Pennsylvania Western University
California, Pennsylvania · Public · 7,451 undergraduates · pennwest.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
94%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
940 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Pennsylvania Western University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
94% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
About 77% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 880, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Student FAQs | PennWest · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
94%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 940 to 1140
Reading and Writing 480 to 580
Math 460 to 560
ACT composite 17 to 25
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,338
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,121
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,350
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,829
- Over $110,000$22,916
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$51,161
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Pennsylvania Western University$61,212
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 45 majors here have earnings data.
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