What SAT score do you need for Marshall University? (Middle 50%: 940–1140)
First-year students at Marshall University who sent an SAT scored 940–1140, with a median of 1040 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Marshall University admits 96% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Marshall University
First-year students who sent an SAT: 940–1140, median 1040
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Marshall University by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 96%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 940–1140
- Median SAT
- 1040
- About on the ACT
- 17–23
- Sent an SAT
- 71%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Marshall University admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 39%, from 4,911 in 2015 to 6,816 in 2024, and Marshall University's admit rate went from 88% to 96%.
- 88%
- 96%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,816 | 6,525 | 96% |
| 2023 | 6,499 | 6,269 | 96% |
| 2022 | 6,356 | 6,158 | 97% |
| 2021 | 5,602 | 5,479 | 98% |
| 2020 | 6,718 | 5,996 | 89% |
| 2019 | 6,451 | 5,605 | 87% |
| 2018 | 4,987 | 4,519 | 91% |
| 2017 | 5,026 | 4,533 | 90% |
| 2016 | 4,891 | 4,374 | 89% |
| 2015 | 4,911 | 4,317 | 88% |
In fall 2024, 1,831 of the 6,525 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Marshall University
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 890Far reachHold
- 890–930ReachHold
- 940–1030TargetHold
- 1040–1130TargetSend
- 1140 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.
Marshall University SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 450 | 510 | 560 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 480 | 540 | 590 |
| SAT total | 940 | 1040 | 1140 |
| ACT composite | 19 | 22 | 25 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 71% sent an SAT and 42% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.60
Marshall University cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $7,502
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 51%
- Median earnings
- $46,354
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 10,350
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Marshall University
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX · 94% admitted950–1130, median 1040
- Troy UniversityTroy, AL · 96% admitted945–1155, median 1030
- University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM · 95% admitted920–1170, median 1030
- Life UniversityMarietta, GA · 93% admitted935–1133, median 1035
- West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX · 99% admitted950–1150, median 1050
- Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL · 95% admitted913–1273, median 1065
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Sources
- Marshall 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.
- Marshall University website
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