Is Dickinson test optional?

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

What is Dickinson's acceptance rate?

42% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,055 of 7,258 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 20%, from 6,031 in 2015 to 7,258 in 2024, and Dickinson's admit rate went from 47% to 42%.

What ACT score do you need for Dickinson?

13% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 30–33, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1330–1440 works out to about 29–32.

Does applying early decision help at Dickinson?

51% of early decision applicants were admitted (280 of 545), against 42% 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 Dickinson?

24 of the 76 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 32%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Dickinson? (Middle 50%: 1330–1440)

First-year students at Dickinson who sent an SAT scored 1330–1440, with a median of 1380 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Dickinson admits 42% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Dickinson

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1330–1440, median 1380

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Dickinson by the numbers

Admit rate: 42%
Middle 50% SAT: 1330–1440
Median SAT: 1380
About on the ACT: 29–32
Sent an SAT: 23%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Dickinson admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 20%, from 6,031 in 2015 to 7,258 in 2024, and Dickinson's admit rate went from 47% to 42%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	7,258	3,055	42%
2023	7,185	3,095	43%
2022	8,261	2,885	35%
2021	6,366	3,061	48%
2020	5,375	2,776	52%
2019	6,426	2,574	40%
2018	6,248	3,070	49%
2017	5,941	2,894	49%
2016	6,172	2,667	43%
2015	6,031	2,841	47%

In fall 2024, 646 of the 3,055 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Dickinson

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1280Far reachHold
1280–1320ReachHold
1330–1370TargetHold
1380 and upTargetSend

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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.

Dickinson SAT sections, ACT and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	640	680	720
SAT total	1330	1380	1440
ACT composite	30	32	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 23% sent an SAT and 13% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 46%; of new students who reported a rank

Dickinson early decision and waitlist

Early decision

280 of 545 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision51%
All applicants42%

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

Waitlist

252 applicants were offered a spot, 76 took it, and 24 were admitted from it.

32%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Dickinson cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $37,607; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 80%
Median earnings: $70,204; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,351

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

Colleges like Dickinson

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Dickinson Common Data Set 2024–25
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.
Dickinson website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1330–1440, and the median was 1380. At 1380 or higher you're above half of them. Dickinson admits 42% of applicants.

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