Apply to Penn State Altoona

The acceptance rate of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is 95.8%. Total 7,523 students have applied to and 7,204 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 905 students enrolled in Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (Admission Yield: 12.6%). The average SAT score is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 26. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $65 and graduate school application fee is $65 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
  • Acceptance Rate: 95.8%
  • Yield: 12.6%
  • SAT Score: 1,155

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 7,523 students have applied to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. By gender, 3,158 male and 4,338 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 7,204 (3,036 male and 4,143 female) students have accepted and 905(482 male and 410 female) have enrolled into Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 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-Penn State Altoona.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
TotalMenWomen
Applicants7,5233,1584,338
Admitted7,2043,0364,143
Enrolled905482410
Acceptance Rate 95.76% 96.14% 95.50%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.56% 15.88% 9.90%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, 284 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 26 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 1,050. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 82 and 25th percentile score is 60. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530630
SAT Math520620
ACT Composite2128
ACT Math1926
ACT English2028

Offered Degrees at Penn State Altoona

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona offers 3 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
Offered Degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
DegreeOffered
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 Altoona

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 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-Penn State Altoona.
Accepted Credits at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, 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 Altoona. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Penn State Altoona.

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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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023