Pennsylvania Colleges Acceptance Rate 2026

Acceptance Rate of all colleges in Pennsylvania are given here. Colleges are listed from Lowest Acceptance rate in Pennsylvania to the Highest Acceptance rate colleges. Acceptance Rate of Universities and Colleges indicate how tough the admissions selection criteria of an institution is. Acceptance or Admissions Rate of the colleges is obtained by dividing the number of admitted students divided by the total number of applicants who applied for admissions in a single admission calendar. The lower the acceptance rate of a college is, the tougher it is to get admitted to. Hence, the colleges with lower admissions rate are easier to get into.

Some institutions have open admission policy. Open Admission Policy means that all qualifying students who meet the minimum eligibility criteria are offered admission and they start the degree the program without additional qualifications or performance benchmarks. In other words, the institutes having open admission policy have 100% acceptance rate.

Acceptance Rate of all Pennsylvania Colleges 2026 from Lowest to Highest

Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia	5.87%	10768
	Swarthmore College, Swarthmore	6.94%	1627
	Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia	6.95%	106
	Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh	11.4%	7187
	Haverford College, Haverford	12.91%	1421
	Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, Reading	20.41%	270
	Villanova University, Villanova	25.12%	7005
	Central Penn College, Summerdale	25.93%	721
	Lehigh University, Bethlehem	29.26%	5803
	Williamson College of the Trades, Media	29.92%	313
	Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr	31.06%	1346
	Lafayette College, Easton	31.47%	2746
	Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster	31.83%	1904
	Bucknell University, Lewisburg	32.01%	3818
	The Rapha School, Home	38.46%	51
	Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology, Lewistown	40.54%	38
	Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing, McKees Rocks	41.28%	52
	Dickinson College, Carlisle	43.08%	2157
	DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown	43.33%	108
	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster, Lancaster	44.12%	1548
	University of Pittsburgh-Titusville, Titusville	44.64%	28
	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster	45.94%	312
	Gettysburg College, Gettysburg	47.51%	2209
	Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc, Pittsburgh	48.98%	369
	Chester County Intermediate Unit, Downingtown	49.35%	85
	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Pittsburgh	49.7%	20189
	Orleans Technical College, Philadelphia	50.39%	245
	Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster	52.94%	1449
	Moravian University, Bethlehem	54%	1970
	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, University Park	54.22%	41862
	Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing, Wilkes Barre	55.79%	102
	Allegheny College, Meadville	58.53%	1209
	Saint Vincent College, Latrobe	59.1%	1264
	Venango County Area Vocational Technical School, Oil City	60.29%	57
	Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia	60.51%	390
	Alvernia University, Reading	62.32%	2042
	Muhlenberg College, Allentown	64.01%	1777
	UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, Pittsburgh	65.15%	594
	Lycoming College, Williamsport	67.88%	1049
	Cabrini University, Radnor	69.19%	645
	Chatham University, Pittsburgh	70.11%	1252
	Thiel College, Greenville	70.6%	773
	Juniata College, Huntingdon	71.65%	1175
	Vet Tech Institute, Pittsburgh	72.82%	199
	Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, Washington	73.33%	223
	Grove City College, Grove City	73.4%	2221
	UPMC Jameson School of Nursing, New Castle	74.14%	332
	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn	74.2%	273
	Holy Family University, Philadelphia	74.22%	2298
	UPMC Mercy School of Nursing, Pittsburgh	74.47%	305