Easiest colleges to get into in Pennsylvania

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 least selective colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 78% at La Roche University to 99% at Cedar Crest College. 10 are public and 40 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	Private	99%	1,070	$22,909
2	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	98%	1,142	$24,791
3	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	Public	95%	1,170	$21,205
4	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	Public	95%	1,093	$18,877
5	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	Private	94%	1,135	$19,685
6	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	Public	94%	1,076	$19,352
7	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	Private	94%	—	$25,885
8	Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA	Private	94%	1,110	$27,141
9	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	93%	1,150	$23,281
10	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	Public	93%	1,078	$15,089
11	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	Private	92%	1,180	$27,243
12	Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA	Private	92%	1,114	$25,157
13	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	91%	1,134	$27,700
14	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	Public	91%	1,052	$17,216
15	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	Private	91%	—	$25,747
16	Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA	Private	90%	1,034	$20,748
17	Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA	Private	90%	—	$21,873
18	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	Private	90%	1,020	$21,241
19	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	Public	89%	1,120	$20,231
20	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA	Private	88%	—	$45,022
21	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	Private	87%	1,304	$30,485
22	Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	87%	—	$20,822
23	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	1,256	$35,487
24	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	—	$21,409
25	Albright College Reading, PA	Private	86%	—	$21,664
26	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	1,259	$28,163
27	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	Public	86%	1,090	$23,553
28	Westminster College New Wilmington, PA	Private	86%	—	$20,800
29	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	Private	85%	—	$24,829
30	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	Private	84%	1,237	$30,528
31	Widener University Chester, PA	Private	84%	1,170	$30,470
32	Marywood University Scranton, PA	Private	84%	1,153	$22,222
33	Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA	Private	84%	1,154	$29,577
34	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	Private	83%	—	$27,263
35	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	Public	83%	—	$29,219
36	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA	Private	82%	—	$13,766
37	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	Private	82%	—	$25,544
38	Keystone College La Plume, PA	Private	80%	1,030	$21,461
39	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	Public	79%	1,184	$22,673
40	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	Private	79%	1,210	$25,866
41	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	Private	79%	—	$29,944
42	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	79%	1,257	$34,978
43	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	Private	79%	1,211	$26,539
44	DeSales University Center Valley, PA	Private	79%	1,199	$30,465
45	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	Private	78%	1,214	$27,686
46	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	Private	78%	1,163	$29,464
47	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	Public	78%	984	$12,912
48	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	Private	78%	—	$44,154
49	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	Private	78%	—	$27,499
50	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	78%	1,140	$21,972

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