What You Want to Know About Rochester and Testing to Get Admitted

A: Last year, applicants who sent three or more results (e.g., an SAT and two AP scores) were more likely to be admitted than those who sent “only” one or two. Exactly 400 applicants last year sent 10 or more test results, and Rochester admitted 90% of them. However, Rochester also admitted 29% of the applicants who sent “just one” test (e.g., an ACT score), vs. an overall admit rate of 33%, so if you send only one best test result, you are not hurting your chances too much. If you want to send only subject tests (AP, IB, A-levels and/or SAT Subject Tests), it’s worth noting that applicants sending two or more of them were much more often admitted than those who sent just one.

Q: What scores will I need?

A: Rochester’s process is holistic, so no score will guarantee admission (or rejection). For transparency, the rough guideline chart shows how test results correlated with admission offers to Rochester last year.