Colleges in Pennsylvania for 1300 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%
Pennsylvania has 63 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard. A score of 1300 on the SAT is inside the middle 50% at 22 of them, below the 25th percentile at 10 (a reach) and above the 75th percentile at 31 (above typical).
Those 22 typical colleges have a median net price of $28,917 and a median acceptance rate of 79%. By sector, 3 public and 19 private nonprofit; 22 report a test-optional policy.
Acceptance rates in this group run from 29% at Bryn Mawr College to 93% at Delaware Valley University, so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $19,140 at Lycoming College.
Nationwide, the 291 typical colleges for this score have a median net price of $25,121 and a median acceptance rate of 73%; in Pennsylvania the figures are $28,917 and 79%. Test-optional colleges among the 22 in Pennsylvania: 22. Test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high.
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Typical
22
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
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Reach
10
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
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Above typical
31
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
How the groups are defined
One rule sorts every college, using the 25th and 75th percentile scores in the College Scorecard data. We never say a college will admit a score; we only show where it falls.
- Who is counted
- College Scorecard describes these percentiles as the middle 50% of first-time students who enrolled in the fall of 2024; admitted students who did not enroll are not included. Colleges can only report scores for students who submitted them, and colleges that do not require tests often report mostly higher scorers, so their ranges tend to skew high.
- Reach. Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
- Typical. Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Above typical. Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
- SAT totals are approximate. Scorecard publishes 25th and 75th percentiles for the Reading and Writing and Math sections but not for the total, so we add the two 25th percentiles and the two 75th percentiles. Across the 866 colleges that also report Scorecard's average SAT score, the midpoint of that range differs from the average by a median of 15 points (90% are within 45).
- We do not convert between the SAT and the ACT. This page uses SAT scores only; the other test has its own pages.
- Test policy
- The test policy comes from the admissions field Scorecard calls ADMCON7. We tag a college as test-optional when it reports that tests are neither required nor recommended, or are considered only if submitted. Test-optional colleges among the 22 typical ones: 22.
- Left out: 1,471 of 2,356 main-campus colleges with missing or suppressed SAT percentiles, and 19 dropped because their figures contradict themselves: Scorecard's own average SAT score falls outside the summed section range, so the percentiles and the average describe different groups of students. None had a 25th percentile above the 75th or a value outside the valid range. 866 colleges are counted.
- Data periodTest score percentiles: fall 2024 entering class. Acceptance rate: fall 2024 applicants. Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24 (in-state price at public colleges).
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Read the full methodology Test-optional colleges and how to read SAT/ACT ranges
Typical: the middle 50% includes 1300 (22)
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Sorted by net price, lowest first; colleges with no reported net price come last. Showing all 22.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycoming College Williamsport, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,140 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1080–1300 | ||
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,331 · Acceptance rate: 91% | 1120–1310 | ||
| Allegheny College Meadville, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,940 · Acceptance rate: 55% | 1173–1358 | ||
| Juniata College Huntingdon, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,988 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 1130–1320 | ||
| Immaculata University Immaculata, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,258 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1156–1323 | ||
| Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,502 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 1110–1350 | ||
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,598 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1105–1310 | ||
| Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,979 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1140–1302 | ||
| Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,278 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 1090–1303 | ||
| Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,819 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1100–1300 | ||
| Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,905 · Acceptance rate: 72% | 1250–1410 | ||
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,928 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1160–1330 | ||
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,689 · Acceptance rate: 89% | 1170–1350 | ||
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $30,434 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1280–1460 | ||
| Ursinus College Collegeville, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $30,536 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1200–1385 | ||
| Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,490 · Acceptance rate: 39% | 1270–1460 | ||
| Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,759 · Acceptance rate: 29% | 1280–1510 | ||
| University of Scranton Scranton, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $32,568 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1160–1318 | ||
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $32,875 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1240–1420 | ||
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $37,730 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1180–1340 | ||
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $38,509 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 1240–1440 | ||
| Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $43,086 · Acceptance rate: 56% | 1180–1380 |
Reach: 1300 is below the 25th percentile (10)
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 1300. Showing all 10.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $36,425 · Acceptance rate: 28% | 1310–1463 | ||
| Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $37,607 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 1310–1460 | ||
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $40,766 · Acceptance rate: 29% | 1310–1470 | ||
| Lafayette College Easton, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $34,433 · Acceptance rate: 31% | 1350–1500 | ||
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $36,931 · Acceptance rate: 26% | 1370–1500 | ||
| Villanova University Villanova, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $43,756 · Acceptance rate: 27% | 1395–1510 | ||
| Haverford College Haverford, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,314 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 1460–1550 | ||
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,149 · Acceptance rate: 7% | 1490–1560 | ||
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,944 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 1500–1570 | ||
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,699 · Acceptance rate: 5% | 1510–1570 |
Above typical: 1300 is above the 75th percentile (31)
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1300. Showing 20 of 31.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,954 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 1070–1295 | ||
| Widener University Chester, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,759 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 1080–1290 | ||
| Alvernia University Reading, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,138 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1093–1286 | ||
| Moravian University Bethlehem, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $30,670 · Acceptance rate: 54% | 1070–1285 | ||
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,480 · Acceptance rate: 56% | 1070–1280 | ||
| York College of Pennsylvania York, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,556 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1020–1270 | ||
| King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,093 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 1070–1270 | ||
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,331 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 1100–1270 | ||
| Arcadia University Glenside, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,466 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 1065–1265 | ||
| DeSales University Center Valley, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,643 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 1090–1260 | ||
| Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,235 · Acceptance rate: 90% | 930–1250 | ||
| Marywood University Scranton, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,388 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1060–1250 | ||
| Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $27,743 · Acceptance rate: 91% | 1020–1250 | ||
| Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,204 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 1020–1240 | ||
| Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,510 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 1020–1230 | ||
| Saint Francis University Loretto, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,526 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 1050–1230 | ||
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,787 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1020–1210 | ||
| La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,794 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 940–1200 | ||
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,699 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 990–1190 | ||
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,608 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 980–1190 |
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