SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus SAT scores, admissions & trends

University Park, PennsylvaniaPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus typically score between 1090 and 1335 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1335, is a strong target. The school admits about 91% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 560–680 and Math 530–655. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total1090–1335
R&W560–680
Math530–655

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 (1335).
  • Within range — your score sits between 1090 and 1335.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (1090).

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus at a glance

91%

Admit rate

+9.5 pts since 2022

7,877 undergrads

337

First-year class

+13% since 2022

31%

Yield

66%

First-year retention
$15,356 out-of-state

$15,356

In-state tuition

$19,550

Average net price

34%

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-World Campus's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 40% since 2022, while the admit rate has moved from 81.7% to 91.1%.

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 (91%) 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.

Testing deadlines for 2026–27 applicants

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Not checked yet

We have not read this school’s testing rules yet. Its admissions site, worldcampus.psu.edu, is where to check the last test date it accepts and whether it superscores before you register for a late-fall SAT.

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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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