Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (out-of-state)

Overall, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is known for being a non selective school. Around 8,450 applications are received by the school annually. The acceptance rate is around 98 percent which equals about 8,280 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the term starts, only about 800 or 10 percent of the candidates would have decided on Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona as their school of choice. Based on the application data, 42% of the applicants were men while 56% were women, however, after being accepted, only 45 percent of the women enrolled at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona as compared to 54 percent of men who decided to enroll. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score between 21 - 28 or an SAT score between 1,080 - 1,300 is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona’s undergraduate application fee is $65.