Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 26 ACT

A 26 ACT 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 ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Pennsylvania schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Saint Vincent College — Latrobe, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Marywood University — Scranton, PA · 22 avg ACT
• Gannon University — Erie, PA · 24 avg ACT
• Arcadia University — Glenside, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Holy Family University — Philadelphia, PA · 21 avg ACT
• York College of Pennsylvania — York, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Wilkes University — Wilkes-Barre, PA · 24 avg ACT
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania — Slippery Rock, PA · 23 avg ACT
• University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown — Johnstown, PA · 24 avg ACT
• Westminster College — New Wilmington, PA · 23 avg ACT
• Cedar Crest College — Allentown, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Lycoming College — Williamsport, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Lancaster Bible College — Lancaster, PA · 23 avg ACT
• Carlow University — Pittsburgh, PA · 23 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, PA · 27 avg ACT
• Elizabethtown College — Elizabethtown, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Washington & Jefferson College — Washington, PA · 26 avg ACT
• DeSales University — Center Valley, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Messiah University — Mechanicsburg, PA · 27 avg ACT
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Allegheny College — Meadville, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Grove City College — Grove City, PA · 27 avg ACT
• Delaware Valley University — Doylestown, PA · 26 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA · 28 avg ACT
• Drexel University — Philadelphia, PA · 29 avg ACT
• Gettysburg College — Gettysburg, PA · 30 avg ACT
• Muhlenberg College — Allentown, PA · 30 avg ACT
• Ursinus College — Collegeville, PA · 30 avg ACT
• Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, PA · 28 avg ACT
• Bryn Athyn College of the New Church — Bryn Athyn, PA · 28 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus