College Acceptances
We are so proud of our students and all they’ve accomplished! Each year, Freire graduates earn acceptances to a wide range of colleges and universities across the country—spanning Ivy League institutions, public and private universities, HBCUs, liberal arts colleges, and more. This list celebrates the schools that have recognized our students’ hard work, talent, and potential.
- Adelphi University
- Alabama A&M University‡
- Alabama State University‡
- Albany State University‡
- Albion College
- Albright College
- Alfred University
- Allegheny College
- Alvernia University
- American University
- Arcadia University
- Arizona State University
- Barry University
- Benedict College‡
- Bethune-Cookman University
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Boston University*
- Bowie State University‡
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- Caldwell University
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Camden County College
- Carnegie Mellon University*+
- Cedar Crest College
- Centenary University
- Champlain College
- Charleston Southern University
- Chatham University
- Chestnut Hill College
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Clark Atlanta University‡
- Clark University
- Clarkson University
- Clemson University§
- Coastal Carolina University
- College of the Holy Cross*
- Colorado College*
- Columbus College of Art and Design
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Concordia University-Saint Paul
- Connecticut College⧺
- Coppin State University‡
- Cornell University*+
- Culinary Institute of America
- CUNY Hunter College
- Dartmouth College*+
- Delaware College of Art and Design
- Delaware County Community College
- Delaware State University‡
- Delaware Technical & Community College
- Delaware Valley University
- DeSales University
- Dickinson College
- Dillard University‡
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Eastern University
- Eastern Washington University
- Edward Waters University
- Elizabethtown College
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Fayetteville State University‡
- Felician University
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida Memorial University
- Florida Polytechnic University
- Florida Southern College
- Full Sail University
- Gannon University
- Geneva College
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University*+
- Georgia State University
- Gettysburg College
- Goldey-Beacom College
- Grambling State University‡
- Gwynedd Mercy University
- Hampton University‡
- Harcum College
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Haverford College*⧺
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Hofstra University
- Hollins University
- Holy Family University
- Howard Community College
- Howard University‡
- Immaculata University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Indiana University-Bloomington§
- Ithaca College
- Jackson State University‡
- Jacksonville University
- James Madison University
- Jean Madeline Institute
- John Carroll University
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- Johnson C. Smith University‡
- Juniata College
- Kansas State University
- Keiser University
- Keuka College
- King’s College
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- La Roche University
- La Salle University
- Lander University
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh University*
- LIM College
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Lincoln University‡
- Livingstone College
- Loyola University Maryland
- Lycoming College
- Manhattan College
- Manor College
- Marymount Manhattan College
- Marymount University
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- McDaniel College
- Miami University-Oxford§
- Michigan State University§
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Middlebury College*⧺
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Misericordia University
- Monmouth University
- Montclair State University
- Moore College of Art and Design
- Moravian University
- Morehouse College
- Morgan State University‡
- Mount Aloysius College
- Muhlenberg College
- Neumann University
- New England College
- New York University*+
- Newman University
- Norfolk State University‡
- North Carolina A&T State University‡
- North Carolina Central University
- Northampton Community College
- Northern Arizona University
- Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Ohio State University§
- Oregon State University
- Pace University
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Penn State University-Main Campus§
- Penn State-Abington
- Penn State-Altoona
- Penn State-Beaver
- Penn State-Berks
- Penn State-Brandywine
- Penn State-Greater Allegheny
- Penn State-Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Plymouth State University
- Point Park University
- Prescott College
- Prince George’s Community College
- Rider University
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Roanoke College
- Robert Morris University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rosemont College
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University-Camden
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick§
- Saint Augustine’s University
- Saint Elizabeth University
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Saint Mary’s College of California
- Salem College
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Savannah State University‡
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Seton Hall University
- Seton Hill University
- Shaw University‡
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- South Carolina State University‡
- Southern University and A&M College‡
- Spelman College‡
- St. John’s University
- Stevenson University
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College*⧺
- Temple University
- Tennessee State University‡
- Texas State University
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- The College of New Jersey§
- The University of Tampa
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Towson University
- Tuskegee University‡
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Arizona
- University of Bridgeport
- University of California-Davis§
- University of California-San Diego§
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado-Denver
- University of Connecticut§
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware§
- University of Houston
- University of Kentucky§
- University of Maine
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Memphis
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- University of New Haven
- University of New Orleans
- University of North Florida
- University of Pennsylvania*+
- University of Pittsburgh§
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
- University of Saint Joseph
- University of San Francisco
- University of South Carolina§
- University of the District of Columbia
- University of Valley Forge
- Ursinus College
- Villanova University*
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia State University‡
- Virginia Wesleyan University
- Washington College
- Washington State University
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- West Virginia State University‡
- West Virginia University
- Widener University
- Wilberforce University
- Wiley College
- Wilkes University
- William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Wilmington College
- Wingate University
- Winston-Salem State University‡
- Wright State University-Main Campus
- Xavier University of Louisiana‡
- York College of Pennsylvania
‡HBCU: Historically Black College or University, founded before 1964 with the primary mission of educating Black Americans during a time when segregation laws and practices largely excluded them from most colleges and universities.
*Highly-selective: Acceptance rate is 15% or below.
+Ivy: Ivy League colleges plus those that have an extremely low acceptance rate, world-class faculty and research, generous financial aid and resources, global reputation, and leadership pipelines to top companies.
⧺Little Ivy: Small, academically competitive private liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern U.S.
§Public Ivy: Selective state schools with Ivy-like rigor.