SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona SAT scores, admissions & trends

Altoona, PennsylvaniaPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona typically score between 1070 and 1290 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1290, is a strong target. The school admits about 98% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 530–650 and Math 540–640. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total1070–1290
R&W530–650
Math540–640

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1290).
  • Within range — your score sits between 1070 and 1290.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (1070).

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona at a glance

98%

Admit rate

+2.3 pts since 2022

2,367 undergrads

850

First-year class

−6% since 2022

10%

Yield

80%

First-year retention
$26,958 out-of-state

$15,972

In-state tuition

$22,213

Average net price

17%

6-yr graduation rate

$63,435

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 12% since 2022, while the admit rate has moved from 95.8% to 98.1%.

2021 not reported — using 2022.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 2018–2024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (98%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2022 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 2018–2024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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