Colleges With Selective Admissions
These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2005 information.
Academy of Vocal Arts
1920 Spruce St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6685
- Programs: music performance.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 27 students, 27 full-time equivalent.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Berean Institute
1901 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130-9714
- Programs: cosmetology, business administration, electronics tech, computer systems tech, legal assistant, executive secretary, medical records tech, business management.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
- Student Body: 270 students, 240 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: Credit for experience.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Chestnut Hill College
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118-2693
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: elementary school teaching, counseling psychology, human services, psychology, criminal justice and administration, instructional media design, business communications, clinical psychology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
- Student Body: 1,719 students, 1,228 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 435 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 440-550. Math: 420-520.
- Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business, information science, registered nursing, medicine, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, teacher education and development.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 18,466 students, 15,500 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 3,100 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 530-630. Math: 550-670.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Elkins Park Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
St. Christopher's Hospital 3601 A Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134-1095
- Programs: radiation therapist.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 65 students, 65 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.
Episcopal School of Nursing
100 E Lehigh Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125-1000
- Programs: licensed practical nurse, registered nursing.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 132 students, 132 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Frankford Hospital School of Nursing
4918 Penn St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124-2614
- Programs: registered nursing.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 217 students, 217 full-time equivalent.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 460-570. Math: 460-530.
- Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.
Holy Family University
9801 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114-2009
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: education, elementary school teaching, business management, registered nursing, special ed, radiation therapist, psychology, secondary teaching.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's.
- Student Body: 3,455 students, 2,259 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 165 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 440-520. Math: 430-510.
- Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Hussian School of Art
1118 Market St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
- Programs: commercial art.
- Degrees/Certificates: Associate's.
- Student Body: 155 students, 155 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
La Salle University
1900 W Olney Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141-1199
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: registered nursing, communication studies, finance, marketing, accounting, secondary teaching, business management, psychology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
- Student Body: 6,138 students, 4,621 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 2,250 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 485-590. Math: 480-590.
- Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
7301 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119-1794
- Programs: ministry, theological and ministerial studies, pre-ministerial studies, theology and religious vocations.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 312 students, 214 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 72 student capacity.
- Flexibility: Distance learning.
- Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option.
Metropolitan Career Center Computer Technology Institute
100 South Broad Street, Suite 830
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19110
- Programs: computer systems tech.
- Degrees/Certificates: Associate's.
- Student Body: 128 students, 101 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: Weekend classes available.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.
Moore College of Art and Design
20th and the Parkway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
- Programs: fashion design, fine arts, art education, interior design, graphic design, illustration, textile arts, art history and criticism.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's.
- Student Body: 493 students, 450 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 194 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 450-560. Math: 420-540.
- Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.
Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing
2301 E Allegheny Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134
- Programs: registered nursing.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 91 students, 91 full-time equivalent.
- Flexibility: AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.
Orleans Technical Institute - Center City Campus
1845 Walnut St 7th Fl
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-4707
- Programs: court reporting.
- Degrees/Certificates: Associate's.
- Student Body: 131 students, 69 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: Credit for experience.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1510
- Programs: painting, fine arts studies, sculpture, printmaking.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's.
- Student Body: 281 students, 266 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
4170 City Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
- Programs: osteopathic medicine, medical preparatory, physician assistant, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic science, organizational behavior.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 1,772 students, 1,603 full-time equivalent.
- Flexibility: Distance learning.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.
Philadelphia University
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144-5497
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, fashion merchandising, architecture, physician assistant, graphic design, fashion design, marketing, finance.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
- Student Body: 3,193 students, 2,864 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 1,218 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-570. Math: 490-590.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Prism Career Institute
8040 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19152
- Programs: administrative assistant, accounting technology, medical assistant.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 34 students, 24 full-time equivalent.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
5800 Ridge Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128
- Programs: registered nursing.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
- Student Body: 138 students, 138 full-time equivalent.
- Flexibility: AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.
Saint Joseph's University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131-1395
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: criminology, finance, marketing, special education, elementary school teaching, business management, special products marketing, business.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
- Student Body: 7,714 students, 5,829 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 2,450 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 520-620. Math: 530-630.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
6063 Drexel Rd
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
- Programs: Talmudic studies.
- Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's.
- Student Body: 111 students, 111 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 221 student capacity.
- SAT: not generally required.
Temple University
1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122-6096
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: elementary school teaching, law, journalism, social work, business management, psychology, marketing, radio and television.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 33,695 students, 28,747 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 5,084 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-590. Math: 500-600.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
4207 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
- Programs: chef training, pastry, restaurant and food services management, hotel management.
- Degrees/Certificates: Associate's. Bachelor's.
- Student Body: 631 students, 631 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 130 student capacity.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
The University of the Arts
320 S Broad St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: dance, crafts and folk art, industrial design, graphic design, illustration, photography, painting, film and photography.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
- Student Body: 2,277 students, 2,213 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 674 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 480-600. Math: 450-580.
- Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.
Thomas Jefferson University
1020 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: medicine, registered nursing, physical therapy, sonography and ultrasound tech, occupational therapy, various nursing, pharmacology, bacteriology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 2,681 students, 2,247 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 617 student capacity.
- SAT: not generally required.
- Flexibility: Distance learning.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services.
University of Pennsylvania
1 College Hall 34th and Spruce Sts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6303
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: finance, business management, marketing, law, economics, history, political science, psychology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 23,704 students, 21,293 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 6,858 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 660-750. Math: 680-770.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
600 S 43rd St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4495
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: pharmacy, health service and sciences, physical therapy, pharmacy administration, pharmacology and toxicology, biology, bioinformatics, medical psychology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 2,808 students, 2,618 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 694 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-590. Math: 540-640.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
