With about a third of all applicants receiving rejection letters, Stephens College is a selective women's liberal arts college. Students who get in tend to have solid grades and standardized test scores. In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. Students who got into Stephens College tended to have "B" averages or higher, SAT scores of 1500 or higher (CR+M+W), and ACT composite scores of 21 or higher.
Note that a few students were accepted with test scores and grades below the norm. This is because Stephens College's admissions process is holistic. Whether you apply with the Stephens application or the Common Application, the college will be evaluating more than numerical data. The college will want to see that you have taken challenging high school classes, written a strong essay, and participated in interesting extracurricular activities.
To learn more about Stephens College, high school GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores, these articles can help:
- Stephens College Admissions Profile
- What's a Good SAT Score?
- What's a Good ACT Score?
- What's Considered a Good Academic Record?
- What is a Weighted GPA?
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