Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Private · 4,729 undergraduates · regent.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
52%
of 6,140 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1220
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,340Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Regent 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
52% 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
$34,340
a year in 2027-28, from a $34,340 sticker price
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 86% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 910, 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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT
Source: Admissions Process | Incoming Freshmen | Regent University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
52%
of applicants were admitted: 3,207 of 6,140 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1000 to 1220
Reading and Writing 530 to 650
Math 460 to 600
ACT composite 19 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139931%
- 1000 to 119945%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7993%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.66
- 4.027%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7410%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.247%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.5015%
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
$34,340
a year
- Tuition$22,650
- Fees$1,950
- Food and housing$8,660
- Books and supplies$1,080
Regent University published $31,750 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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$18,284
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,443
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,312
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,073
- Over $110,000$21,022
Financial aid
53%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,041
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $9,229 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: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,270Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | DSGN 121 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | DSGN 312 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | DSGN 100 & DSGN 105 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 121 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 211 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 211 & MATH 212 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 121 & CHEM 122 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 220 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | ISYS 214 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI 201 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTA 120 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 205 & elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | EASC 101 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 368 & 369 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 230 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 120 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Nat Sci Elective |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Nat Sci Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 221 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 164 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 102 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 210 & 211 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 201 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 240 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 201 & 202 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 212 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
75%
Typical earnings
$51,408
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Regent University$55,613
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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