg GPA

Penn State York
P
York, PA
 

Penn State York

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

93% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 718enrollment
  • $18,910net price
  • 1090-1300SAT range
  • 23-26ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus
I
Indiana, PA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

92% Acceptance Rate

#18 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

  • 8,816enrollment
  • $20,205net price
  • 940-1150SAT range
  • 17-24ACT range
  • 3.39Avg GPA

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
M
Millersville, PA

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

92% Acceptance Rate

#14 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

  • 6,775enrollment
  • $21,076net price
  • 1100-1210SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.21Estimated Avg GPA

Penn State Dubois
P
Dubois, PA
 

Penn State Dubois

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

92% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 366enrollment
  • $17,865net price
  • 1040-1200SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Penn State New Kensington
P
Upper Burrell, PA
 

Penn State New Kensington

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

91% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 460enrollment
  • $19,757net price
  • 1080-1210SAT range
  • 22-30ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Penn State Mont Alto
P
Mont Alto, PA
 

Penn State Mont Alto

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

91% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 670enrollment
  • $19,838net price
  • 1020-1230SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
P
Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

91% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 172enrollment
  • $48,191net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Penn State Hazleton
P
Hazleton, PA
 

Penn State Hazleton

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

90% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 473enrollment
  • $18,724net price
  • 1020-1280SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Misericordia University
M
Dallas, PA

Misericordia University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,242enrollment
  • $27,033net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.48Avg GPA

Saint Joseph's University
S
Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph's University

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

#14 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 7,861enrollment
  • $33,777net price
  • 1150-1330SAT range
  • 26-31ACT range
  • 3.65Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Thomas Jefferson University
T
Philadelphia, PA
 

Thomas Jefferson University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 8,286enrollment
  • $28,110net price
  • 1130-1350SAT range
  • 27-31ACT range
  • 3.73Avg GPA

Applications Due Jul 31

Penn State Greater Allegheny
P
McKeesport, PA
 

Penn State Greater Allegheny

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 363enrollment
  • $19,505net price
  • 1040-1300SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
S
Shippensburg, PA

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#10 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

  • 5,162enrollment
  • $21,462net price
  • 980-1210SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.23Avg GPA

Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
T
Philadelphia, PA
 

Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 123enrollment
  • $10,033net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Washington & Jefferson College
W
Washington, PA

Washington & Jefferson College

Private 4 Year

2 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#22 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 1,151enrollment
  • $25,636net price
  • 1010-1250SAT range
  • 19-28ACT range
  • 3.54Avg GPA