Dickinson College Acceptance Rate
Dickinson College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 35.0%, with 8,230 applicants and 2,885 accepted. The acceptance rates have varied in recent years, peaking at 52.0% in 2020 and dropping to 42.0% in 2024. For transfer applicants, the acceptance rate is 24.51% with an average GPA of 3.74 based on 102 applicants, of which 25 were accepted. Additionally, the wait list had 600 offers with a 5.33% acceptance rate for 2023. SAT scores range from a 25th percentile of 1250 to a 75th percentile of 1480, while ACT scores range from 28 to 32.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 8,230
Accepted Applicants: 2,885
Historical Acceptance Rates
For the application year 2024, Dickinson College has an overall acceptance rate of 42.0%, with 7,258 applicants and 3,055 admitted. This shows a slight decline from 2023, where the acceptance rate was 43.0% with 7,185 applicants and 3,095 accepted. However, there is a noticeable increase from 2022's acceptance rate of 35.0%, which had 8,261 applicants and 2,885 admitted. Historical trends indicate variability, with the highest acceptance rate recorded in 2020 at 52.0%.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Dickinson College's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 5.33%, with 600 applicants offered a place on the wait list and 32 ultimately accepted. This rate mirrors that of the application year 2023, which also had an acceptance rate of 5.33% with the same number of offers and acceptances. Historical data for earlier years is unavailable, making it challenging to identify trends, but the consistency in the last two years suggests a stable, although selective, wait list process at Dickinson.
600
Offered a Place
32
Admitted
5.33%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Dickinson College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 24.51%, with 25 out of 102 applicants being accepted. This marks a decrease from 29% in the previous year, 2023, when 34 of 119 applicants were admitted. Historical data shows a notable decline from 37% acceptance in 2022 and 39% in 2021, reflecting increasing competitiveness in the transfer process. Despite the drop, the average GPA of accepted transfers remains strong at 3.74, indicating that Dickinson continues to attract high-achieving students.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 102
Accepted Applicants: 25
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.6
SAT
1250-1480
Math: 620-700
Reading: 625-730
ACT
28-32
Math: -
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| White | 65.04% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.46% |
| Black/African American | 3.85% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.27% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.09% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 13.26% |
| Other | 0.93% |
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