Financial Campus Overview Fields

Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 45%
 
Male: 42%
 
Female: 48%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 28%
 
Male: 27%
 
Female: 29%
emoji_objects Colleges with a high % of accepted students deciding to attend often offer less merit aid.

High school GPA

Required

High school rank

Optional

High school transcript

Required

Recommendation letters

Required

Personal statement or essay

Required

Legacy status

No

Accepts Common App

Yes

Accepts Coalition App

No

English Proficiency (Int'l)

Required
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Academics

Test policy

Optional
SAT

15% submit

25-75% help
50%
 
 
SAT range: 1380 - 1520
1460
 
 
Math: 710 - 780
750
 
 
EBRW: 670 - 740
710
ACT

29% submit

25-75% help
50%
 
 
ACT range: 29 - 33
31
 
 
Math: 27 - 33
30
 
 
English: 28 - 34
32
emoji_objects Test scores skew higher for colleges with low submit rates as only students with high scores tend to submit.
Link App cycle SAT superscore ACT superscore Your score choice help Self report scores
26-27
No
No 		Yes No

HS GPA of enrolled freshman

3.9
GPA enrolled range
 
 
 
 
 
 
<3.00 3.00-3.24 3.25-3.49 3.50-3.74 3.75-3.99 4.00+
<1%
1%
3%
10%
33%
53%

Essays

  • Common App
    2024-2025 Essay Prompts
    650 word limit
    		 Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
    		 The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
    		 Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
    		 Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
    		 Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
    		 Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
    		 Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
    Optional question
    250 word limit
    		 Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts. Colleges care about the effects on your health and well-being, safety, family circumstances, future plans, and education, including access to reliable technology and quiet study spaces.

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
35%
$ avg. award
 
$17,741
 
43.0%
 
$15,223
Freshman
All undergrads

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
60%
 --
Federal grants
 
17%
 $5,916 $7,939,582
Pell grants
 
17%
 $5,553 $7,358,140
Other federal
 
24%
 $2,725 $5,538,056
State/local grants
 
17%
 $2,755 $3,663,715
Institutional grants
 
32%
 $15,169 $38,090,245
Student loans
 
24%
 $9,678 $18,146,308
Federal loans
 
23%
 $5,165 $9,328,746
Other loans
 
5%
 $21,044 $8,817,562
emoji_objects Merit aid based on student academics is primarily from institutional grants paid by the college.
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