Is Baldwin Wallace University test optional?

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

What is Baldwin Wallace University's acceptance rate?

76% 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, 3,648 of 4,819 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 10%, from 4,363 in 2015 to 4,819 in 2024, and Baldwin Wallace University's admit rate went from 60% to 76%.

What ACT score do you need for Baldwin Wallace University?

18% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 24–28, with a median of 26. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1077.5–1262.5 works out to about 21–27.

What GPA do you need for Baldwin Wallace University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.72 high school GPA, and 17% 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.

How many students get off the waitlist at Baldwin Wallace University?

1 of the 95 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 1.1%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Baldwin Wallace University? (Middle 50%: 1077.5–1262.5)

First-year students at Baldwin Wallace University who sent an SAT scored 1077.5–1262.5, with a median of 1195 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Baldwin Wallace University admits 76% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Baldwin Wallace University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1077.5–1262.5, median 1195

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Baldwin Wallace University by the numbers

Admit rate: 76%
Middle 50% SAT: 1077.5–1262.5
Median SAT: 1195
About on the ACT: 21–27
Sent an SAT: 19%

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

Baldwin Wallace University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 10%, from 4,363 in 2015 to 4,819 in 2024, and Baldwin Wallace University's admit rate went from 60% to 76%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	4,819	3,648	76%
2023	4,384	3,369	77%
2022	4,229	3,258	77%
2021	4,250	3,358	79%
2020	3,864	2,698	70%
2019	3,922	2,851	73%
2018	3,926	2,915	74%
2017	3,576	2,791	78%
2016	4,515	2,697	60%
2015	4,363	2,626	60%

In fall 2024, 700 of the 3,648 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Baldwin Wallace University

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1030Far reachHold
1030–1070ReachHold
1080–1190TargetHold
1200–1260TargetSend
1270 and upLikelySend

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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.

Baldwin Wallace 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	520	575	620
SAT Reading and Writing	530	605	660
SAT total	1077.5	1195	1262.5
ACT composite	24	26	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 18% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.72; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 17%; of new students who reported a rank

Baldwin Wallace University waitlist

Waitlist

95 applicants were offered a spot, 95 took it, and 1 was admitted from it.

1.1%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Baldwin Wallace University cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $27,603; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 67%
Median earnings: $54,122; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,960

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

Colleges like Baldwin Wallace University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Baldwin Wallace 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.
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1077.5–1262.5, and the median was 1195. At 1195 or higher you're above half of them. Baldwin Wallace University admits 76% of applicants.

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