Highest SAT colleges in Pennsylvania
50 colleges ranked by average SAT
These 50 highest-scoring colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by average SAT, run from 1,134 at Wilkes University to 1,545 at Carnegie Mellon University. 4 are public and 46 are private.
| # | College | Type | Avg SAT | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1,545 | 11% | $31,671 |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1,545 | 6% | $31,229 |
| 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | 1,527 | 7% | $18,686 |
| 4 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | 1,498 | 13% | $25,210 |
| 5 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | 1,466 | 25% | $44,876 |
| 6 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | 1,432 | 29% | $33,549 |
| 7 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | 1,419 | 31% | $32,496 |
| 8 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | 1,404 | 31% | $40,690 |
| 9 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | Private | 1,394 | 32% | $39,061 |
| 10 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | 1,389 | 32% | $40,429 |
| 11 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | 1,371 | 50% | $30,074 |
| 12 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | Private | 1,350 | 48% | $30,086 |
| 13 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1,337 | 78% | $38,428 |
| 14 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | Private | 1,327 | 64% | $30,314 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | 1,316 | 54% | $32,598 |
| 16 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | Private | 1,304 | 87% | $30,485 |
| 17 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1,303 | 61% | $43,369 |
| 18 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | Private | 1,292 | 59% | $21,900 |
| 19 | Grove City College Grove City, PA | Private | 1,261 | 73% | — |
| 20 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1,259 | 86% | $28,163 |
| 21 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1,257 | 79% | $34,978 |
| 22 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | Private | 1,256 | 86% | $35,487 |
| 23 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA | Private | 1,237 | 84% | $30,528 |
| 24 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA | Private | 1,214 | 78% | $27,686 |
| 25 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA | Private | 1,211 | 79% | $26,539 |
| 26 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA | Private | 1,210 | 79% | $25,866 |
| 27 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1,205 | 70% | $25,717 |
| 28 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA | Private | 1,199 | 79% | $30,465 |
| 29 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | Private | 1,190 | 77% | $26,198 |
| 30 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA | Private | 1,190 | 75% | $28,132 |
| 31 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | Private | 1,186 | 76% | $22,558 |
| 32 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | Private | 1,185 | 72% | $27,663 |
| 33 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | 1,184 | 79% | $22,673 |
| 34 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | Private | 1,180 | 92% | $27,243 |
| 35 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA | Private | 1,174 | 74% | $19,600 |
| 36 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | Public | 1,170 | 95% | $21,205 |
| 37 | Widener University Chester, PA | Private | 1,170 | 84% | $30,470 |
| 38 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA | Private | 1,169 | 68% | $19,258 |
| 39 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | Private | 1,163 | 78% | $29,464 |
| 40 | Alvernia University Reading, PA | Private | 1,160 | 62% | $28,329 |
| 41 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | Private | 1,154 | 84% | $29,577 |
| 42 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | Private | 1,154 | 54% | $29,843 |
| 43 | Marywood University Scranton, PA | Private | 1,153 | 84% | $22,222 |
| 44 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | Private | 1,151 | 77% | $19,173 |
| 45 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | Private | 1,150 | 93% | $23,281 |
| 46 | Cabrini University Radnor, PA | Private | 1,145 | 69% | $24,051 |
| 47 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1,142 | 98% | $24,791 |
| 48 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 1,140 | 78% | $21,972 |
| 49 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | Private | 1,135 | 94% | $19,685 |
| 50 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | Private | 1,134 | 91% | $27,700 |
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