Carlow University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,348 undergraduates · carlow.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
960 to 1168
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$60,810Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Carlow University
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
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$60,810
a year in 2027-28, from a $60,810 sticker price
What to do with your 1060
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted
Source: Traditional Undergraduate (Apply) - Carlow University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 960 to 1168
Reading and Writing 500 to 598
Math 460 to 570
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
$60,810
a year
- Tuition$40,350
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$17,679
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,115
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,447
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,623
- Over $110,000$29,448
Financial aidEstimate
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$28,233
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,040Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
69%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$56,397
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Carlow University$88,570
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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