Taylor University
Upland, Indiana · Private · 2,025 undergraduates · taylor.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test recommended
Scores encouraged, not required
Admit rate
99%
of 2,010 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1070 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$61,380Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Taylor 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
99% 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
$61,380
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,380 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 12% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1050, 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 recommended
Scores aren't required, but the college encourages you to send them.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in addition to SAT and ACT; applicants without scores may be asked for teacher recommendations, an academic questionnaire (GPA at or below 2.9), AP/writing sample, or Taylor proficiency exams.
Source: Apply to Taylor University | Taylor University Upland, IN · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Priority deadline · October 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Dec15Other deadline · December 15, 2026
Who gets in
99%
of applicants were admitted: 1,986 of 2,010 for fall 2025.
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. 66% of them sent SAT scores and 28% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1070 to 1320
Reading and Writing 540 to 680
Math 530 to 650
ACT composite 24 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160013%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 119937%
- 800 to 99910%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.79
- 4.046%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.498%
- 3.00 to 3.245%
- 2.50 to 2.993%
- Below 2.500.5%
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
$61,380
a year
- Tuition$42,950
- Fees$1,140
- Food and housing$13,170
- Books and supplies$1,290
- Transportation and other$2,830
Taylor University published $59,025 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$16,426
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,282
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,267
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,301
- Over $110,000$31,431
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$29,234
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
43%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $21,949 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: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 4/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
27 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
8 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,300Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 311 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 201 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 140 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 151 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 8 | MAT 151, 230 |
| Calculus BC | 2 | 3 | MAT 140 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT 151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 151, 230 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHE 201 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 201, 202, or CHE 211 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHE 201, 202 or CHE 211, 212 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI 201, 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POS 222 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COS 120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | COS 104 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 110 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SUS 200 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 170 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE 201, 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | ||
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEO 220 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | ||
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | ||
| Latin | 4 | ||
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 201 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 203 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 204 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY 212 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY 211 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 201, 202 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 210 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POS 100 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS 124 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIS 124, 125 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
78%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$58,997
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Taylor University$53,679
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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