AP Macroeconomics credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP Macroeconomics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
49 of 103 Pennsylvania colleges (48%) award credit for AP Macroeconomics at a score of 3. 51 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Temple University (3 credit hours). 102 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Temple University Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | Economics 1101 | Policy |
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | ECO 111 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | ECON 181 | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 Prin of Macroeconomics | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | ECO 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | ECON 2200 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 201 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 3 | ECO 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ECO 210 Macroeconomic Principles | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 121 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ECO011 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ECON 111 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 111 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | ECO 201 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 3 | ECO 111 | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 3 | — | ECO 154 | Policy |
| 3 | — | BUS 200 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ECO 200 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | ECON 1020 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | BCOR 112 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 120 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | ECON 204 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 3 | 3 | EC 209 | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 3 | ECON-203 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 101 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | EC101 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | EC210 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | BA-2008 | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | BUS 205 | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SEC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | ECON 111 | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | ECO 201, Macro Economics | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | ECO 212 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ECON 0103 | Policy | |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | ECON-101 | Policy |
 Keystone College La Plume | 3 | 3 | ECON 2110 Principles of Macroeconomics | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | SOC 332 or BUS 315 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | BEC 210 | Policy | |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ECON 0110 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | ECON 202 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 4 | 9 | 73-012 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 2 | ECO 99 *Score 4 or 5 on BOTH AP Economics MACRO/MICRO and receive total 6 credits for ECO 001 (4) and Economics Elective (2) | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | ECN 102 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | Credit granted for ECON 101 with qualifying scores on BOTH exams; otherwise one 100 level Economics Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 Lafayette College Easton | 4 | 1 | Economics 101, with score of 4 or higher on both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | ECON 102 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | ECON 102 / MI - Social Science | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | ECON 112 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | ECON-201 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 3 | ECON 0115 | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | General Elective (if credit is awarded for both Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, one credit is General Elective and one credit is ECO 100) | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 4 | 3 | EC 101 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | ECN 101 | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 3 | ECN 102 | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 4 | ECON 102 | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 3 | ECON 0110 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | ECO 105 ECO 184 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | EC 102 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | ECN101 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Econ 104 | Policy | |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | ECON*101 | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | EB-222 | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | ECN 102 | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | ECON 211 | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | ECON 110 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | ECO 101 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | ECO-101: Introduction to Macroeconomics | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Econ 104 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 4 | 3 | Econ 104 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Econ 104 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 4 | 3 | Econ1xx | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Economics 104 | Policy | |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 4 | 3 | ECON 0110 | Policy |
 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | 5 | — | Economics 0200 waiver | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 5 | 3 | ECO 1002 | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | ECON 211 | Policy |
AP Macroeconomics credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Pennsylvania college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which Pennsylvania colleges give credit for AP Macroeconomics?+
103 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Macroeconomics. 49 of them (48%) award credit at a score of 3, 51 require a 4, and 3 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Macroeconomics score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. Temple University in Philadelphia awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as Economics 1101. 49 Pennsylvania colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Pennsylvania?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these Pennsylvania AP credit policies?+
102 of the 103 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
Keep exploring
Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.