Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
63.5%
1,315 admitted
SAT · 50th
1220
Range 1098–1280
6-yr grad
68.5%
Retention 74.0%
Undergrads
731
10:1 S-F
Admissions
75.3% / 73.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications2,070
Overall admit rate63.5%
In-state admit rate75.3%
Out-of-state admit rate73.4%
Enrolled198 · 15.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist0 of 0
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1220
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1098–1280 · 29.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W570645673
Math510580613
Comp109812201280
ACT
255075
Comp252831
Cost & aid
$53,256
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$53,256
Fees$600
Room & board$14,079
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$39,479
% need met62.3%
Avg debt at graduation$32,452
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
74.0% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention74.0%
4-year graduation62.8%
6-year graduation68.5%
Enrollment
731
undergraduates
33.0% out-of-state · 3 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates731
First-year198
Transfer8
Full-time100%
Out-of-state33.0%
International (freshmen)3
Rankings
#4
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#6726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#37726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#46326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationWomen's College9
Athletic conferenceCollegiate Conference of the South1
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingGeorgia colleges9
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision5/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/1 · binding
Early action11/15 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.agnesscott/admission/undergr…
Admissions emailadmissions@agnesscott.edu
Admissions phone404-471-6285
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Spelman College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Spelman College GA · Private (nonprofit)23.8%12202K
Hollins University VA · Private (nonprofit)67.5%1190676
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)12901K
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Agnes Scott College

12 years of Agnes Scott College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.