Is Austin Peay State University test optional?

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

What is Austin Peay State University's acceptance rate?

96% 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, 6,104 of 6,331 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 76%, from 3,595 in 2015 to 6,331 in 2024, and Austin Peay State University's admit rate went from 88% to 96%.

What ACT score do you need for Austin Peay State University?

53% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 18–24, with a median of 21. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 870–1080 works out to about 15–21.

What GPA do you need for Austin Peay State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.35 high school GPA, and 19% 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.

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What SAT score do you need for Austin Peay State University? (Middle 50%: 870–1080)

First-year students at Austin Peay State University who sent an SAT scored 870–1080, with a median of 970 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Austin Peay State University admits 96% of applicants.

Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN

Where your score lands at Austin Peay State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 870–1080, median 970

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Austin Peay State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 96%
Middle 50% SAT: 870–1080
Median SAT: 970
About on the ACT: 15–21
Sent an SAT: 100%

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

Austin Peay State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 76%, from 3,595 in 2015 to 6,331 in 2024, and Austin Peay State University's admit rate went from 88% to 96%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	6,331	6,104	96%
2023	5,559	5,334	96%
2022	6,362	5,969	94%
2021	5,053	4,721	93%
2020	7,346	6,696	91%
2019	7,416	7,044	95%
2018	7,722	7,242	94%
2017	7,185	6,476	90%
2016	6,220	5,527	89%
2015	3,595	3,153	88%

In fall 2024, 1,677 of the 6,104 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Austin Peay State University

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 820Far reachHold
820–860ReachHold
870–960TargetHold
970–1070TargetSend
1080 and upLikelySend

700800900100011001200

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.

Austin Peay State University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	420	510	530
SAT Reading and Writing	450	500	560
SAT total	870	970	1080
ACT composite	18	21	24

Of enrolled first-year students, 100% sent an SAT and 53% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.35
Top 10% of their class: 19%; of new students who reported a rank

Austin Peay State University cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $9,735; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 40%
Median earnings: $44,301; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 10,671

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

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Sources

Austin Peay State University 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.
Austin Peay State University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 870–1080, and the median was 970. At 970 or higher you're above half of them. Austin Peay State University admits 96% of applicants.

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