Is Gonzaga test optional?

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

What is Gonzaga's acceptance rate?

82% 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, 7,155 of 8,759 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 30%, from 6,729 in 2015 to 8,759 in 2024, and Gonzaga's admit rate went from 73% to 82%.

What ACT score do you need for Gonzaga?

7% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 27–31, with a median of 29. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1200–1385 works out to about 25–30.

What GPA do you need for Gonzaga?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.66 high school GPA, and 37% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Gonzaga?

59 of the 243 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 24%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Gonzaga? (Middle 50%: 1200–1385)

First-year students at Gonzaga who sent an SAT scored 1200–1385, with a median of 1300 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Gonzaga admits 82% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Gonzaga

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1200–1385, median 1300

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Gonzaga by the numbers

Admit rate: 82%
Middle 50% SAT: 1200–1385
Median SAT: 1300
About on the ACT: 25–30
Sent an SAT: 22%

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

Gonzaga admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 30%, from 6,729 in 2015 to 8,759 in 2024, and Gonzaga's admit rate went from 73% to 82%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,759	7,155	82%
2023	9,530	7,239	76%
2022	9,887	6,895	70%
2021	8,853	6,742	76%
2020	8,409	6,129	73%
2019	9,311	5,745	62%
2018	8,402	5,513	66%
2017	7,613	4,937	65%
2016	7,324	4,928	67%
2015	6,729	4,945	73%

In fall 2024, 1,251 of the 7,155 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Gonzaga

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1150Far reachHold
1150–1190ReachHold
1200–1290TargetHold
1300–1380TargetSend
1390 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.

Gonzaga SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	590	640	680
SAT Reading and Writing	600	650	700
SAT total	1200	1300	1385
ACT composite	27	29	31

Of enrolled first-year students, 22% sent an SAT and 7% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.66
Top 10% of their class: 37%; of new students who reported a rank

Gonzaga waitlist

Waitlist

615 applicants were offered a spot, 243 took it, and 59 were admitted from it.

24%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Gonzaga cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $35,119; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 86%
Median earnings: $78,892; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 5,658

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

Colleges like Gonzaga

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1200–1385, and the median was 1300. At 1300 or higher you're above half of them. Gonzaga admits 82% of applicants.

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