Financial Campus Overview Fields

Admissions

Acceptance rate

% of applicants accepted

 
Overall: 85%
 
Male: 80%
 
Female: 87%
Yield rate

% accepted that attend

 
Overall: 13%
 
Male: 13%
 
Female: 13%
emoji_objects Colleges with a high % of accepted students deciding to attend often offer less merit aid.

High school GPA

Required

High school rank

No

High school transcript

Required

Recommendation letters

Required

Personal statement or essay

Required

Legacy status

Optional

Accepts Common App

Yes

Accepts Coalition App

No

English Proficiency (Int'l)

Required
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Academics

Test policy

Sometimes required
SAT

7% submit

25-75% help
50%
 
 
SAT range: 1160 - 1416
1255
 
 
Math: 590 - 738
645
 
 
EBRW: 570 - 678
610
ACT

1% submit

25-75% help
50%
 
 
ACT range: 26 - 30
29
 
 
Math: 25 - 29
27
 
 
English: 24 - 31
28
emoji_objects Test scores skew higher for colleges with low submit rates as only students with high scores tend to submit.

HS GPA of enrolled freshman

3.41

Essays

  • Common App
    2025-2026 Essay Prompts
    650 word limit
    		 Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
    		 The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
    		 Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
    		 Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
    		 Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
    		 Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
    		 Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
    Optional question
    250 word limit
    		 Sometimes a student’s application and achievements may be impacted by challenges or other circumstances. This could involve: Access to a safe and quiet study space, access to reliable technology and internet, community disruption (violence, protests, teacher strikes, etc.), discrimination, family disruptions (divorce, incarceration, job loss, health, loss of a family member, addiction, etc.), family or other obligations (care-taking, financial support, etc.), housing instability, displacement, or homelessness, military deployment or activation, natural disasters, physical health and mental well-being or war, genocide, or other hardships. If you’re comfortable sharing, this information can help colleges better understand the context of your application.

Financial aid

Grant or scholarship aid

% awarded aid
 
99%
$ avg. award
 
$18,093
 
95%
 
$13,234
Freshman
All undergrads
emoji_objects Higher aid for freshman vs all undergrads may indicate non-renewable awards for returning sophomores.

Freshman aid detail help

Aid type % awarded aid $ avg. award $ total awarded
Any financial aid
 
99%
 --
Federal grants
 
40%
 $6,115 $1,797,848
Pell grants
 
40%
 $5,490 $1,614,006
Other federal
 
28%
 $892 $183,842
State/local grants
 
31%
 $2,111 $477,050
Institutional grants
 
99%
 $14,968 $10,896,525
Student loans
 
74%
 $14,362 $7,827,519
Federal loans
 
73%
 $5,731 $3,054,572
Other loans
 
37%
 $17,810 $4,772,947
emoji_objects Merit aid based on student academics is primarily from institutional grants paid by the college.
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