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.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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- 86% acceptance rate
Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1210
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $20,551
Keystone College
- Private 4 Year
- La Plume, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Keystone is a small private college known for undergraduate environmental science, wildlife biology, and culinary arts. The rural campus sits in northeastern Pennsylvania near the Scranton area.
- SAT Range 910-1130
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $21,952
Cedar Crest College
- Private 4 Year
- Allentown, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
Cedar Crest is a private women's college known for undergraduate nursing and forensic science. The suburban campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $23,691
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
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
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Athyn, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Bryn Athyn is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with the Swedenborgian New Church. The suburban campus outside Philadelphia sits beside the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and the New Church community.
- SAT Range 1060-1298
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Net Price $20,728
Mount Aloysius College
- Private 4 Year
- Cresson, PA
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- 82% acceptance rate
Mount Aloysius is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in the mountain town of Cresson in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 918-1168
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $22,216
Mercyhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
Mercyhurst is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate intelligence studies and forensic science. The residential campus sits on a hillside in Erie near Lake Erie.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $25,946
Neumann University
- Private 4 Year
- Aston, PA
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Neumann is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban Aston campus follows a Franciscan tradition just outside Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 905-1085
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $28,469
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
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
Thomas Jefferson University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Thomas Jefferson University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and architecture. Students study on urban campuses in Center City and East Falls Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $29,325
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
Arcadia University
- Private 4 Year
- Glenside, PA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Arcadia is a private university known for undergraduate study abroad and international education. The suburban Glenside campus is anchored by Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
- SAT Range 1065-1265
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $30,037
Seton Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Seton Hill is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate performing arts, education, and business. The campus is in Greensburg, a small city east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1020-1240
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $23,056
Temple University
- Public 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Temple is a large public university known for undergraduate media and communication, business, and the performing arts. The urban campus sits in North Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $28,088
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
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