Pennsylvania State University Admissions

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 Pennsylvania State University has an acceptance rate of . Of those admitted, go on to enroll. The application fee is .

Undergraduate Admissions

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  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled:
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Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Pennsylvania State University Admissions Considerations

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Secondary School GPA✔   
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Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)✔   
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Pennsylvania State University Test Scores

Pennsylvania State University SAT Scores

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SAT 25th Percentile
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Pennsylvania State University ACT Scores

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ACT 25th Percentile
ACT 75th Percentile

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness:

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.