Penn State University, Altoona · Admissions

Altoona, PA · City · Public · the Lions · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

97%

Admitted

of 7,134 applicants

3rd

Selectivity percentile

among Division III schools

1050–1260

SAT middle 50%

22–27

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

18%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 1050 – 1260 Your SAT

SAT reading 530 – 630

SAT math 520 – 630

ACT 22 – 27 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than3%

Graduation rate18%

Applicants7,134
Admitted6,920 97%
Undergraduates2,421
Women46%
Graduate within 6 years18%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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