Test Scores

How admitted-student SAT and ACT bands are reported, and where a score lands against them.

How Much Do Test Scores Matter? What 73 Colleges Wrote Down (2026)

Sep 20, 20265 min read

Retake the SAT in October? Let the Band Decide

Sep 6, 20265 min read

Two Schools, Same Acceptance Rate, 110 Points Apart

Aug 30, 20264 min read

What a 370-Point SAT Range Is Telling You

Aug 25, 20264 min read

Who Actually Gets Into Stanford? The 25th Percentile Is a 1510.

Aug 17, 20264 min read

Purdue's Acceptance Rate Fell 19 Points in Three Years. Here's What 49.9% Actually Means.

Aug 16, 20264 min read

Carnegie Mellon Acceptance Rate 2026: The 6-Year Slide From 17% to 11.7%

Aug 10, 20264 min read

Duke SAT Scores 2026: Why 1500 Is the Bottom of the Range

Aug 9, 20264 min read

Rice Acceptance Rate 2026: What the SAT, GPA, and Five Years of Data Actually Say

Aug 4, 20265 min read

Yale SAT Requirements (2026): The Test-Flexible Era Just Ended — Here's What Counts Now

Jul 24, 20266 min read

Boston College's SAT Range: Optional on Paper, Submitted by 3 in 4 Admits (2026)

Jul 20, 20265 min read

UCLA's SAT Requirement in 2026: There Isn't One — and Most Guides Get This Wrong

Jul 16, 20266 min read

What SAT Score Do You Actually Need for Fordham? The Admitted Range, From Federal Data (2026)

Jul 16, 20263 min read

UNC Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate & Admitted Scores: What It Takes (2026)

Jul 6, 20266 min read

What SAT Score Do You Need for Top Colleges?

Jul 2, 20265 min read

Vanderbilt Acceptance Rate & Admitted Scores: What It Takes

Jul 1, 20265 min read

Should You Submit Your SAT in 2026? A Data Decision, Not a Guess (2026)

Jun 28, 20265 min read

Northeastern Now Admits 5.2% — Lower Than Most of the Ivy League (2026)

Jun 25, 20265 min read

These Elite Colleges Brought the SAT Back for 2026 — Here is the Range You are Up Against (2026)

Jun 23, 20265 min read

Who Actually Gets Into Cornell? The Admitted SAT and GPA, Without the Guesswork (2026)

Jun 18, 20265 min read

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