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The acceptance rate of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is 55.2%. Total 85,784 students have applied to and 47,360 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 9,216 students enrolled in Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Admission Yield: 19.5%). The average SAT score is 1,300 and the average ACT score is 29. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $65 and graduate school application fee is $65 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Acceptance Rate: 55.2%
Yield: 19.5%
SAT Score: 1,300

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 85,784 students have applied to Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. By gender, 39,364 male and 46,114 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 47,360 (20,723 male and 26,476 female) students have accepted and 9,216(4,689 male and 4,485 female) have enrolled into Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

2022-2023 Admission Stats at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	85,784	39,364	46,114
Admitted	47,360	20,723	26,476
Enrolled	9,216	4,689	4,485
Acceptance Rate	55.21%	52.64%	57.41%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	19.46%	22.63%	16.94%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 3,547 applicants (38% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 654 applicants (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,390 and 25^th percentile score is 1,210. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 95 and 25^th percentile score is 76. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600	680
SAT Math	610	710
ACT Composite	26	31
ACT Math	25	31
ACT English	25	33

Offered Degrees at Penn State

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus offers 8 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, 2 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Offered Degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Degree	Offered
1 Year Certificate	✔
2 Year Certificate	✔
Associate	✔
2-4 Year Certificate	✗
Bachelor's	✔
Post-Bachelor Certificate	✔
Master's	✔
Post-Master Certificate	✗
Doctorate (Research)	✔
Doctorate (Professional Practice)	✔
Doctorate (Other)	✗

Accepted Credits at Penn State

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credit, Credit for life experiences, Advanced placement (AP) credits, Credit for military training, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Accepted Credits at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Credit Type	Accepted
Dual Credit	✔
Credit for life experiences	✔
Advanced placement (AP) credits	✔
Credit for military training	✔

Application Checklist

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 3 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript) and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Penn State. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Penn State.

High School GPA

Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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