Penn State Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Pennsylvania State University saw an acceptance rate of 60.5% for the 2024 application year, with 88,478 applicants and 53,579 accepted. This marked an increase from the 54.2% acceptance rate in 2023, when 85,957 students applied, and 46,605 were admitted. Notably, the acceptance rates exhibited significant variability over recent years, with figures ranging from a high of 75.9% in 2019 to lows of 51.3% in 2015 and 50.3% in 2017. The overall trend highlights a gradual decline in acceptance rates since 2019, reflecting a more competitive applicant pool.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	88,478	53,579	60.5%	-	60.5%
2023	85,957	46,605	66.7%	46.7%	54.2%
2022	85,784	47,360	55.2%	-	55.2%
2021	78,578	45,269	57.6%	-	57.6%
2020	73,861	40,031	54.2%	-	54.2%
2019	95,970	72,880	75.9%	-	75.9%
2018	52,742	29,793	56.5%	-	56.5%
2017	56,114	28,233	50.3%	-	50.3%
2016	52,974	29,878	56.4%	-	56.4%
2015	53,472	27,440	51.3%	-	51.3%

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