Is Middle Tennessee State University test optional?

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

What is Middle Tennessee State University's acceptance rate?

69% 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, 10,356 of 14,989 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 84%, from 8,164 in 2015 to 14,989 in 2024, and Middle Tennessee State University's admit rate went from 73% to 69%.

What GPA do you need for Middle Tennessee State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.62 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Middle Tennessee State University? (Middle 50%: 1020–1220)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Middle Tennessee State University?

92% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 19–25, with a median of 22. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1020–1220 works out to about 19–25.

First-year students at Middle Tennessee State University who sent an SAT scored 1020–1220, with a median of 1120 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Middle Tennessee State University admits 69% of applicants.

Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN

Where your score lands at Middle Tennessee State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1020–1220, median 1120

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Middle Tennessee State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 69%
Middle 50% SAT: 1020–1220
Median SAT: 1120
About on the ACT: 19–25
Sent an SAT: 7%

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

Middle Tennessee State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 84%, from 8,164 in 2015 to 14,989 in 2024, and Middle Tennessee State University's admit rate went from 73% to 69%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	14,989	10,356	69%
2023	14,763	10,039	68%
2022	12,868	9,335	73%
2021	11,244	7,691	68%
2020	9,096	8,568	94%
2019	8,973	8,409	94%
2018	8,055	7,534	94%
2017	9,938	5,898	59%
2016	8,538	5,858	69%
2015	8,164	5,927	73%

In fall 2024, 3,149 of the 10,356 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 970Far reachHold
970–1010ReachHold
1020–1110TargetHold
1120–1210TargetSend
1220 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.

Middle Tennessee State University SAT sections, ACT and GPA

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	495	550	610
SAT Reading and Writing	515	570	630
SAT total	1020	1120	1220
ACT composite	19	22	25

Of enrolled first-year students, 7% sent an SAT and 92% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.62; 100% of new students reported one

Middle Tennessee State University cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $13,359; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 54%
Median earnings: $48,541; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 20,700

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

Colleges like Middle Tennessee State University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Every college for an SAT of1020 1120 1220

Sources

Middle Tennessee State 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.
Middle Tennessee State University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1020–1220, and the median was 1120. At 1120 or higher you're above half of them. Middle Tennessee State University admits 69% of applicants.

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