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.
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
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $22,710
Penn State Erie Behrend College
- Public 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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- 97% acceptance rate
Penn State Behrend is a public college campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering, plastics engineering, and business. The wooded campus sits on a former estate outside downtown Erie.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $23,764
Point Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
Point Park is a private university known for undergraduate dance, theater, and cinema. The urban campus sits in downtown Pittsburgh near the city's Cultural District.
- SAT Range 1035-1240
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $26,502
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
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
Penn State Lehigh Valley is a small public commonwealth campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus is set in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $19,066
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
- Public 4 Year
- Johnstown, PA
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- 95% acceptance rate
Pitt-Johnstown is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The residential campus sits on a wooded hillside in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.
- SAT Range 985-1220
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $18,452
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
King's College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 93% acceptance rate
King's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and physician assistant studies. The urban campus occupies several blocks in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $23,689
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
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
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
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
Seton Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 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
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
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
Penn State Berks
- Public 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Penn State Berks is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, engineering, and information sciences. The suburban campus is located just outside Reading.
- SAT Range 1090-1275
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $23,721
Geneva College
- Private 4 Year
- Beaver Falls, PA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Geneva is a private Christian college known for undergraduate engineering and business. The campus sits in Beaver Falls, a small city northwest of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $23,528