Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia · Private · 836 undergraduates · agnesscott.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
64%
of 2,070 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1098 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$72,730Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Agnes Scott College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
64% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$72,730
a year in 2027-28, from a $72,730 sticker price
What to do with your 1220
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1040, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: How to Apply | Undergraduate Admission | Agnes Scott College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar15Regular Decision · March 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
64%
of applicants were admitted: 1,315 of 2,070 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 75% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 29% of them sent SAT scores and 11% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1098 to 1280
Reading and Writing 570 to 673
Math 510 to 613
ACT composite 25 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005.2%
- 1200 to 139952%
- 1000 to 119931%
- 800 to 99912%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.63
- 4.019%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7432%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.248.8%
- 2.50 to 2.994.1%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$72,730
a year
- Tuition$55,390
- Fees$620
- Food and housing$14,640
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$1,040
Agnes Scott College published $69,935 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,740
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,044
- $48,001 to $75,000$22,728
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,588
- Over $110,000$31,210
Financial aid
70%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$43,398
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
8.1%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $39,133 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 15-Feb
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1-May
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
4 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,540Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 4 | Visual Practices-BPS 200-level elective credit |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 4 | Visual Practices-VPS200 level elective credit. |
| Art History | 5 | 4 | Visual Practices- VPS 200-level elective credit. |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | None |
| Calculus AB | 3 | Consult department for placement. | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 118 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT 118 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 118, 119 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 0 | Consult with the department for placement. |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 118 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHE 110 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHI 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 105 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | None - Students who score 4/5 may receive MAT or PHY elective credits but not both. |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | None - Students who score 4/5 may receive MAT or PHY elective credits but not both. |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | Visual Practices-VPS 200-level elective credit. |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 110 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | None |
| European History | 4 | 4 | History general electives. |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRE 101, 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | FRE 101, 102, 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 101, 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | GER 101, 102, 201 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | None - general elective credits. |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 104 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 105 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 109 Placement test must be taken for possible exemption from MUS 109. |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 203 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 202 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 0 | Students who earn a 3 but then complete MAT 118 Calculus I and earn a C or better, will receive MAT 117 credit retroactively. |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MAT 117 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPA 101, 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPA 101, 102, 201 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 115 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 102 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | None - History elective credits |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | None - History elective credits |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$60,457
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Agnes Scott College$56,753
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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