Is Rollins test optional?

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

What is Rollins's acceptance rate?

48% 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, 4,212 of 8,860 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 80%, from 4,922 in 2015 to 8,860 in 2024, and Rollins's admit rate went from 60% to 48%.

What ACT score do you need for Rollins?

15% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 25–30, with a median of 27. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1210–1340 works out to about 25–29.

Does applying early decision help at Rollins?

41% of early decision applicants were admitted (222 of 548), against 48% 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 Rollins?

27 of the 68 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 Rollins? (Middle 50%: 1210–1340)

First-year students at Rollins who sent an SAT scored 1210–1340, with a median of 1260 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Rollins admits 48% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Rollins

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1210–1340, median 1260

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Rollins by the numbers

Admit rate: 48%
Middle 50% SAT: 1210–1340
Median SAT: 1260
About on the ACT: 25–29
Sent an SAT: 25%

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

Rollins admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 80%, from 4,922 in 2015 to 8,860 in 2024, and Rollins's admit rate went from 60% to 48%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,860	4,212	48%
2023	9,796	3,973	41%
2022	9,022	4,510	50%
2021	8,409	4,094	49%
2020	6,080	3,697	61%
2019	6,167	3,598	58%
2018	5,455	3,635	67%
2017	5,297	3,384	64%
2016	5,445	3,301	61%
2015	4,922	2,972	60%

In fall 2024, 568 of the 4,212 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Rollins

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1160Far reachHold
1160–1200ReachHold
1210–1250TargetHold
1260 and upTargetSend

10501150125013501450

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.

Rollins SAT sections, ACT and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	580	610	660
SAT Reading and Writing	610	650	680
SAT total	1210	1260	1340
ACT composite	25	27	30

Of enrolled first-year students, 25% sent an SAT and 15% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 22%; of new students who reported a rank

Rollins early decision and waitlist

Early decision

222 of 548 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision41%
All applicants48%

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

Waitlist

611 applicants were offered a spot, 68 took it, and 27 were admitted from it.

40%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Rollins cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $34,732; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 75%
Median earnings: $58,295; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,761

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

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Sources

Rollins 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.
Rollins website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1210–1340, and the median was 1260. At 1260 or higher you're above half of them. Rollins admits 48% of applicants.

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