Does Pitzer require the SAT? No, it's test blind
Pitzer is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 25% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
Pitzer doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 25% admit rate, Pitzer is a Target for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
Pitzer by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 25%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Pitzer admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Pitzer admit rate over 10 years
Applications fell 17%, from 4,149 in 2015 to 3,438 in 2024, and Pitzer's admit rate went from 13% to 25%.
- 13%
- 25%
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| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,438 | 865 | 25% |
| 2023 | 3,464 | 577 | 17% |
| 2022 | 3,500 | 644 | 18% |
| 2021 | 3,676 | 673 | 18% |
| 2020 | 4,260 | 706 | 17% |
| 2019 | 4,415 | 605 | 14% |
| 2018 | 4,358 | 581 | 13% |
| 2017 | 3,753 | 608 | 16% |
| 2016 | 4,142 | 569 | 14% |
| 2015 | 4,149 | 559 | 13% |
In fall 2024, 310 of the 865 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
Pitzer class rank
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Top 10% of their class
- 33%
- of new students who reported a rank
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Pitzer early decision and waitlist
Early decision
167 of 385 early decision applicants were admitted.
- Early decision43%
- All applicants25%
Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.
Waitlist
578 applicants were offered a spot, 287 took it, and 57 were admitted from it.
20%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Pitzer cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $34,191
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 83%
- Median earnings
- $69,512
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,268
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Pitzer
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- ReedPortland, OR · 25% admittedTest blind
- UC IrvineIrvine, CA · 29% admittedTest blind
- Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · 31% admittedTest blind
- UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · 33% admittedTest blind
- San Diego StateSan Diego, CA · 36% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- Pitzer 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.
- Pitzer admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- Pitzer website
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