Is Stevens test optional?

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

What is Stevens'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, 5,078 of 10,673 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 63%, from 6,540 in 2015 to 10,673 in 2024, and Stevens's admit rate went from 44% to 48%.

What ACT score do you need for Stevens?

6% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 31–34, with a median of 33. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1390–1490 works out to about 31–34.

What GPA do you need for Stevens?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.86 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Stevens?

72% of early decision applicants were admitted (223 of 308), 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 Stevens?

558 of the 1,381 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 Stevens? (Middle 50%: 1390–1490)

First-year students at Stevens who sent an SAT scored 1390–1490, with a median of 1440 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Stevens admits 48% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Stevens

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1390–1490, median 1440

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Stevens by the numbers

Admit rate: 48%
Middle 50% SAT: 1390–1490
Median SAT: 1440
About on the ACT: 31–34
Sent an SAT: 36%

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

Stevens admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 63%, from 6,540 in 2015 to 10,673 in 2024, and Stevens's admit rate went from 44% to 48%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	10,673	5,078	48%
2023	14,170	6,156	43%
2022	12,500	5,778	46%
2021	11,320	5,965	53%
2020	10,346	5,490	53%
2019	10,475	4,186	40%
2018	9,265	3,838	41%
2017	8,335	3,657	44%
2016	7,409	2,898	39%
2015	6,540	2,849	44%

In fall 2024, 1,055 of the 5,078 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Stevens

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1340Far reachHold
1340–1380ReachHold
1390–1430TargetHold
1440 and upTargetSend

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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.

Stevens SAT sections, ACT and GPA

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	710	740	770
SAT Reading and Writing	670	700	735
SAT total	1390	1440	1490
ACT composite	31	33	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 36% sent an SAT and 6% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.86; 98% of new students reported one

Stevens early decision and waitlist

Early decision

223 of 308 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision72%
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

3,168 applicants were offered a spot, 1,381 took it, and 558 were admitted from it.

40%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Stevens cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $41,346; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 87%
Median earnings: $108,772; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 4,328

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

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Sources

Stevens 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.
Stevens website
Stevens Institute of Technology

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1390–1490, and the median was 1440. At 1440 or higher you're above half of them. Stevens admits 48% of applicants.

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