Popular Pennsylvania Colleges Easy to Get Into
Pennsylvania has 80 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, accepting 80% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Drexel University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Penn State Abington
- Public 4 Year
- Abington, PA
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- 97% acceptance rate
Penn State Abington is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits just north of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1070-1265
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $19,232
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
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
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $23,788
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- East Stroudsburg, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
East Stroudsburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, athletic training, and exercise science. The campus sits in the Pocono Mountains near the Delaware Water Gap.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $18,610
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
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Cheyney, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Mar 31 application deadline
Cheyney is a small public university and the nation's oldest HBCU, with undergraduate programs rooted in teacher education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus sits in Chester County west of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.37
- Net Price $14,207
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