Below is a ranking of the 86 private colleges in Pennsylvania with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Pennsylvania leads the list by accepting 6% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
6% |
|
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA |
7% |
|
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA |
7% |
|
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
11% |
|
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA |
13% |
|
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA |
25% |
|
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA |
29% |
|
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA |
31% |
|
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA |
31% |
|
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA |
32% |
|
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA |
32% |
|
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA |
43% |
|
Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA |
44% |
|
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA |
46% |
|
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA |
48% |
|
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA |
54% |
|
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA |
59% |
|
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA |
59% |