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.
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
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
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
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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- 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
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
Albright College
- Private 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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- 76% acceptance rate
Albright is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate fashion, biology, and business. The residential campus sits in the midsize city of Reading in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.05
- Net Price $20,587
La Roche University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
La Roche is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and design. The suburban campus sits in Pittsburgh's North Hills.
- SAT Range 940-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $24,108
Rosemont College
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemont, PA
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- 76% acceptance rate
Rosemont is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and psychology. The historic Main Line campus sits in the Philadelphia suburbs.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $20,994