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 | |
|---|---|---|
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University of ScrantonScranton, PA |
84% |
|
Widener University Main CampusChester, PA |
84% |
|
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA |
85% |
|
Albright CollegeReading, PA |
86% |
|
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
86% |
|
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
86% |
|
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
86% |
|
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA |
86% |
|
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
87% |
|
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA |
87% |
|
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA |
88% |
|
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA |
90% |
|
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA |
90% |
|
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA |
90% |
|
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA |
91% |
|
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA |
91% |
|
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA |
92% |
|
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA |
92% |