Is Allegheny College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Allegheny College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Allegheny College's acceptance rate?

55% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,142 of 5,758 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 33%, from 4,324 in 2015 to 5,758 in 2024, and Allegheny College's admit rate went from 68% to 55%.

What ACT score do you need for Allegheny College?

9% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21.25–28, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1155–1360 works out to about 23–30.

What GPA do you need for Allegheny College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.59 high school GPA, and 26% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Allegheny College?

50% of early decision applicants were admitted (67 of 135), against 55% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Allegheny College?

3 of the 220 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 1.4%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Allegheny College? (Middle 50%: 1155–1360)

First-year students at Allegheny College who sent an SAT scored 1155–1360, with a median of 1260 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Allegheny College admits 55% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Allegheny College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1155–1360, median 1260

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Allegheny College by the numbers

Admit rate: 55%
Middle 50% SAT: 1155–1360
Median SAT: 1260
About on the ACT: 23–30
Sent an SAT: 31%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Allegheny College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 33%, from 4,324 in 2015 to 5,758 in 2024, and Allegheny College's admit rate went from 68% to 55%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	5,758	3,142	55%
2023	5,045	2,953	59%
2022	4,148	2,889	70%
2021	4,667	3,521	75%
2020	4,380	3,204	73%
2019	5,208	3,237	62%
2018	5,479	3,485	64%
2017	5,114	3,472	68%
2016	4,724	3,201	68%
2015	4,324	2,955	68%

In fall 2024, 326 of the 3,142 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Allegheny College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1110Far reachHold
1110–1150ReachHold
1160–1250TargetHold
1260–1350TargetSend
1360 and upLikelySend

100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Allegheny College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	540	610	660
SAT Reading and Writing	610	650	695
SAT total	1155	1260	1360
ACT composite	21.25	24	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 31% sent an SAT and 9% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.59; 95% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 26%; of new students who reported a rank

Allegheny College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

67 of 135 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision50%
All applicants55%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

220 applicants were offered a spot, 220 took it, and 3 were admitted from it.

1.4%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Allegheny College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $22,940; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 73%
Median earnings: $62,069; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,194

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Allegheny College

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Allegheny College Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Allegheny College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1155–1360, and the median was 1260. At 1260 or higher you're above half of them. Allegheny College admits 55% of applicants.

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