Pennsylvania College SAT and ACT Scores Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, 24,088 students (31.1% of 84,476 enrolled students) have submitted SAT scores and 5,002 students (6.4% of enrolled students) have submitted ACT scores to admit Pennsylvania colleges.
The average SAT scores of Pennsylvania colleges is 1,190 and the average ACT score (composite score) is 27 for academic year 2022-2023. The SAT and ACT statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the test scores are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools.

SAT Test Score Comparison Between Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table lists Pennsylvania colleges with average SAT and ACT scores along with scores in 25th and 75th percentile. As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The values in each SAT/ACT subject columns are the score range from 25th to 75th percentile for each subject.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameSAT AverageSAT Evidence based Reading & WritingSAT MathACT AverageACT CompositeACT EnglishACT Math
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,174490-640490-613----
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,250577-692537-6802923-3022-3221-30
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,190560-640540-6402723-2924-3121-25
Alvernia University
Reading, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,160513-580483-590----
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,195558-680530-6402824-2920-3122-27
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,390660-750620-7453229-3330-3526-31
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,370650-720660-7503230-3330-3527-31
Cabrini University
Radnor, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,145530-610490-600----
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
-410-520440-580----
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,540720-770770-8003534-3533-3634-35
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,070520-635460-595----
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,190550-650510-6202621-2921-3117-25
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,170510-620500-5782623-2820-2723-25
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,330610-700620-7303027-3226-3425-31
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,250590-670570-6602725-3124-3124-29
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,070480-590460-5702319-2416-2417-21
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,180540-640530-6402725-3022-3223-30
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,390650-710660-7303130-3329-3527-30
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,350680-720670-7202928-32--
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,251580-690550-6702725-3225-3424-30
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,110520-620495-615----
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,490700-760730-7803433-3534-3630-35
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,030427-557425-535----
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,150560-640530-62028---
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,050480-580460-5702117-2415-2217-22
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,180570-680550-6602526-3027-3123-28
Keystone College
La Plume, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,030455-620430-540----
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,150540-640530-6202322-26--
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,170530-640510-620----
La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,140475-560495-610-20-2617-2720-28
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
-530-640520-628----
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,410660-730670-7503230-3331-3527-31
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,170520-630490-5902120-2522-2717-26
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,190560-640560-640-23-3120-3225-29
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,430660-720680-7703230-3330-3528-33
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
970430-530410-5102215-2013-2115-22
Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,165530-628523-6102520-2519-2519-23
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,150520-610510-5902418-2616-2716-27
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,210550-670540-6702625-3023-3124-28
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,120570-620530-590----
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,305600-670530-60027---
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,150530-633530-6202521-26--
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,030480-570460-54020---
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,310600-700600-7003029-3330-3527-31
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,210550-660545-6702622-3021-2722-30
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,110540-600540-6102622-3021-3218-32
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Dallas, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,145540-640530-620----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Dunmore, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,190510-620510-610----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,220540-640560-6502322-2620-2321-29
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,160530-630520-6202421-2820-2819-26
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Monaca, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,200520-640530-6202320-2819-2619-31
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,210550-640540-6502723-2821-2921-28
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,210550-650550-6602824-2823-2922-29
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,210540-640530-6452523-3121-2919-30
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
DuBois, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,130520-610520-590----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly
Lemont Furnace, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,160500-610520-600-18-2521-2517-22
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,200520-635500-645----
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,310600-680610-7102926-3125-3325-31
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,125500-640540-660----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,170510-620510-610----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,180530-650540-6602323-3121-3326-30
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,060500-610490-570----
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
York, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,170540-650550-650-23-2624-2625-27
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,540730-770770-8003534-3535-3633-36
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,150490-598490-5982719-2920-3021-29
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,170530-650520-6252423-2721-2520-26
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,140520-570520-6302819-2820-2719-25
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,360640-720640-7503129-3328-3526-32
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,140515-650515-5952319-2618-2817-23
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
Reading, PA
Private, 2-4 years
-460-530390-490----
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,140510-630520-6102420-2618-2621-25
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,250580-670570-6602826-3125-3423-28
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,110520-640510-6102422-2923-3020-28
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,230580-660570-6602725-3125-3024-29
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,180520-620520-6202521-28--
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,090490-610490-600----
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,080480-590480-5702218-2617-2517-26
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,210550-650538-6302523-3024-3223-27
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,530710-770730-7903432-3534-3630-35
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA
Public, 2-4 years
1,120510-590530-595----
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,250570-670560-6803027-3125-3425-31
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,280600-690580-6903128-3226-3425-29
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,460678-730700-7703332-3433-3529-33
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
-510-630500-620-19-2817-3019-27
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,120480-600480-6002119-2519-2519-25
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,180550-640530-6202623-3022-3021-27
Widener University
Chester, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,170545-650560-640-22-2921-2820-26
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,135540-630520-6302221-2620-2519-25
Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,020490-580480-540----
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
1,130510-610510-6202523-2722-2621-26
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA
Private, 4 years
four-years
-540-620510-600----
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,220510-650510-6102221-2921-2919-29
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,090490-590490-5802314-2113-1514-20
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
Public, 4 years
four-years
1,070470-580470-5702218-2516-2517-25
Average1,190--27---

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