Is Wabash College test optional?

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

What is Wabash College's acceptance rate?

63% 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, 1,392 of 2,199 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 76%, from 1,247 in 2015 to 2,199 in 2024, and Wabash College's admit rate went from 61% to 63%.

What ACT score do you need for Wabash College?

10% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 24–29.5, with a median of 25. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1130–1335 works out to about 23–29.

What GPA do you need for Wabash College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.52 high school GPA, and 16% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Wabash College?

90% of early decision applicants were admitted (97 of 108), against 63% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

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What SAT score do you need for Wabash College? (Middle 50%: 1130–1335)

First-year students at Wabash College who sent an SAT scored 1130–1335, with a median of 1250 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Wabash College admits 63% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Wabash College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1130–1335, median 1250

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Wabash College by the numbers

Admit rate: 63%
Middle 50% SAT: 1130–1335
Median SAT: 1250
About on the ACT: 23–29
Sent an SAT: 41%

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

Wabash College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 76%, from 1,247 in 2015 to 2,199 in 2024, and Wabash College's admit rate went from 61% to 63%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	2,199	1,392	63%
2023	1,897	1,191	63%
2022	1,914	1,177	61%
2021	1,635	1,007	62%
2020	1,522	962	63%
2019	1,307	839	64%
2018	1,336	868	65%
2017	1,304	821	63%
2016	1,284	804	63%
2015	1,247	766	61%

In fall 2024, 256 of the 1,392 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Wabash College

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1080Far reachHold
1080–1120ReachHold
1130–1240TargetHold
1250–1330TargetSend
1340 and upLikelySend

900100011001200130014001500

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.

Wabash College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	570	630	675
SAT Reading and Writing	560	620	670
SAT total	1130	1250	1335
ACT composite	24	25	29.5

Of enrolled first-year students, 41% sent an SAT and 10% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.52; 91% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 16%; of new students who reported a rank

Wabash College early decision

Early decision

97 of 108 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision90%
All applicants63%

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

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Wabash College cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $24,336; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 77%
Median earnings: $69,952; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 893

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

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Sources

Wabash College 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.
Wabash College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1130–1335, and the median was 1250. At 1250 or higher you're above half of them. Wabash College admits 63% of applicants.

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