Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,216 undergraduates · gcc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
72%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1141 to 1388
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Grove City 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
72% 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
Not available
What to do with your 1260
Send your score
About 34% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, 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.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT.
Source: Freshman Applicants | Grove City College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Mar15Regular Decision · March 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
72%
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 1141 to 1388
Reading and Writing 583 to 703
Math 558 to 685
ACT composite 23 to 31
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
88%
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