Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 28 ACT

A 28 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 28 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA · 26 avg ACT
• University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania — Slippery Rock, PA · 23 avg ACT
• Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, PA · 27 avg ACT
• Allegheny College — Meadville, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania — Kutztown, PA · 21 avg ACT
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — East Stroudsburg, PA · 23 avg ACT
• Saint Vincent College — Latrobe, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Lycoming College — Williamsport, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Grove City College — Grove City, PA · 27 avg ACT
• Holy Family University — Philadelphia, PA · 21 avg ACT
• Cedar Crest College — Allentown, PA · 25 avg ACT
• Elizabethtown College — Elizabethtown, PA · 26 avg ACT
• Gannon University — Erie, PA · 24 avg ACT
• Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA · 25 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 28 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

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

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 28 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Lehigh University — Bethlehem, PA · 32 avg ACT
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — Pittsburgh, PA · 31 avg ACT
• Bucknell University — Lewisburg, PA · 31 avg ACT
• Lafayette College — Easton, PA · 32 avg ACT
• Gettysburg College — Gettysburg, PA · 30 avg ACT
• Muhlenberg College — Allentown, PA · 30 avg ACT
• Ursinus College — Collegeville, PA · 30 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 28 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Pennsylvania That Accept a 28 ACT on PickACampus