York College of Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania · Private · 3,265 undergraduates · ycp.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 12,332 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1020 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$50,560Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at York College of Pennsylvania
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
80% 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
$50,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,560 sticker price
What to do with your 1130
Send your score
About 79% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 990, and yours is above it.
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: Admissions Guidelines | York College of Pennsylvania · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 9,878 of 12,332 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 100% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1020 to 1240
Reading and Writing 510 to 640
Math 470 to 610
ACT composite 17 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.1%
- 1200 to 139928%
- 1000 to 119947%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7992.9%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$50,560
a year
- Tuition$26,370
- Fees$3,030
- Food and housing$17,610
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$2,300
York College of Pennsylvania published $48,617 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,539
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,593
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,828
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,557
- Over $110,000$25,818
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,481
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
22%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,472 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
31 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,640Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART210 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIS1XX |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ART204 and ART205 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO204 and BIO205 and BIO1XX |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT171 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 8 | MAT171 and MAT172 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT171 and MAT172 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHM134 and CHM135 and CHM136 and CHM137 OR CHM122 and CHM123 and CHM136 and CHM137 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHN101 and CHN102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PS1XX |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS1XX |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 6 | CS1XX and CS101 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS1XX |
| Drawing | 3 | 6 | ART215 and ART265 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRT1XX |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | FCO105 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | LIT100 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO212 and BIO213 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS101 and HIS102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRN101 and FRN102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GRM101 and GRM102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | G1XX |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITL101 and ITL102 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LAT101 and LAT102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 200 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS182 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY110 and PHY111 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY112 and PHY113 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY260 and PHY261 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY160 and PHY161 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAT108 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPN101 and SPN102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN315 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | QBA260 or MAT250 or BEH260 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PS 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS111 and HIS112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS1XX |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$65,507
a year, 10 years after starting here
- York College of Pennsylvania$74,577
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 23 majors here have earnings data.
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