[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is Austin College to get into?
This page provides the latest information on Austin College (Austin)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Austin's acceptance rate is 47.65% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 5,282 students applied and 2,517 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into Austin is not low.
To apply to Austin, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, Austin's acceptance rate is 47.65% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.18%. 2,488 men and 2,494 women applied to Austin and 1,049 men and 1,312 women students were accepted.
102 applicants who has another gender applied and 46 were accepted.110 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 181 men and 166 women were enrolled in Austin. You can explore the Austin's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 85 students (24% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 27 students (8% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Austin.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,200, including 610 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 590 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 660 and the 25th percentile is 550. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 650 and the 25th percentile is 550.
The median ACT composite score is 26, with a 75th percentile score of 29 and a 25th percentile score of 23 at Austin. The median ACT Math score is 25 and the median ACT English score is 25.
How competitive is Austin's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Austin College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,295, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Austin. The english proficiency test is not considered.
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Austin College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to Austin:
Austin Admission Frequently Asked Questions
Austin is less competitive, with an acceptance rate of 47.65%.
Austin recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to Austin is 1,200, and the average ACT score is 26. Meeting or exceeding these scores will improve your chances of admission.
Yes, Austin requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Austin recommends submitting a recommendation letter, but it is not strictly required.
Austin does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, Austin requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Austin recommends submitting an English proficiency test for international applicants, but it is not strictly required.
The institutional SAT code for Austin is 6016 and 4-digit ACT code is 4058.