Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy is an urban college-preparatory magnet school with a 98% four-year college acceptance rate.

Over 500 eighth graders apply for approximately 225 freshman openings. Admission requirements include a minimum grade point average of 3.0, national standardized test scores at the 75th percentile or above, and two teacher recommendations. The total student body takes approximately 1,000 Advanced Placement and/or college courses. Collegiate Academy offers 22 Advanced Placement courses. Each year students enroll in more than 650 AP courses, all taught by College Board authorized faculty. Students can also participate in high school dual enrollment courses at local colleges and universities.

Newsweek's annual report of top American high schools again ranked Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy #2 in Pennsylvania and in the top 17 percent nationally. Collegiate Academy graduates have an average SAT combined math and critical reading score of 1108 and writing score of 554. The class of 2008 received $13.5 million in college scholarship offers.

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