Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 1300 SAT

A 1300 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Pennsylvania schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1300 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA · 1258 avg SAT
• University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 1237 avg SAT
• Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, PA · 1243 avg SAT
• Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA · 1260 avg SAT
• Susquehanna University — Selinsgrove, PA · 1232 avg SAT
• Elizabethtown College — Elizabethtown, PA · 1204 avg SAT
• Saint Francis University — Loretto, PA · 1155 avg SAT
• Widener University — Chester, PA · 1180 avg SAT
• DeSales University — Center Valley, PA · 1186 avg SAT
• Messiah University — Mechanicsburg, PA · 1236 avg SAT
• Lebanon Valley College — Annville, PA · 1240 avg SAT
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA · 1187 avg SAT
• Moravian University — Bethlehem, PA · 1183 avg SAT
• Saint Vincent College — Latrobe, PA · 1116 avg SAT
• Juniata College — Huntingdon, PA · 1227 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1300 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA · 1337 avg SAT
• Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, PA · 1276 avg SAT
• Ursinus College — Collegeville, PA · 1310 avg SAT
• Allegheny College — Meadville, PA · 1275 avg SAT
• Grove City College — Grove City, PA · 1272 avg SAT
• Moore College of Art and Design — Philadelphia, PA · 1282 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1300 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Bucknell University — Lewisburg, PA · 1410 avg SAT
• Lafayette College — Easton, PA · 1424 avg SAT
• Drexel University — Philadelphia, PA · 1345 avg SAT
• Franklin and Marshall College — Lancaster, PA · 1392 avg SAT
• Bryn Mawr College — Bryn Mawr, PA · 1396 avg SAT
• Gettysburg College — Gettysburg, PA · 1379 avg SAT
• Dickinson College — Carlisle, PA · 1391 avg SAT
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — Pittsburgh, PA · 1370 avg SAT
• Muhlenberg College — Allentown, PA · 1343 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1300 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 1300 SAT on PickACampus