What SAT score do you need for Catawba College? (Middle 50%: 1100–1250)
First-year students at Catawba College who sent an SAT scored 1100–1250, with a median of 1180 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Catawba College admits 75% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Catawba College
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1100–1250, median 1180
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Catawba College is for you and whether to send your score.
Catawba College by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 75%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1100–1250
- Median SAT
- 1180
- About on the ACT
- 22–26
- Sent an SAT
- 17%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Catawba College admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 11%, from 3,117 in 2015 to 3,457 in 2024, and Catawba College's admit rate went from 32% to 75%.
- 32%
- 75%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,457 | 2,600 | 75% |
| 2023 | 2,547 | 1,979 | 78% |
| 2022 | 3,199 | 2,146 | 67% |
| 2021 | 2,199 | 1,234 | 56% |
| 2020 | 3,254 | 1,696 | 52% |
| 2019 | 3,335 | 1,651 | 50% |
| 2018 | 3,061 | 1,580 | 52% |
| 2017 | 3,125 | 1,325 | 42% |
| 2016 | 2,528 | 1,190 | 47% |
| 2015 | 3,117 | 991 | 32% |
In fall 2024, 325 of the 2,600 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Catawba College
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1050Far reachHold
- 1050–1090ReachHold
- 1100–1170TargetHold
- 1180–1240TargetSend
- 1250 and upLikelySend
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.
Catawba College SAT sections, ACT and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 520 | 580 | 640 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 550 | 600 | 640 |
| SAT total | 1100 | 1180 | 1250 |
| ACT composite | 18 | 22 | 25 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 17% sent an SAT and 45% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Top 10% of their class
- 14%
- of new students who reported a rank
Catawba College cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $17,879
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 47%
- Median earnings
- $48,793
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,485
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Catawba College
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 76% admitted1078–1240, median 1170
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 76% admitted1077.5–1262.5, median 1195
- University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 74% admitted1060–1280, median 1170
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · 73% admitted1125–1285, median 1190
- Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK · 75% admitted1060–1250, median 1160
- Texas TechLubbock, TX · 73% admitted1110–1270, median 1190
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Sources
- Catawba 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.
- Catawba College website
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