Is Ramapo College of New Jersey test optional?

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

What is Ramapo College of New Jersey's acceptance rate?

71% 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, 6,341 of 8,976 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 26%, from 7,106 in 2015 to 8,976 in 2024, and Ramapo College of New Jersey's admit rate went from 53% to 71%.

What ACT score do you need for Ramapo College of New Jersey?

1% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 22–30, with a median of 26. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1140–1270 works out to about 23–27.

Does applying early decision help at Ramapo College of New Jersey?

83% of early decision applicants were admitted (65 of 78), against 71% 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey?

88 of the 220 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 40%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Ramapo College of New Jersey? (Middle 50%: 1140–1270)

First-year students at Ramapo College of New Jersey who sent an SAT scored 1140–1270, with a median of 1200 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Ramapo College of New Jersey admits 71% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Ramapo College of New Jersey

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1140–1270, median 1200

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Ramapo College of New Jersey by the numbers

Admit rate: 71%
Middle 50% SAT: 1140–1270
Median SAT: 1200
About on the ACT: 23–27
Sent an SAT: 24%

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

Ramapo College of New Jersey admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 26%, from 7,106 in 2015 to 8,976 in 2024, and Ramapo College of New Jersey's admit rate went from 53% to 71%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,976	6,341	71%
2023	7,553	5,530	73%
2022	7,207	5,079	70%
2021	6,930	4,858	70%
2020	7,980	5,334	67%
2019	7,331	4,808	66%
2018	6,945	4,368	63%
2017	6,695	3,840	57%
2016	7,172	3,820	53%
2015	7,106	3,783	53%

In fall 2024, 1,126 of the 6,341 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Ramapo College of New Jersey

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1090Far reachHold
1090–1130ReachHold
1140–1190TargetHold
1200–1260TargetSend
1270 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.

Ramapo College of New Jersey SAT sections, ACT and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	550	590	650
SAT Reading and Writing	570	620	650
SAT total	1140	1200	1270
ACT composite	22	26	30

Of enrolled first-year students, 24% sent an SAT and 1% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 7%; of new students who reported a rank

Ramapo College of New Jersey early decision and waitlist

Early decision

65 of 78 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision83%
All applicants71%

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

Waitlist

1,383 applicants were offered a spot, 220 took it, and 88 were admitted from it.

40%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Ramapo College of New Jersey cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $18,173; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 70%
Median earnings: $67,541; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,110

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

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Sources

Ramapo College of New Jersey 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.
Ramapo College of New Jersey website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1140–1270, and the median was 1200. At 1200 or higher you're above half of them. Ramapo College of New Jersey admits 71% of applicants.

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