Best Test-Optional Pennsylvania Colleges
Pennsylvania has 77 ranked test-optional colleges, part of our national test-optional list. These schools do not require SAT or ACT scores with your application, ranked by academic quality and outcomes.
Swarthmore College tops our 2027 test-optional rankings in Pennsylvania. The top rated public option is University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus. Also highly ranked: Haverford College, Carnegie Mellon University and Lehigh University.
Without test scores, your GPA, activities, recommendation letters, and essays carry more weight. Compare acceptance rates, tuition, and enrollment across the colleges below. Sort by tuition or acceptance rate to find schools that fit your profile. See our ranking methodology for how schools are scored.
Holy Family University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.2 | 4 reviews
Holy Family is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The urban campus is in Northeast Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,072
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
- Public 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
Pitt-Greensburg is a regional public campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate biology, psychology, and business management. The residential campus sits in suburban Greensburg east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1055-1253
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $18,365
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Slippery Rock, PA
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| 0 reviews
Slippery Rock is a public university known for undergraduate education, physical therapy, and exercise science. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,252
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Shippensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $23,772
Penn State Berks
- Public 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $23,721
Lancaster Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Lancaster, PA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
Lancaster Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian education. The suburban campus sits in Lancaster County and pairs Bible coursework with professional majors.
- SAT Range 1070-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $25,940
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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| 0 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $20,551
Carlow University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $21,002
Seton Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 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
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $23,056
La Roche University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 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
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,108
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Kutztown, PA
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| 0 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $22,134
Point Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $26,502
Neumann University
- Private 4 Year
- Aston, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 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
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $28,469
Penn State Abington
- Public 4 Year
- Abington, PA
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| 0 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,232
Chestnut Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Chestnut Hill is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, psychology, and business. The wooded campus is set in Philadelphia's historic Chestnut Hill neighborhood.
- SAT Range 900-1090
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $28,588
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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| 0 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $22,710
Cairn University Langhorne
- Private 4 Year
- Langhorne, PA
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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
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $23,273
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- East Stroudsburg, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 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
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,610