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Acceptance rates, test-score ranges, and average net price for selective colleges in Pennsylvania — source-cited from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Want the number that matters for your student? Model your admit odds at each.
| College | City | Accept. | SAT 25–75 | Avg net price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn | Philadelphia | 5% | 1510–1570 | $28,699 |
| Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 7% | 1490–1560 | $23,149 |
| Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh | 12% | 1500–1570 | $31,944 |
| Haverford | Haverford | 12% | 1460–1550 | $25,314 |
| Lehigh | Bethlehem |
Figures are estimates compiled from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS) and primary sources; verify with each institution before relying on them.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.
| 26% |
| 1370–1500 |
| $36,931 |
| Villanova | Villanova | 27% | 1395–1510 | $43,756 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | 28% | 1310–1463 | $36,425 |
| Bucknell | Lewisburg | 29% | 1310–1470 | $40,766 |
| Bryn Mawr | Bryn Mawr | 29% | 1280–1510 | $31,759 |
| Lafayette College | Easton | 31% | 1350–1500 | $34,433 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | 39% | 1270–1460 | $31,490 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | Lancaster | 41% | — | $42,478 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | 42% | 1310–1460 | $37,607 |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem | 54% | 1070–1285 | $30,670 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville | 55% | 1173–1358 | $22,940 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | 56% | 1070–1280 | $25,480 |
| Alvernia University | Reading | 58% | 1093–1286 | $28,138 |
| Pitt | Pittsburgh | 58% | 1280–1460 | $30,434 |
| Penn State | University Park | 61% | 1240–1420 | $32,875 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | 61% | 1060–1250 | $23,388 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | 62% | 1020–1230 | $23,510 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | 62% | 1070–1295 | $29,954 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University | 66% | 820–960 | $14,977 |
| Misericordia University | Dallas | 71% | — | $37,485 |
| Widener University | Chester | 71% | 1080–1290 | $25,759 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia | 71% | 910–1150 | $13,143 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | 71% | — | $14,104 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock | 71% | 980–1190 | $19,608 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | 72% | 1250–1410 | $28,905 |
| Grove City College | Grove City | 72% | 1141–1388 | — |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | 74% | 1020–1270 | $18,556 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | 74% | 1080–1300 | $19,140 |
| Gannon University | Erie | 74% | — | $22,553 |
| Albright College | Reading | 76% | — | $20,024 |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto | 77% | 1050–1230 | $23,526 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | 77% | 1090–1260 | $31,643 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | 78% | 1105–1310 | $26,598 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | 78% | 1100–1270 | $23,331 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | 79% | 1130–1320 | $23,988 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | 79% | 1110–1350 | $26,502 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | 79% | 1240–1440 | $38,509 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg | 80% | 1020–1240 | $22,204 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | 80% | 1065–1265 | $29,466 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | 80% | — | $28,198 |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Washington | 81% | — | $25,002 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | 81% | 1160–1330 | $28,928 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | 81% | — | $19,444 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton | 81% | 1160–1318 | $32,568 |
| Neumann University | Aston | 81% | — | $27,804 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | 81% | 1100–1300 | $28,819 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson | 82% | 918–1168 | $22,344 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | 84% | 1180–1340 | $37,730 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | 84% | 1140–1302 | $26,979 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata | 86% | 1156–1323 | $24,258 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | 86% | 1020–1210 | $20,787 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | 87% | — | $23,726 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh | 87% | 960–1168 | $20,786 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | Bradford | 89% | 1010–1200 | $15,350 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 89% | 1170–1350 | $29,689 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | 90% | 1023–1186 | $27,483 |